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Clavil

germans make me always smile!

I don't consider their audio press reliable, just ignore what they say about...

why?

Mathias Böde from Stereo seems to have quite a good pair of ears ...

The Germans always make great stuff - just look at the shamwow.

I don't get out to shows and the like, but I've no doubt that the Einstein, Nagra and other top tier digital sources are likely very satisfying. As you have heard some of the current dCS gear, you may want to give the Scarlatti line a good listen. It certainly brings great enjoyment to my own listening. Hard to imagine that there is much better out there.

There will always be sarcastics and cynics, even in forums devoted to our appreciation of great music and the means by which it is reproduced...