I like the stock Njoe Tjoeb (sp? 750 ) better than my 2200 list arcam fmj23 cd player and I liked my arcam better than a 5000 list unit. And, I like the acoustic zen hologram speaker cables (1000 list) better than 3 different 3000 ish cables I've tried. Also I like the Hagerman Trumpet phono pre-amp (2800 ish list with step up tranny) too well to make more costlier units of interest. And I like the Rogue Zeus / Magnum 99 amplification combo better than a 3x costlier combination that was second runner up.
Giant killers? I dunno, but it seems like there is not a correlation between price and performance after you get to the 'very good' stage and the game is about finding what you like.
Giant killers? I dunno, but it seems like there is not a correlation between price and performance after you get to the 'very good' stage and the game is about finding what you like.