<I>Stereophile</I> has released its 2009 "Products of the Year" (<A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/features/istereophileis_products_of_2009/">added to the website last week</A>). The reviewers and editors have made their choices, so what is yours?
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The Sony XDR-F1HD tuner. This analog/HD tuner, available online for as little as $80, boasts superb sensitivity and selectivity and a tremendous analog section. Fantastic out of the box—with inexpensive mods it rivals the sound of the best of the classic-era tuners.
It's not a product, per se, yet, but it will be soon—optical scanning of vintage records being conducted at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Once the process is fully developed, implemented, and made available to the audiophiles of this world, your vinyl collection can be preserved forever.
Picked up a pair of Hsu Reaserch HB-1s. Fantastic little speakers that have rekindled my passion for vinyl. Got them on Hsu's website for $109 each, $40 less than normal. They basically paid the tax and the shipping. I know that some audiophiles are laughing their asses off at $300/pair speakers, but these are the best-rated "bang-for-the-buck" that I found out there. They are as good as advertised and more.
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