Nevillekapadia, I can't speak for Frank, but I had an opportunity to listen to the latest Meitner combo compared to the latest version of the APL Denon, and IMO, the APL sounded better (on both redbook and SACD). The decay of the instruments sounded much more realistic, the sense of the acoustics of the venue was better on the APL, dynamics, bass, etc. On some recordings, it improvement was very obvious on others it was closer. They both sounded amazing and I would take either machine any day of the week, but IMO, the APL simply sounded better. As a result of that listening session, I had Alex add the latest upgrades to my APL Denon.
