Added to the Archives This Week

John Atkinson and Stephen Mejias tally the writer and editor votes to present "The 2002 Products of the Year." As JA comments, "For more than a decade now, Stereophile has recognized components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period."

Next, Larry Greenhill says it came as a surprise when he learned that the Bryston 14B-SST power amplifier was a bridged-output design. But after some careful listening, LG explains why "bridged amplifiers can sing."

"Aristotle, what a guy," is how John Marks begins "The Fifth Element #13" from November. As JM notes, "The relevance of Aristotle to audio hinges on one of his fundamental achievements: the development of the concept of purposefulness as an important part of intellectual inquiry."

Also from the November issue, John Marks adds his comments to Chip Stern's review of the Philips SACD1000.

Audiophiles are ignoring the MP3 phenomenon at their own peril argues JA in his "As We See It" from February 1999, MP3 & the Marginalization of High-End Audio. JA opines, "When we turn our backs on what our potential customers and readers are doing, don't we marginalize ourselves—particularly as we audiophiles tend to concentrate on the tools, not the experience?"

Finally, the latest installment in our "Recording of the Month" series for the online archives: Recording of August 1996, Cyrus Chestnut: Earth Stories. Reviewer Thomas Conrad implores, "If you're a jazz-piano junkie like me, but for whatever reason have not yet heard Cyrus Chestnut, I have instructions: Buy this album, take it home, cue it up, and hang on."

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