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CAD-2A3SE single-ended power amplifier
For the December issue, <I>Stereophile</I> will be running its "Product of the Year" results. But what would <I>you</I> nominate for best product of 1999?
The Linn Klimax amplifier. I have never heard an amplifier that makes so much sonic difference throughout the entire system as the Linn Klimaxes. Even my tube-loving friends are thinking of switching, and as for my solid-state buddies, well, they are all trying to figure out how they are going to trade thier reference gear for couple of these. Also one of the best-looking amplifiers around.
The dCS Elgar/Purcell combo, with which existing 16/44.1 standard CDs can be made to sound as good as DVD-A or SACD, while the war rages on . . . Why don't the other digital-equipment manufacturers make CD players or converters that can increase the bit length and upsample current CDs? Wouldn't that be a more attractive option for both manufacturers and consumers alike, while waiting (for how long?) for the winning format to emerge??