Actually, the 2.1 is lower down the ladder than the 1.1 - in audio anyway, according to Linn.  (The code is that the 2.1 means second rank audio, 1st rank video.) According to listeners, it's about the rank of an Ikemi on audio.

 Depends on your existing player how 'bad' this result is, but if it is Ikemi level that is entirely consistent with what Linn and others expect. It's true there are software bugs that are being worked out.

 You should have had a demo of the 1.1 then - it's nearly up to CD12 standards on audio, miles better than Ikemi, and at only a couple of big ones more it's a bargain in comparison to the CD12

SteveC