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

Since when in the world of art, was the term "best" ever valid? Seems to me this very word should be banished from our music listening and equipment hobby simply because there is no quantitative dimension that can be used to determine it.

Stevecham, nor any agreement even using just listening tests.

Well the media can deal in hyperbole from time to time. The Hi-fi press have their faults though usually in the detail of the review you can filter out the true value of what the reviewer thought-often it is a case of positive spin-trying to put the product's positives in context but usually you get a feeling of its worth.

This was a review by a respected journalist who tends not to deal in hyperbole and he was stating it was an exceptional and exciting product.

I thought I'd share and I'm not surprised at the replies many of which missed the point-it was to make you in the States aware of a product that has only been reviewed in the UK. I wasn't stating it was true what was said in the review but as I say I thought this looked interesting for people interested in the hobby.

Imagine the term "best" being up for debate, wow. I think a reviewer can state in his own opinion probably having heard the best equipment available where it stands in the grand scheme of things.

Now what we all think when we hear it is what is key..... but nevermind it looks like a set of bathroom scales.
:-)

I guess what you really wanted was a thank you and a hug.

Thank you, Ben_Campbell.

Ben, I took what you said as a heads up, but it does look like a bathroom scale. If I get a chance I will give it a listen. What do you mean that it excels with servers?