sorry about the last post on art flores, just got excited, parang sa TV. anyway, just to comment on Panasonic's MASH, or 1-bit technology, i thought those were all part of usual Japanese technology hypes. but you'll never know until you hear one and Matsucrapa is not your run-of-the-mill sogo-sosha. Technics, Panasonic, National, Ramsa, etc. are all dependable Matsucrapa brands, thus, those Panasonic CDPs at the pier deserve listening sessions. btw, there's this vintagetechnics.com/menu.htm website where you can check original pricing and list of high-end Technics/Panasonic audio models released in the US.