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Does this translate?

In the current issue of Stereophile magazine ( June) is a write up of the new Aavik U-380. This piece of gear is a DAC, amp and phono stage. The amp is a Class D design. The reviewer is Jason Victor Serinus who concludes his review with this statement: "if I haven't convinced you of the U-380's worth by now, perhaps it's back to Fuller I should go"

Now here's the thing, this piece of gear is priced at $39,000-!!
So two questions...does this piece translate to $39,000- worth of electronics, ( i say no way) and secondly...should JVS go back to Fuller? ( I say yes...lol).
What say you?
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@edcyn  Are you claiming that the review that I referenced that JVS wrote about the Jadis 200Mk2 was based on 'genuine knowledge'...??


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Probably my least favorite reviewer is Jason Victor Serinus...seemingly clueless when it comes to matching equipment and the requirements of each individual piece. Evidenced by his pathetic review of the Jadis JA200Mk2 amps and his brutal load Wilson Alexia 1's!! WOW!!
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@noble100  So, I listen to this piece and I think it is easily worth $300K, so i guess we should count our lucky stars that it is 'ONLY' $39K...is that your point? Doesn't really work that way in my universe...
unless you make $39K in a few minutes...on a consistent basis!
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@millercarbon Here’s the other thing, in the Measurements section by JA..these words only: " measurements of the Aavik U-380 integrated amplifier appear to indicate that the amp had suffered damage, perhaps during shipping- measurements will be published as a follow-up review in a future issue" Which begs the question, for a paltry $39K this piece of gear cannot even be shipped in a container that insures it will survive the ship? Or, maybe the measurements are in fact accurate, after all what does one want for $39K! Like I said in my OP, does this translate??
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@noromance  Wouldn't it be 'refreshing' if one of these so called 'reviewers' actually called a spade a spade! Instead we get another ad with no discriminatory listening or opinions.
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@edcyn  Yes, the topic has diverged from my OP...now back to my OP...hopefully.
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