Joining this late, but...I bought the MQ-300 last September, and with my Luxman C-900u preamp and D-06 SACD player with Tannoy Stirling GR speakers in my tiny Japanese condo, I have to say it sounds pretty sweet. The vocals are to die for. I put on the Tony Bennett/Bill Evans album, and man, I swear Tony was in the room. The 300B Takatsuki tubes are really extraordinary--but boy, they will be expensive to replace when they finally give up the ghost.
I went for Luxman since I live in Japan, so the price is lower, and domestically at least, their customer service is excellent.
I went for Luxman since I live in Japan, so the price is lower, and domestically at least, their customer service is excellent.