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Chord Blu/DAC64 wins Stereophile's
Source Component of the Year Award!
"With a whopping six first-place votes and 22 votes overall,
the
eye-poppingly gorgeous Chord combo ran away with the prize...
... more than mere audio jewelry, however these
sexy beasts pack some serious technology... it almost seems unfair.
JA was floored by the Chord's outstanding measured performance."
- Stereophile, December 2007, Winner Digital Source Component of the
Year.
We are delighted to present a complete copy of Stereophile's recent review of Chord's
CD player, the Blu/DAC64. The CD player passed John Atkinson's
extremely rigorous and demanding technical evaluation with flying
colors and received Stereophile's highest accolades possible and their
most prestigious award.
This review indisputably places the Blu/DAC64 at the top of the
world's very best CD players, and clearly explains just how
exceptional this system is. We are delighted to see this outstanding
CD player recognized for the true world leader that it is!
"Superb results in every aspect of performance. Wow!"
- John Atkinson, Stereophile Class A+ Recommended Component, Oct
2007.
"It was sonically convincing, not just in timbre and texture,
but in its presence. Oh yeah- and it flat-out rocked. Many CD
players seem to have more trouble delineating such minute dynamic
shadings, but not the Blu-DAC64 combo... this was especially
welcome.
Welcome? No, vital was more like it. And the Chord combo's ability
to deliver that life essence made a huge difference between my
liking the music and my surrendering completely to its passion.
The more I listened to the Blu and DAC64, the more they reminded me
of something... the sound of high-resolution digital, such as the
Sutton SACD or the Attention Screen 24-bit/96kHz raw DVD mixes. I
haven't heard anyone get as close to that potential as Chord has. To
my mind, the Choral Blu and DAC64 are, together, the CD player we
music lovers have long prayed for. Hallelujah!"
- Wes Phillips, Stereophile August 2007.
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