47 Laboratory 4704 PiTracer CD transport Associated Equipment

47 Laboratory 4704 PiTracer CD transport Associated Equipment

Every once in a while, a piece of super-esoteric gear crosses my path that, on the face of it, makes no sense whatsoever. Eventually, however, the component is revealed as being "merely" simple and elegant, begging the question: Must it <I>always</I> be done the way it's always been done?

47 Laboratory
US distributor: Sakura Systems
2 Rocky Mt. Rd.
Jefferson, MA 01522
(508) 829-3426
www.sakurasystems.com

47 Laboratory 4704 PiTracer CD transport Specifications

47 Laboratory 4704 PiTracer CD transport Specifications

Every once in a while, a piece of super-esoteric gear crosses my path that, on the face of it, makes no sense whatsoever. Eventually, however, the component is revealed as being "merely" simple and elegant, begging the question: Must it <I>always</I> be done the way it's always been done?

47 Laboratory
US distributor: Sakura Systems
2 Rocky Mt. Rd.
Jefferson, MA 01522
(508) 829-3426
www.sakurasystems.com

47 Laboratory 4704 PiTracer CD transport Page 3

47 Laboratory 4704 PiTracer CD transport Page 3

Every once in a while, a piece of super-esoteric gear crosses my path that, on the face of it, makes no sense whatsoever. Eventually, however, the component is revealed as being "merely" simple and elegant, begging the question: Must it <I>always</I> be done the way it's always been done?

47 Laboratory
US distributor: Sakura Systems
2 Rocky Mt. Rd.
Jefferson, MA 01522
(508) 829-3426
www.sakurasystems.com

47 Laboratory 4704 PiTracer CD transport Page 2

47 Laboratory 4704 PiTracer CD transport Page 2

Every once in a while, a piece of super-esoteric gear crosses my path that, on the face of it, makes no sense whatsoever. Eventually, however, the component is revealed as being "merely" simple and elegant, begging the question: Must it <I>always</I> be done the way it's always been done?

47 Laboratory
US distributor: Sakura Systems
2 Rocky Mt. Rd.
Jefferson, MA 01522
(508) 829-3426
www.sakurasystems.com

47 Laboratory 4704 PiTracer CD transport

47 Laboratory 4704 PiTracer CD transport

Every once in a while, a piece of super-esoteric gear crosses my path that, on the face of it, makes no sense whatsoever. Eventually, however, the component is revealed as being "merely" simple and elegant, begging the question: Must it <I>always</I> be done the way it's always been done?

With all the talk of record labels adding copyright protection to CDs, would you consider a boycott on new music purchases?

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Reader Robert Gantz wonders, now that the major record labels have committed to adding copy protection processing to at least some of their CDs, are you ready to reduce or stop buying new music until they stop?

End of An Abso!ute Era?

End of An Abso!ute Era?

Breaking news at the 2001 CEDIA Expo, held this past weekend in Indianapolis, IN, was that Harry Pearson, founder and editor of bimonthly high-end audio magazine <I>The Absolute Sound</I>, has apparently been moved to one side. According to <I>TAS</I> publisher Mark Fisher, with whom I spoke briefly Sunday morning on the Show floor, the day-to-day editing of the magazine will become the responsibility of erstwhile <I>Stereophile</I> consulting technical editor Robert Harley.

Added to the Archives This Week

Added to the Archives This Week

In his review of the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//digitalsourcereviews/407/">Toshiba SD-9200 DVD-Audio player</A>, Chip Stern asks the question "In a rollout of new technologies more or less driven by the expectations of the home-theater crowd, what's in it for us music-lovers?" Stern uncovers the answer and then some, while Kal Rubinson explores the player's surround-music performance.

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