<I>A truly great preamplifier lets everything through, both music and distortion, but with such generosity that neither...is cramped and narrow.</I>&mdash;<B>Larry Archibald</B> (footnote 1)

<I>A truly great preamplifier lets everything through, both music and distortion, but with such generosity that neither...is cramped and narrow.</I>&mdash;<B>Larry Archibald</B> (footnote 1)

<I>A truly great preamplifier lets everything through, both music and distortion, but with such generosity that neither...is cramped and narrow.</I>&mdash;<B>Larry Archibald</B>(footnote 1)

<I>A truly great preamplifier lets everything through, both music and distortion, but with such generosity that neither...is cramped and narrow.</I>&mdash;<B>Larry Archibald</B>(footnote 1)

<I>A truly great preamplifier lets everything through, both music and distortion, but with such generosity that neither...is cramped and narrow.</I>&mdash;<B>Larry Archibald</B>(footnote 1)

<I>A truly great preamplifier lets everything through, both music and distortion, but with such generosity that neither...is cramped and narrow.</I>&mdash;<B>Larry Archibald</B>(footnote 1)

<I>A truly great preamplifier lets everything through, both music and distortion, but with such generosity that neither...is cramped and narrow.</I>&mdash;<B>Larry Archibald</B>(footnote 1)

<I>A truly great preamplifier lets everything through, both music and distortion, but with such generosity that neither...is cramped and narrow.</I>&mdash;<B>Larry Archibald</B>(footnote 1)

<B>MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD: <I>Friday Afternoon in the Universe</I></B><BR> John Medeski, organs, piano, wurlitzer, clavinet; Billy Martin, drums, percussion; Chris Wood, acoustic bass, harmonica, wood flute<BR> Gramavision GCD 79503 (CD only). MMW, David Baker, Jim Payne, prods.; David Baker, eng.; Dr. Toby Mountain, mastering. DDD? TT: 57:06

Sonus Faber provides a fascinating and challenging insight into the art of high-quality sound reproduction. This Italian company makes two costly two-way stand-mounted speakers that couldn't be more different from each other.