As Jonathan Scull reports in his review of the Classé Omega Super Audio CD player, "Classé has guts. These are uncertain times, but here they are with an audiophile classic: an expensive two-channel Super Audio CD player." Read how one of the first SACD machines from a high-end audio company stacks up.John Atkinson notes that the idea of integrating the power amplifier into the loudspeaker is not a new one. But the Meridian DSP8000 digital active loudspeaker may express this concept better than most. JA explains.Next we have Chip Stern's thoughtful musings on the Joseph Audio RM33si Signature loudspeaker. While listening to some familiar music on a variety of systems, Stern says he was "so taken aback by the multiplicity of aural perspectives that I began to seriously investigate what might constitute the ideal loudspeaker." Find out if the RM33si fills the bill.
Wes Phillips digs deep to determine if the Wilson Audio WATT/Puppy System 5 loudspeaker really lives up to the hype surrounding what some might consider "the perfect loudspeaker." Also included is David Wilson: Speaking the Same Language, Phillips' interview with the legendary loudspeaker designer.Finally, the next installment in our "Recording of the Month" series for the online archives: Recording of November 1999: Dvorák: Stabat Mater.. David Patrick Stearns finds that conductor Robert Shaw applied just the right technique to bring the music to life.
