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“One of the most poignant moments with the DreamPlay One came when I played Joanna Newsom’s masterpiece, Ys (Drag City DC303CD)—and my 20-year-old daughter, home from college, entered the room just as the first song, “Emily,” began. My Julia, who is very much a Joanna Newsom fan and has most of her albums on vinyl, exclaimed, “That sounds amazing! I’ve never heard a CD sound that good!” We both paused to listen, and as the strings and jaw harp and banjo and other elements of Van Dyke Parks’s lovely arrangement emerged, seemingly whole, from the mix, blending with Newsom’s concert harp—which had never sounded quite so full-size or present until now, at least from CD—I had to agree.”