Having owned the XYZ component for years,
(I am not biased; my opinion has credibility)
I can tell you it's not a bad component at all
( To damn with faint praise. )
But I replaced the XYZ component with the ABC component
( limited distribution,high margin no name component but FYI there happens to be an easy to find link on Audiogon and/or one for sale)
To be honest, it BLOWS AWAY everything I ever heard, including the XYZ component.
(People who are honest never say "to be honest". Like people who post and don't disclose their commercial affiliations, for example)
Not sure what number answer this is, but to me it is also a very clear template for answers.
Cheers,
cwlondon