I have owned the Pontus ll 12th for 2 weeks which was an upgrade from the Aries ll. I really like the increased detail that I was getting from the Pontus but I really missed the analogue sound of the Aries so I rolled back the software to 1.0 today. I'm the type of listener that likes an analogue sound, if I had to choose between SS and analogue, I would choose analogue. To me the 1.3 version has more of a SS sound. I really love the 1.0 version. It has plenty of detail for me without sounding rolled off. It has everything I look for in sound. I think the sound you get or will want is entirely dependent on your system set up and what you are looking for. I see a version for everyone. Alvin is the perfect example of what good customer service should look like. It's all too lacking these days.
