On the AVR-3300, there was a bit more detail again, and I had a fresh sense of the very materials the instruments were made of. But, I missed how the recording used to jump out and electrify me, from peak to peak. Consistently more detail suggested this. He suggested I was simply experiencing much lower distortion, most noticeably in the higher frequencies. I had indeed, in hopes of manufacturing that familiar energy.
Some harmonic distortion can contribute a richness, warmth, or sweetness when conditions are right.
If a component pollutes sound with additives which relate harmonically to the original input signal, then by definition there ought to be a certain degree of harmoniousness in the result. AM1 departed, and I settled on trying to acclimatize to cleaner, better sound despite it not being the happy experience I had been hoping for. It felt like an effort of puritanical discipline. I connected it to the AVR-3300 over a coaxial digital connection and witnessed a phenomenal change. Having the Toshiba DVD player with a digital connection also allowed me to test performance of higher-standard digital sources.