Stereo Sound No.189

[Machine Translation] Teleosound No. 189 presents two special features in the winter issue of Teleosound: "Stereosound Grand Prix" and "Best Buy Components". Both articles are indispensable for those who want to know the current status of audio, and should not be missed not only by audiophiles but also by those who are thinking about purchasing audio products for the first time in a long time. On the cover is "ESOTERIC Grandioso P1 + D1," a super-class SACD/CD player with a total of four enclosures: the P1 SACD transport has a separate structure for the main unit and power supply, and the D1 D/A converter has a monaural design. It is one of the products that truly symbolize the current state of high-end audio. Stereo Sound Grand Prix Stereo Sound Grand Prix 2013 The Stereo Sound Grand Prix is a competition that selects all audio products newly released in a given year. This year, a total of seven people (six votes), including five audio critics (including Selection Committee Chairman Dr. Koriki Yanagisawa) and two representatives of the editorial board of this magazine (two people with one vote), voted and debated on the award. 30 models received awards, tied with last year for the most ever, and two of them were awarded the Golden Sound Prize. What were the trends among this year's new products, and how were the award-winning products evaluated? Stereo Sound Grand Prix 2013" is a special feature article that provides an insight into the Japanese audio world in 2013, as well as the award-winning results. ( Special Feature ) 539 Best Buy Components 2013-2014 by Genre and Price Range "Best Buy Components" is an annual competition in which current products ranked in the previous year's Best Buy and new products released in the same year are selected and ranked by genre and price range based on the scores voted by the selection committee members. The "Best Buy Component" is an annual event in which the selection committee members vote on their favorites, ranking them according to genre and price range. This year, a total of 539 models were selected by the votes of six members of the selection committee, the same number as last year. We hope you will use this guide to find the audio product that best fits your needs, referring not only to the rankings and scores, but also to the voting trends and comments of each selection committee member. In addition, "NEW BIG SOUND," which delves deeply into new products that have attracted much attention, includes five models from three brands, and "EXCITING COMPONENTS," which focuses on this season's leading models, includes 14 models from 11 brands. The "Exciting Components" section features 14 models from 11 brands. In addition to product introductions, we have a visit to Linn Products (U.K.), which celebrated its 40th anniversary this year with the launch of its innovative audio system "EXAKT"; an interview with the developer of its flagship SACD player "DCD-SX1" and a report on the Denon factory in Shirakawa, Japan; and reports on audio shows held in various regions this fall. We will also provide reports on audio shows held in various locations this fall. Of course, there will also be plenty of articles related to music software and our serialized reading material. We hope you will enjoy Stereo Sound issue 189 with your favorite music and your favorite audio system during this year-end and New Year holidays.

テレオサウンドNo.189は小誌冬号恒例の2大スペシャル企画、「ステレオサウンドグランプリ」と「ベストバイ・コンポーネント」をお届けします。いずれもオーディオの現況を知るうえで不可欠と言える、オーディオ愛好家のみならず、久しぶりにオーディオ製品の購入をお考えの方々にとっても見逃せない記事となっています。表紙を飾るのは「エソテリックGrandioso P1＋D1」。SACDトランスポートのP1が本体と電源部のセパレート構造、D/AコンバーターのD1がモノーラル仕様という、計4筐体構成の超弩級SACD/CDプレーヤーです。まさにハイエンドオーディオの現況を象徴する製品のひとつと言えるでしょう。■ステレオサウンドグランプリ Stereo Sound Grand Prix 2013 その年に新発売されたオーディオ製品すべてを選考対象とする「ステレオサウンドグランプリ」。選考委員長の柳沢功力先生を含むオーディオ評論家5名に小誌編集部代表2名(2名で1票)を加えた計7名(6票)による投票と討議によって、今年は昨年と同じ歴代最多タイの30モデルが受賞し、その中の2モデルがゴールデンサウンド賞の栄誉に輝きました。今年の新製品にはどのような傾向があるのか、受賞した製品はどのような評価を受けたのか。「ステレオサウンドグランプリ2013」は、受賞結果のみならず、2013年の日本のオーディオ界を知ることができる特集記事です。 【特集】 ジャンル別・価格帯別 2013-2014 ベストバイ・コンポーネント 539選 「ベストバイ・コンポーネント」は、前年のベストバイでランクインした現行製品とその年に発売された新製品を選考対象として、選考委員の得点投票によってジャンル別・価格帯別にそれらをランキングする、年に一度の恒例企画です。今年は昨年と同じ6名の選考委員の投票によって、合計539機種が選ばれました。順位や得点だけではなく、各選考委員の投票の傾向やコメント文なども参考にしていただきながら、ご自身にもっとも合ったオーディオ製品を見つけ出すためのガイドとしてご活用ください。そのほか、注目度の高い新着製品を深く掘り下げる「NEW BIG SOUND」では3ブランド5モデル、今季の有力モデルを採り上げる「エキサイティング・コンポーネント」では11ブランド14モデルと、今秋以降、注目新製品が非常に多かったこともあり、例年の冬号以上に紙幅を多くとっています。製品紹介記事以外では、創業40周年を迎えた今年、革新的オーディオシステム「EXAKT」を発表した英国リン・プロダクツの訪問記、フラグシップSACDプレーヤー「DCD-SX1」の開発者インタビューと白河工場取材記をお届けするデノン訪問記、今秋各地で行なわれたオーディオショウのリポートをお届けします。もちろん、連載の読み物や音楽ソフト関連記事も盛りだくさんです。この年末年始は、お好きな音楽、お好きなオーディオとともに、ステレオサウンド189号をじっくりとお楽しみください。