Imin2u:
Flimsy, really? Mine seems rock solid. It is a darn fine player and has HDCD. True, if you are going to use it as a transport, then you don't care about the Ring-DAC (which sounds good to my ears), but the chassis is very well made, quite solid, and well dampened throughout. There are probably cheaper options out there, but at $1,200 used, when you consider the build quality, HDCD capabilities, and good internal converters (if you ever need them), it seems like a worthy player to add to the list of possibilities.
Flimsy, really? Mine seems rock solid. It is a darn fine player and has HDCD. True, if you are going to use it as a transport, then you don't care about the Ring-DAC (which sounds good to my ears), but the chassis is very well made, quite solid, and well dampened throughout. There are probably cheaper options out there, but at $1,200 used, when you consider the build quality, HDCD capabilities, and good internal converters (if you ever need them), it seems like a worthy player to add to the list of possibilities.