The review wehave been promising is up

I wish Valin had reviewed the base model at $3500. Instead he opted for the Aeon at $7500. Quite a difference in price! At least he warned us about the factory default setting of 432hz - which should be disabled by buyers because it fundamentally alters the pitch and timing of modern instrument recordings.

Typical TAS crap review. He says it’s the best he’s heard then conveniently never mentions what else he’s heard much less compares it directly with a comparable competitor. While the 432 is clearly a very competent product, without any context this is just another “review in a bubble” where the reviewer relies only on very fleeting auditory memory while singing the review product’s praises. The review would’ve been much more useful and informative if the reviewer made any effort whatsoever to put the 432’s performance in the context of at least one other competitive product or at minimum bothered to simply share what other products he’s heard that form the basis for his opinions. But that would take more work and involve accountability for the assertions being made in the review, and we surely can’t have that. Argh!

@soix +1 waste of a review, just meaningless

Bottom line is the reviewer did not like the 432 playback mode. Other than that, I have nothing to add to what @soix already wrote so eloquently above. 

Disappointing. 

Waste of $7500! Get an iFi Zen Stream!