The praise I need not repeat, I found the excellent reproduction quality confirmed. The first test was referring to - scared by several negative reviews - burned on music CDs. Both an older (burned with an old 4x drive from TEAC) as well as a newer (burned on the notebook drive TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C) were properly recognized and rendered. So clear!
On a separate issue, the pricing policy of Amazon where one can imagine is like a bazaar: originally extended period EUR 191.99, EUR 219.99 then suddenly, last Friday (15/02/2013) EUR 198.24, yesterday EUR 191,99, now suddenly only EUR 188.00. A reputable pricing looks different!