AMR CD-77

>>but with all the AMR pimping going on around here with nary a unit in sight at retail, the AMR dealers started to blend together<<

Not if you took the time to read the threads carefully. Others knew this and you didn't. That is your mistake; don't blow it off as anything else.

>>there is absolutely a need to be concerned where an $8,500 piece of electronics is going back for fixes at the last minute.<<

Better the problem is discovered and corrected before release. The best laid plans of mice and men you know....

>>In any case, whether the last minute fixes are the last of the AMR issues will be answered by retail purchasers and not at demos, shows or by dealers or reviewers or the like.<<

Irrelevant. That's true of any product.

>>However, the fact that AMR has been working on the unit for three years and apparently still haven't gotten it right should be extremely disconcerting to all of "us" audiophiles.<<

Be careful including yourself; it may not be appropriate.

>>Finally, take your own advice regarding personal attacks<<

You reap what you sow Sparky.

At $22K you'd expect the Accuphase combination to best the AMR easily.

I'm truly looking forward to hearing the AMR cd player. The 6moons review generated a ton of interest but the speculation and anticipation preceding the release by readers of this thread, one existing dealer, and one former dealer, have certainly added fuel to the fire as it were.

None of us have heard the final version so it really is futile and a waste of time to discuss break in time, sonics, comparisons to other products, ad nauseum. Personally I've seen dozens of new products whose actual performance is vastly exceeded by the hype that preceded them. A cynic? Perhaps. A realist? More likely.

Afterall, this is only a cd player not a medical breakthrough or new form of energy.

Disclaimer: AMR retailer. I've not heard it and know nothing more than any of you.