Nonoise, I've owned alot of tuners and in house demo'd (sp?) quite a few as well. There is a quite a difference in sound quality. I'd say get another tuner. If you liked your 4300, get another. I enjoyed the NAD 1700 pre/tuner for a long time. Having tried out the ST-6000, was not impressed at all. But alot in this hobby has to do w/synergy. I'm enjoying greatly my bargain remote-control AMC T7 tuner bought for a whopping $20! Sounds fantastic w/the other components in my system. Go figure....this tuner got the most a terrible review! (Probably a defitive unit?) Anyway, get another tuner to enjoy, life is too short. Bill
Will the sound quality deminish over the years?
I bought a set of used B&W 802N and see a lot of nice speakers for sale here. I wondered if the age of the speaker would cause the sound to degrade. Sure, I have heard people state how great their 40 yo speakers sound, but could that be like shocks on a car? You won't notice how much less they are until it is changed.Just a curious thought as to 10 - 20 years down the road, can I expect the speakers to sound as good, especially when laying out a lot of quag.