Your comments are interesting Tzvir. I just a-b-a tested this player against my CD-5 with another audiophile and I felt the AA was more rolled off & less extended, had a 'veil' over the music & had bloated midrange. We both agreed the Ayon had better soundstage and sounded more accurate and detailed. The AA was certainly rythmic, though to me instruments sounded more accurate on the Ayon. A cymbol sounded like a cymbol, a snare drum had palpability & an oboe in the right of stage sounded eerily believable and placed accurately within the stage. All will form different opinions based on their ear and system. This is just mine..
