I would like to know the Serial # of the one tested. I have a problem with the test results. As with any piece of A/V gear, a great deal depends upon the "other gear" in the system. Measuring "tests" can yield results that are not the actual case.....ie..loudspeakers are "subjective" at best, and depend upon all the factors that are present....mainly the listeners ears and the "acoustic environment".
In my A/V syatem, to my eyes and ears, this is an excellent unit....expensive..yes.
I have owned "high end" audio gear for years...starting with ML JC-1(s) and ML-2(4)in the 1970's, Sequerra Model 1, and other "esoteric" audio gear.
You get what you pay for....but the gain in "high end" gear is logarithmic...Spend 1K, get a .1% gain....spend 10K....maybe 1%...if that. Over the years, I have "invested" a small fortune in A/V gear...in search of the "Aural Grail".....yet to be obtained. Will I quit...No Way...It's my passion...and what is life without passion!!!!
Will I replace the UDP-1...."fer sure"...and that is a given!