Stereophile reviewed the VTL 6.5 in the July issue. Yet, it's not listed in the 2007 Recommended Components. Does that mean that the 6.5 is not recommended or was just an oversight?

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In his review of the Oppo 970HD universal player Wes Phillips decoded the Oppo's coax TOSLINK signal with a Slim Devices Transporter when he was playing SACDs, claiming the audio was on par with his Ayre transport. What's up with that? I thought SACD players don't output digital signals.

I just purchased a new Pioneer Elite PD D6-J, anyone heard of it? Well, I bought it to update my PD-65 and also have SACD capabilities. What I didn't notice or bother to check out in the store was the amount of mechanical noise coming from the player. I guess I've been spoiled for 17 years with the DEAD SILENT play of the PD-65. How can you have 17 years of development and advances and come out with a player that makes so much noise? Can't you incorporate techniques learned almost 20 years ago to make a better product?

I purchased some Grado SR60s over the summer. Around September, I started hearing a little buzz in the right channel whenever there was some heavy bass. Now the buzz has gotten more severe. Whats going on? How do I fix this?

I would love some advice from the experts here on the following - it is time to upgrade my current system (B&W CDM1 speakers, Luxman A383 reference amp, Luxman CD player) as my CD player is at then end of its life. I have a preference to go to a fully digital system and have read some of the reviews on this website around the Sonos and alternative systems. I really like the operational flexibility of the Sonos system and was wondering wheter that box is good enough to drive a decent DAC, which I could feed into my current amp+speakers.