Two weeks ago our fellow team member Olaf Sturm wrote about the new integrated amplifier SAM G2 by Audionet and put it on the in-house reference throne of the editorial staff. Now I know what induced him to do so, because the ART G3 follows his playmate right at the heels: its clarity and precision, the substantial smoothness of its tone, combined with a lucid transparency, simply make it the best CD player which has ever made a guest appearance at i-fidelity.net. And the incredible musical competence which this new ART utilises to carry us off into the realm of sounds, affirms the decision: the Audionet ART G3 is our new reference.   Stefan Gawlick