Nick

That's an interesting idea "that it's your ears that actually warm up after 45mins listening". What I try and do is play a CD for at least that time while I am watching TV earlier in the evening. Then when I switch to CD I don't experience that delayed improvement in sound. However, I am seriously going to give thought to my ears and brain warming up.

Umberto

That is THE question. But we must first hear the 808.3, and hopefully in a room with good acoustics, audition more than once, in private or maybe with the person we are most comfortable with, and if possible in our home at least once. Then we rate our experience. Next decide if we can and should give up the money to buy the 808.3 and the worth of gaining what we expect we will get. It is a very personal decision.

For me if can hear sufficient improvement in the 808.3 compared to my 808.2 I will trade-in. Financially it would be better if I did not and there is a reasonable argument that I should not now spend. But because I rate so highly the heart, soul, emotional experience of listening to music, and that increases with the quality of the playback, the loss of the money is less important.

For me finding and parting with the money for that trade-in is because there is more to life than money and that includes that listening experience. Pity though it does require substantial money to achieve it.