วันนี้ขอลงบทความพิเศษจาก The Absolute Sound ฉบับล่าสุดเดือน January 2010 ที่ลงเกี่ยวกับ "2009 Products of the Year Awards" มาให้พวกเราได้ใช้เป็นแนวทางในการหาของใหม่ๆ มาเล่นดังนี้ครับ
The Absolute Sound 2009 Product of the Year Awards
Entry Level All-in-One System of the Year
- Primare DVDI-10 ($2,595)[/color]
AC Power Conditioner of the Year
- Running Springs Audio Dmitri ($4,495/$4,995/$5,995)
- Synergistic Powercell 10 ($5,000)
Accessory of the Year
- Shunyata Dark Field mini Cable Elevators ($95 for 12)
Interconnect and Speaker Cable of the Year
- Transparent Audio The Link and The Wave (The Link $85/1m pr. and The Wave $200/87ft.pr.)
- Wireworld Platinum Eclipse ($3,000/1m pr.)
Technology Breakthrough of the Year
- Meridian 808.2 Signature Reference CD Player ($16,995)
- NAD M2 Direct Digital Amplifier ($5,999)
Disc Player of the Year
- Spectral SDR-4000 Pro ($17,500)
- Esoteric X-05 ($6,500)
Budget Component of the Year
- Oppo BD-83 Universal Disc Player ($499)
Next-Gen Digital Product of the Year
- High-Resolution Technologies MusicStreamer and MusicStreamer +USB DACs ($99/$299)
Digital Separate of the Year
- Bryston BDA-1 DAC ($1995)
Turntable of the Year
- Rega P3-24 ($895)
- TW Acustic Raven One Turntable ($6,500)
- AAS/Da Vinci Audio Lab Turntable and Da vinci Grandezza Tonearm ($60,000)
Tonearm of the Year
- Graham Phantom II ($4,700)
Phono Cartridge of the Year
- Benz Micro Glider SM ($1,000)
- Da Vinci Audio Lab Reference Cartridge Grandezza ($7,300)
Phonostage of the Year
- Phonomena II ($600)
- Rhea Signature ($7,000)
- Audio Research Reference Phono 2 ($12,000)
Solid-State Integrated Amplifier of the Year
- Simaudio Moon i3.3 ($3,300-$4,000)
Tube Integrated Amplifier of the Year
- Vincent V-60 ($4,995)
Preamplifier of the Year
- Conrad Johnson ET2 ($3,500 ($+1,250 for phono option)
- Soulution 720 ($40,000)
- Spectrl DMC-30SS ($9,995)
Tube Amplifier of the Year
- PrimaLuna DiaLogue Seven ($5,495)
- Esoteric A-100 ($22,000)
Solid-State Amplifier of the Year
- Odyssey Audio Khartago ($795)
- Spectral DMA-360 ($17,990)
- Soulotion 710 Stereo/700 monoblock ($40,000/$115,000)
Entry-Level Loundspeaker of the Year
- Paradigm Mini-montor V.6 ($478)
Affordable Loundspeaker of the Year
- Harberth HL-P3ES2 Mini-monitor ($1,995-$2,495)
Mid-Priced Loundspeaker of the Year
- Sonus faber Liuto ($5,998)
Upper-End Loundspeaker of the Year
- MartinLogan CLX Electrostatic ($22,600)
Cost-No-Object Loundspeaker of theYear
- Wilson Audio MAXX 3 ($68,000)
Overall Product of the Year
- Magico M5 Loundspeaker ($89,000)
