Without having intended to, I seem to have collected several "statement" products. I've already reported on the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/digitalsourcereviews/781">Weiss Medea</A> and <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/digitalsourcereviews/204theta">Theta Digital Generation VIII</A> digital-to-analog converters. I saw and expressed interest in the Nagra DAC at the 2002 Consumer Electronics Show, when prototypes of it were shown along with a forthcoming multichannel version, the Nagra Digital Audio Processor (DAP). The two units are based on the same chassis and interface, the DAP including additional modules and processing.

"That sounds really great&mdash;what are you listening to?" my wife hollered to me from her home office, adjacent to my listening room.

"That sounds really great&mdash;what are you listening to?" my wife hollered to me from her home office, adjacent to my listening room.

"That sounds really great&mdash;what are you listening to?" my wife hollered to me from her home office, adjacent to my listening room.

"That sounds really great&mdash;what are you listening to?" my wife hollered to me from her home office, adjacent to my listening room.

"That sounds really great&mdash;what are you listening to?" my wife hollered to me from her home office, adjacent to my listening room.

Live music from popular recording artists is on tap for attendees at the Home Entertainment Show coming to NYC May 20&mdash;23, 2004 at the Hilton New York Hotel. And best of all&mdash;all performances are FREE to all Show attendees!

In one of his old comedy routines, Steve Martin imagines himself hauled into court for bank robbery. He seeks dismissal of the charges on the grounds of forgetfulness. "Your Honor," he pleads, "I <I>forgot</I> that bank robbery was a crime."

As we <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/010904ces/">discovered earlier</A> this year, Microsoft is trying to make friends with audiophiles. Need more proof? The software behemoth recently announced broad support for what it has termed the "Universal Audio Architecture" (UAA) initiative, which, the company claims, "will help to ensure an improved audio experience and improved audio device driver support for users of Windows."