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As it turns out, the $4900 DP-57 is a paradigm of sonic elegance and sophistication. Leaning gently towards the lighter, airier side of neutrality, the DP-57’s soothing treble and sumptuous mid-band impart a warm romanticism to any music. The Accuphase naturally illuminates images on the soundstage and seamlessly integrates both instruments and venue. Its dynamic envelope is wide in the macro sense but it is wider still at the lowest levels, where the finest micro-gradations often left me at the edge of my seat in anticipation of the next note. Rather than soften transients or overtly etch them, the DP-57 restores music’s swooping contours and curves. Harmonic structure, the perfume in the air of a performance, is reproduced with an opulence and golden bloom that I’ve rarely heard from digital. The key lies in this player’s distinct lack of digital brittleness, coarseness, and grit; even sibilant recordings seem more palatable though the DP-57.
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