I don't know at what paces you all who disaprove AA or their equipment are using the mention equipment and by mentioning the higher end brand that does the exact same thing and have simular spec in some cases which only difference seems to be in money only. Brands such as Pio, and the likes. I have own the velocity since it came to market, took it to Kuwait, during the war, and return, it has survive life in a duffle bag, bad handling, and still play like new till this day. I wonder if those brands you mention would have done the same. I was so impress with AA product that I brought the DCD 1000 for the purpose of traveling from club to club to play as a guess DJ, the DCD 1000 performed so well that the club owner that I'm now a permanent D.J. insisted that her upgrade in sound equipment include a permanent install of the DCD 1000. I just left a club and for some reason I had some technical difficulties operator enduced and the owner and staff forced me to used the house system, Nu****, cd players did not even compare to the AA equipment, Because of that experience I will no longer perform without AA either Velocity or DCD 1000. Hemi Hem Production$ proud owner and user of American Audio Products
Gary Hemingway
owner/dj