Metronome Technologie Kalista DreamPlay CD/DAC

摘要

One glance at this CD transport and DAC combination, and that great Oscar Wilde aphorism, 'I can resist anything except temptation' springs to mind. There's no beating about the bush - this is one of most visually arresting silver disc spinners the world has ever seen. Manufactured by French high-end specialist Metronome Technologie, this digital front-end looks and sounds like nothing else around. Kalista is - as supremo Jean Marie Clauzel tells me - the company's cost-no-object brand. 'Two years ago we decided to manage two brands. Metronome has classic design and high-end prices, whereas Kalista stands for absolutely exceptional high-end products...'