[b]Mark Levinson NO.390S[/b] In one word is 'Analog sound from one digital player'. I think for 16 bit digital this is end of resolution and transparency. I listened it with wilson speakers and patus amplifier. amplifier for this test was not good but player ability in producing music with superior transparency was evident. it's focus and image was the best i heard and so smooth and free grain high was it's difference with all digital players. about tonality it was so neutral in frequency range and if you use it's pre section to an organic power amp like krell with high resulution speaker like dynaudio, sound is on dream side. i love this player for it's long listenning session. no fatigue during long listenning and very easy on ear. about bad recorded music there is no expect for making good music and you just listen to truth. bass had definition and was extended with bloom. mid was excellent with low coloration. high was smooth and integrated. about player weakness i couldnot detect any problem but many prefer SACD for it's better resolution and in comparison with krell SACD when krell play SACD disk you hear more information. for CD playback levinson is a bragin but keep in mind you need highend amp and speaker to match it.