Starting last November, I became Sales and Marketing Director for Resolution Audio and am having a blast. I have gotten to contribute to Resolution Audio while continuing to do what I enjoy at GNSC. I am lucky to have the opportunity to support and serve loyal clients of both Resolution Audio and GNSC. (For more on what’s new at GNSC, I will write a post soon).
Stereophile magazine’s November issue features Resolution Audio’s core product, the Cantata Music Center, on its cover. The Cantata Music Center won a very positive review from John Iverson. Little wonder. The product photographs beautifully (though it looks even more stunning in person) and sounds even better than it looks. No wonder Stereophile wanted it on the cover. Pick up a copy of the November Stereophile, if you have not gotten one already.
John Iverson’s review is very thorough in many respects and you can read my comments on the review in “Manufacturers Response.” Mr. Iverson spent a lot of time with the Cantata Music Center to determine that it works equally well when using its many inputs, including S/PDIF inputs (AES/EBU, RCA, Toslink) and either directly wired from a home network via Ethernet or wirelessly using Resolution Audio’s innovative Pont Neuf “virtual USB connection” and, of course, USB. It’s truly a Swiss Army knife of DAC’s and Mr. Iverson said so. John Atkinson’s technical analysis of the Cantata Music Center’s performance validated the solid engineering for which Jeff Kalt and Resolution Audio are well known.
The review dedicated somewhat less attention, however, to the way that the Cantata Music Center sounds. Creating a great sounding digital music center was Resolution Audio’s primary goal. So far as Resolution Audio is concerned, all the flexibility and engineering in the world have no value if the product does not sound good. In our minds, the Cantata Music Center’s most important benefit is its ease, musical flow and involvement. For me, listening to that unit just puts a smile on my face over and over again, regardless of if I’m playing CD’s themselves or music files off my Mac computer. In this case, first rate engineering serves the music.
Resolution Audio invested the engineering time and effort to make the Cantata Music Center the industry leader in operating flexibility, appearance and sonic performance.
I’m confident that the exposure this really positive review will provide will encourage a lot more people to seek out the Cantata Music Center and to hear what I hear – and feel what I do – when listening to music. A lot more people will understand why I have decided to devote a good portion of my time and talents to developing the Resolution Audio brand.
I encourage you to read the review and to look into the Cantata Music Center if you are considering a digital front end. This is a very serious CD player and a wonderful DAC for music files off a computer up to 24 bit 192k resolution! More importantly, contact me if you want to learn more about how you can see and hear a Cantata Music Center for yourself.
To learn more about Resolution Audio visit www.resolutionaudio.com
