New amp being touted as among the best ever......

I read the review as a technical endorsement of a new technology and more importantly, a rave review of high-resolution discs / files. The reviewer states that the amp's sonic performance is nothing to write home about when playing regular PCM CDs, which unfortunately rules it out for me.

Casouza where does the reviewer say that? I think he was suggesting you don't get the best if you use the analogue inputs-I think he says it sounds very good with CD/PCM-it is there in the review.

I heard this at the weekend and thought it was an extremely good amplifier - close to remarkable. I was auditioning it with Magico V3 and was very impressed and moved by the music.

I hope to hear it at the RMAF or CES.

Ben Campbell:
the references to Blu-ray, DVD-Audio and 24 bit sources are all over the review. EVERY test track listed is a high resolution file. The reviewer summarizes this again in the "Verdict" box.
I have a feeling that the amount of time spent listening to high-resolution files "skewed" the review.
This review could easily be re-written as a rave review of the Linn DS high resolution source, because in a system context no one in his right mind can differentiate the source's and the amp's contribution to the overall sound quality.
In order to know for certain that the amp is REALLY that good, the reviewer should have auditioned alternative/benchmark sources and amps.