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Does this translate?

In the current issue of Stereophile magazine ( June) is a write up of the new Aavik U-380. This piece of gear is a DAC, amp and phono stage. The amp is a Class D design. The reviewer is Jason Victor Serinus who concludes his review with this statement: "if I haven't convinced you of the U-380's worth by now, perhaps it's back to Fuller I should go"

Now here's the thing, this piece of gear is priced at $39,000-!!
So two questions...does this piece translate to $39,000- worth of electronics, ( i say no way) and secondly...should JVS go back to Fuller? ( I say yes...lol).
What say you?
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daveyf OP
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@millercarbon Here’s the other thing, in the Measurements section by JA..these words only: " measurements of the Aavik U-380 integrated amplifier appear to indicate that the amp had suffered damage, perhaps during shipping- measurements will be published as a follow-up review in a future issue" Which begs the question, for a paltry $39K this piece of gear cannot even be shipped in a container that insures it will survive the ship? Or, maybe the measurements are in fact accurate, after all what does one want for $39K! Like I said in my OP, does this translate??
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noromance
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I read that article in the mag and my first thought was that JVS was doing his best to convince himself that this was worth the price so he could give it the usual Stereophile recommendation. Nice knob, though.
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tom6897
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Stopped reading and subscribing years ago. They never audition anything that is less than groundbreaking, a pinnacle, changing the laws of physics blah, blah blah. Make one purchase and the next month it is superseded by the next greatest thing to have been in their system, laying waste to their previous “reference”. No thank you.🤥
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daveyf OP
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@noromance  Wouldn't it be 'refreshing' if one of these so called 'reviewers' actually called a spade a spade! Instead we get another ad with no discriminatory listening or opinions.
heaudio123
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I sometimes wonder if they can even tell the difference between most of the components with the exceptions of speaker, vinyl setups, and tube amps vs. SS.  Given that, what does one write?
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