Even at the time I received my Avatar transport just over a year ago, there were already hints that something was amiss at Denafrips, as they had really struggled to produce and deliver the batch they finally shipped out (after a long wait). I'm really not sure what the issue was - whether it was related to assembly, tooling, component sourcing, logic bugs, supply chain woes, profit margins, or whatever - it's a mystery. I have not followed the news flow, but my guess is that the Jay's Audio CD transport has been filling the unfilled latent demand for the Avatar.