Have you ever heard an audio system that faithfully reproduced the sound of real, live musicians? What was it?

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Faithfully reproducing the sound of real, live musicians in our listening rooms is the audiophile's Holy Grail. Have you ever heard a system do this? If so, what was it?

Miracle At Merkin

Miracle At Merkin

On Saturday, February 10, collaborative improvisation band Attention Screen gave its debut at Manhattan's Merkin Hall at Kaufmann Center to a packed house. The event was recorded by John Atkinson for release in May as a <I>Stereophile</I> CD, possibly followed by a limited-edition DVD-A.

Naim CD555 CD player Art Dudley, October 2007

Naim CD555 CD player Art Dudley, October 2007

Naim's new "statement" CD player, the CD555 ($20,300 by itself, $28,150 with PS555 power supply), breaks no new technological ground. Rather, in typical Naim fashion, it attempts to optimize 16-bit/44.1kHz CD performance by paying fanatical attention to the devilish details. It doesn't play the DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, or SACD formats, nor does it have a digital output&mdash;and it doesn't create an illusion of higher resolution by upsampling the data.

Naim Audio Limited
US distributor: NaimUSA
5657 W. Howard St.
Niles, IL 60714
(847) 647-2293
www.naimusa.com

Naim CD555 CD player Measurements

Naim CD555 CD player Measurements

Naim's new "statement" CD player, the CD555 ($20,300 by itself, $28,150 with PS555 power supply), breaks no new technological ground. Rather, in typical Naim fashion, it attempts to optimize 16-bit/44.1kHz CD performance by paying fanatical attention to the devilish details. It doesn't play the DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, or SACD formats, nor does it have a digital output&mdash;and it doesn't create an illusion of higher resolution by upsampling the data.

Naim Audio Limited
US distributor: NaimUSA
5657 W. Howard St.
Niles, IL 60714
(847) 647-2293
www.naimusa.com
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