I auditioned the 11S2. Beautiful build quality. The upper end was lacking big time so that might have been an area of improvement with the S3. I ended up with the Hegel H200 because I liked the sound a lot more and didn't need all the features of the Marantz. If you like the Marantz sound, it's a no brainier. The build quality is as good as it gets. As far as I'm concerned it's heirloom quality. Make sure you judge with your ear and certainly do not buy it without auditioning it.
