Sweet!

It really excels on "better" music. More skilful, complex exacting music.
The subtle nuances in the music is apparent and almost on display.
Good vocals on it are .......... noice.  (courtesy of kath and kim)
On contrast, music like "John Lee Hooker" (Boom Boom) do not benefit much (at all) from such clarity.
As such, it sounds pretty average, as it is really.

Got Pirates of the Caribbean on. Heart pumping stuff.

Within an orchestra, I can pick out a violin that is not identical in pitch to the others.
That discernment would be unnoticeable on most other stereos. It'ld be lost in the noise and responses.

I might buy another one.  My g/f has a phillips stereo  .
Should ban things like that, what a thing to do to music.

Bought some new leads for the pianocraft today.
read on the net from audio buffs the standard leads should be thrown away immediately. (nerds are like that).

So got 4 meters of oxygen free leads (what does that mean?).
has quite changed the stereo. Sounds as though it reaches the bass areas more freely.
Compartively the treble is not as pronounced.
Speakers are located where higher pitched sounds may well transmit/vibrate better.
Also did another modification, put the speakers on lazy susans, so I can rotate them to face the area i am in.
Will get some an audio insulating mat to put under and on top of the lazy susans.
The susans are cheap light plastic and may accentuate the higher frequencies.

Yamaha call it "natural sound", pretty good call.

first time I have listened to Andre Bocelli since the "updates" on the system.

Listened as in "really listened", eyes closed, feeling.
Been to plenty of live operas, this is like any of those.