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LETTERS

B is for Bart

Editor:

I always enjoy your list of recommended components. I didn’t see the “B” category for digital processors. Did it get omitted or are there no processors worthy of this classification?

—Bart Carpenter, Centennial, CO

Our Class B components are still there! Only the header is missing. The header should have followed the entry for the Schiit Audio Yggdrasil. My apologies to you and all our readers for the error.—Jim Austin

Class-conscious

I think it time to have a Class-D listing in the solid state poweramp section.

—George Stancheff Sydney, Australia

Interesting suggestion, but, as technologies blur—consider the Devialet amplifier reviewed in this issue—I think we’re more likely to merge categories than to create new ones.—Jim Austin

Affordable gear

Editor:

I’ll come right out and say it’s my fault for not reading one of your magazines before I subscribed. So between your magazine and Fry’s electronics, I must ask: Is there such a thing as middle-of-the-road audio equipment?

—Kip Grooms, location unknown

Sure, although “middle” depends on your Stereophile

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