thanks to mf tho' for the xmas card, its a nice gesture. tho the saturation and superlatives continue, I have had their new stuff mailed to me... get this... a5 amp and cd, as on the website. performs much better than the a3, cheaper, too close to the kw500. wonderful tech performance. faster than the kw500, ligher souding exquisite cannot apologise for not charging hi end prices to comfort those who don't have the discrimination to realise the value of something by what it is, and not what it costs don't want to sound grandiose but the a5 is the best cd we have ever made. eclipses the nuvista which prior was the best cd in the world better than anything, that good extraordinary remarkable state of the aret beautiful to listen to build is the best ever amazing price new a5 preamp and power amp better than others at 10x the price more on the kw500 extraoridinary kw sacd coming up, a5 sacd coming up new kw750 pre and power delightful, like tube amp easily the best in the world perhaps we are not charging enough for it its ludicrously cheap at 6k extraordinary amazing stupendous value I could go on....but its all full of that sort of stuff....nice stuff, but really tiring reading it all there is LOTS more.... kw fono stage, all the kw stuff probaly is the best there has been, the best ever, and ever will be!! some claim lots of xray power amps and stuff...when will they ever end....is there that much demand for this? looking at the reviews, it seems David Price of hifi world continues with his history of saying mf is the best ever, too. the kw500 amp, he has prior said the a1001 was the best ever, then the a308, also reviewed are the xrays, which guess, he says are the best ever. separate reviews of the cd and amps, both lavished with praise. It does all look nice stuff tho'