Well Bomby... you caught in me in the throws of exuberant joy during the first night with my new toy. I agree with your assessment that my claim is meaningless w/o defining what I look (hear) for in audio equipment. I had a Musical Fidelity that in comparison w/ the Accuphase DP75V it replaced and the Audio Aero I auditioned, was somewhat superior in sound to both those units. Somewhat warmer, while still detailed. 3D soundstage, and coherence of the total soundscape. I have friends w/ the Wadia set and DCS system and I do think they are both superior to my previous units for the same reasons I preferred the Music Fidelity to the others.
The Reimyo on the other hand right out of the box gave such extreme clarity and musicality to my system, it was really overwhelming. It was immediately noticeable, and not by a small margin to my previous equipment or my friend's current systems. I actually prefer the sound of the Reimyo to my analog set up which I am selling because it is too much fidgeting and not enough listening. Not to mention paying for the Reimyo LOL. The sound is not what I call analog, but it is absolutely non fatiguing, crystal clear, 3 dimensional, huge soundstage, incredibly articulate bass. Honestly, everything about it is vastly more musical sounding than what I have heard before anywhere.
To give you context my system is: Avantgarde Duos with a second set of subwoofers, First sound Presence deluxe w/ Paramount upgrade and dual power supplies and chassis. Stealth Indra and ML1 speaker cables. Elrod (and now Harmonix power cords. BPT 3.5 Signature power conditioner coupled to an Exact Power voltage regenerator. Various Symposium isolation shelves and rollerblocks. I have two dedicated 20 amp circuits w/10 gauge wire and separate grounds, cryoed wattgate duplex outlets.
Hope this helps and I appreciate your feedback.