I also love that, like my amplifier, the 300 has a Pure Direct button that allows you to improve audio quality by turning off the front display and turning off the digital output

The readout is crisp, the buttons on the face are solid with a good tactile feel, and the whole unit is built like a brick

Depressing the display button again gets you even less interesting information: how many minutes have elapsed since start of play

Nice Pure Direct button, which shuts off the display and digital circuitry

That said, I would order both and decide for yourself after a good A/B comparison