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Taking the measure of the Chord Electronics DAC64 D/A processor, John Atkinson finds nice things can come in strange packages. "Such is the pace of development in digital technology these days that it is hard not to become convinced that digital playback is a solved problem." But, as JA discovers, not all solutions are identical.

The mere existence of the Theta Digital Intrepid 5-channel power amplifier startled Kalman Rubinson, who had no idea the company even made such a beast. But after a brief exposure, Rubinson starts to understand the potential in such an innovative design.

John Marks thinks deeply about desert island discs for his The Fifth Element #9, commenting "If you really are on a desert island, you're alone there . . . the kind of recordings you would choose to listen to during a time of enforced solitude will be different from those you use to evaluate equipment."

Also from the July issue we add the Graham 2.2 tonearm follow-up and Manufacturer's Comment. From his popular "Analog Corner" column, Michael Fremer reprises his original review with a look at the updated version of this venerable design.

Kal Rubinson takes a reality check of the Moon P-5 preamp for a follow-up, noting, "After many months of living with SF's Line-3, auditioning a few other preamps, and confirming that the updated W5 was quite similar to its predecessor, I was anxious to hear the P-5 again."

Finally, the most recent installment in our "Recording of the Month" series for the online archives, Recording of December 1997: Delbert McClinton: One of the Fortunate Few. Robert Baird explains why "The titles of Delbert McClinton's records are usually an accurate gauge of his mood, or at least how his career is going."