Yamaha always touted their "natural sound" and iirc used blackgate caps in some of their gear. What they use to sell for 2000 now is 18,000. That's ok though as so called high end audio has gone bonkers. The real issue is that all systems leave about 30 pct of the recording in the abyss,just un-reproducible not because the technology isn't there,just it's not in the industry's best interest to make it known and market it. Anyway that's my experience and I know I'm in a very small minority.
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