I had listen to this for about 30 minutes at a dealer recently. IMHO it's as dull as ditchwater. Very smooth, warm, detailed sound, but no drive or sparkle. Definitely a "hifi" rather than "musical" player.
Sorry if my reply made J1a angry, but I'm reporting what I heard. I listened to the 301 in comparison to an Accuphase DP65v (a good jack of all trades player with a broadly neutral character) and Krell 280cd (thrilling with rock but the longer I listened the colder and more relentless it sounded), using the Spectral baby pre/power combo and Living Voice (Avatar, OBX) and Sonus Faber (Guaneri) speakers.
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