Koen,
A few thoughts. I got caught up in the audio hoop-la and recently sold my 383, I have yet to get replacements, I am in the process; but being w/o it for a few weeks, I really miss it! It is a great piece. Those you enquired about are definately not a step back though.
When I first was testing the 383 I was using a borrowed Van den Hul, long story short, it was either defective or didn't set well with the 383 and 508.24 combo, something to think about.
Also, the day before shipping the 383 off, I moved my speaker placement resulting in quite a change in the soundstage.
A few thoughts. I got caught up in the audio hoop-la and recently sold my 383, I have yet to get replacements, I am in the process; but being w/o it for a few weeks, I really miss it! It is a great piece. Those you enquired about are definately not a step back though.
When I first was testing the 383 I was using a borrowed Van den Hul, long story short, it was either defective or didn't set well with the 383 and 508.24 combo, something to think about.
Also, the day before shipping the 383 off, I moved my speaker placement resulting in quite a change in the soundstage.