I've heard that Sherwood has been building the new Denon's. This explains the ongoing delays with their own models.
How would that explain the delays? The Denon's are out on time and functioning great. They would put another brand ahead of their own?
I have heard rumors Sherwood apparently is struggling with chip acquisition and performance/mating issues of those chips. I think they looked at Onkyo and learned about some of their minor issues and are trying to rectify them before putting out anything.
