Originally posted by audiolife i dunno why people think everything is junk..you get a sony amp (regular explode) and run it 2 ohms mono then its gunna fry...90% of break downs are due to "user error" decks are just subject to their environment... i have had 2 alpines none under 600 bucks none lasted over 18 months do i say they are junk? no i just wont get another...my c-90 would smoke bout 95% of the decks you guys think are world beaters...there are differences in decks i see "experts" (hehe) talk about here that has nothing to do with sq... when building a system and you amp everything output power to speakers means nothing the driving capabilities (rca) dac (digital to analog converters) and so on make the differences. i see you guys cut and paste specs like slew rate flutter and other stuff but do you know what it means? what level does it really matter? or gettin real basic here how well do you know the fundamentals of human hearing? i like seeing people imply things that they read wrong or take as a "lean towards" effect to things that are said it kinda lets you see their mental..........