Finally my Brio R has arrived! It was delayed due to the dutch importer ran out of stock. Guess the Brio R is popular these days 
Anyhow, it was worth the wait! Got it running for a few hours, but the difference and improvement in comparison with my old Marantz PM 78 is very noticable. More (tight) bass is what stands out, but the 'lighteness' is just great. It all sounds 'airy', and in music where the Marantz was struggling this little guy seams to handle it with ease. 'Authority' is what comes to mind. Seems almost humoristic if you compare the physical size of the Brio with the Marantz
The other thing is that I really, really appreciate my 'old' Missions. They seem to come to live with the Brio. So at the moment I'm one very happy dude!
Just my first impressions of course. Many hours of listening fun will follow
Anyhow, it was worth the wait! Got it running for a few hours, but the difference and improvement in comparison with my old Marantz PM 78 is very noticable. More (tight) bass is what stands out, but the 'lighteness' is just great. It all sounds 'airy', and in music where the Marantz was struggling this little guy seams to handle it with ease. 'Authority' is what comes to mind. Seems almost humoristic if you compare the physical size of the Brio with the Marantz
The other thing is that I really, really appreciate my 'old' Missions. They seem to come to live with the Brio. So at the moment I'm one very happy dude!
Just my first impressions of course. Many hours of listening fun will follow