I have had the PL2 integrated amp for almost 4 years and the PL5 power amp for 3 1/2 years, so I don't view the PL offerings as "flavor of the month" products. For the money, the PL products offer excellent performance and equally excellent reliability. I have no desire to upgrade beyond them, because doing so would mean spending significantly more in order to better the performance.
Regards,
Rich
Regards,
Rich