OK, this blogpost pretty much shows that the writers here have no idea what they are talking about.
Point 1 - The SSP-800 shipped last year!
Point 2 - The Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA decoding will be a free upgrade with the new chip in August.
Point 3 - Despite Classe being very high end, like most boutique companies, they are very small. Licensing fees are expensive, they are not Onkyo or Denon who sell millions of $300 mass market receivers, making them able to add the latest "bells and whistles".
Point 4 - As someone who has the SSP-800, it walks circles all over the Denon AVP in terms of fidelity. I auditioned the Denon, and it was good, but the Classe was more musical and less sterile. The Denon is for those who want the latest bells and whistles. The Classe is for those who value fidelity.
Point 5 - How the hell did you guys miss that this prepro has been on the market for like a year???? Better do some actual research in your articles next time, this is embarrassing.
TJ (and everyone else) -- sorry about the ship date error, I've updated the post accordingly. I was confused by the linked article's "...is finally about to ship." Not an excuse, just an explanation.
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OK, this blogpost pretty much shows that the writers here have no idea what they are talking about.
Point 1 - The SSP-800 shipped last year!
Point 2 - The Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA decoding will be a free upgrade with the new chip in August.
Point 3 - Despite Classe being very high end, like most boutique companies, they are very small. Licensing fees are expensive, they are not Onkyo or Denon who sell millions of $300 mass market receivers, making them able to add the latest "bells and whistles".
Point 4 - As someone who has the SSP-800, it walks circles all over the Denon AVP in terms of fidelity. I auditioned the Denon, and it was good, but the Classe was more musical and less sterile. The Denon is for those who want the latest bells and whistles. The Classe is for those who value fidelity.
Point 5 - How the hell did you guys miss that this prepro has been on the market for like a year???? Better do some actual research in your articles next time, this is embarrassing.
TJ (and everyone else) -- sorry about the ship date error, I've updated the post accordingly. I was confused by the linked article's "...is finally about to ship." Not an excuse, just an explanation.