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

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.

Audiogon's highly rated hi-fi magazine Hi-Fi+ has just made the amp one of its products of the year.....describing it as one of the best amps available....

Ben_campbell, it sure has had no visibility in the US. Maybe it will be at CES or THE Show.

Casouza, I noticed that also and think there is some reason, it has so little visibility in the US. I have heard some rumbling that when compared with other amps with standard software, it proves unexceptional. I withhold judgment until I hear it.

Don't know about the amp, but you gotta love the barely intelligable "spokes-chick" in the video.

It has a forward looking, unique design and is expensive.

It probably sounds very good also but I have not read anything yet that makes me believe it outperforms the competition on sound quality alone.

Also not sure about the value proposition.

It should appeal to those with the bucks that want something that performs well and is a little different.

I do not seeany details about the class A/D design and how that works, so I am suspicious, but I suspect it should appeal to Class A fans that are otherwise shy about anything with the word "digital" or "switching" in its design even if it turns out to be more about semantics than actual technical innovation.

Wait a few years and there will be more smaller gadgets to choose from with equally good sound and modern features for considerably less I will wager.