SM - in your opinion based on your kit preferences. I have owned a great deal of kit and listened to a great deal more. None of which you know anything about, its pure supposition on your behalf and so woefully out of tune with the reality that you completely undermine yourself. Your self appointed position of authority is one I currently see no reason to accept. You would gain a better audience with me if you were a bit less high handed and stopped trying to diss my opinions by making unsubstantiated  statements about what a secret cadre of dealers may be saying about me.

Wadia - there is doubtless something in what you say, however you seem always reluctant to step up to the mark to actually backup your statements in more detail so I cannot as yet derive anything useful from your comments. The only factor on which I base my decision is sound quality. Nothing else matters to me. I have heard a wide range of kit covering a wide range of philosophies and I have made my choice accordingly. If you can present a new viewpoint to me then I will listen with an open mind. You will earn nothing but my gratitude for doing so, I am completely without prejudice. I will sell my setup in an instant if you can show me something radically better.