In the past two decades, a slow evolution has taken place in audio, as top-notch designers come more and more to understand the nature of the beasts they are working with. Today it is not hard to put together a system that is clean and musical, and...

This is not entirely the system I might buy for pure listening pleasure, although I love its sound. Buying for pleasure, I might opt for a pinch more sweetness (forgiving of bad digital recordings). A point that brings me to the present items-the...