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KL International AV 2018 Show Report
KLIAV 2018 Show Report By Venoth Nair
What To Listen For? How To Listen?
This issue offers educational articles plus reviews of great gear.
Editorial By Steven R. Rochlin
Remembering Wayne Donnelly
Article By Max Westler
How To Listen Through A Song
A few pointers on what to listen for.
Article By Bobby Owsinski
The Art Of Listening
The emotional power of sound.
Article By Frederick J. Ampel
Sonic Qualities That Audiophiles & Audio Critics Look For In High-End Audio Two-Channel
/ Stereo Systems
Article By Douglas Brown Of NOVO HIGH END
Are You On The Road To... Audio Hell?
Article By Leonard Norwitz And Peter Qvortrup
The Music Goes 'Round And 'Round... And It Comes Out Here
Roger Skoff writes about changing formats.
Article By Roger Skoff
Can That Possibly Be Real?
Roger Skoff writes about High End Audio's never-ending debate.
Article By Roger Skoff
TBT VIDEO: Joe Beard And Lazy Lester
Blues Masters at the Crossroads 2014 Concert
NOTE: It deeply saddens us to report
that Lazy Lester passed away 8/22/18. If he looks a bit familiar, it may
be due to his blues harmonica playing during Geico commercials.
How A Vinyl Record Is Made
Quality Record Pressings
/ Acoustic Sounds
Vinyl LP Pressing Plant Tour
The History Of Stereo
An audio system documentary.
A New Way To Visualize Rhythm
Rhythm is indicated on a musical bar line, but there are other ways to visualize it...
Article By Bobby Owsinski
How A Modern McIntosh Labs Vacuum Tube Amplifier Is Manufactured
The EMT 927 And EMT 930 Turntables
Plus a variety of tonearms and other bits.
Article By Heiner Jakobi
A One-Tube Regulator
Article By Mike Vans Evers Of Sound Practices Magazine
Balanced Versus Unbalanced Interfaces
Article By John Siau Of Benchmark Media Systems
Rotel A12 Integrated Amplifier And Rotel CD14 CD Player
Rotel's dynamic duo delivers outstanding performance for their price.
Review By Dwayne Carter
Chord Hugo 2 Transportable DAC / Headphone Amplifier
Attempting to turn your ones and zeros into perfect tens.
Review By Dave Hanson
The Venerable Dynaco Stereo 70
Article / Project By Dan Schmalle
Reference 3A Reflector Stand Mounted Monitor
A speaker to live with... for a lifetime.
Review By Tom Lyle
Sonus Faber Seminar
Celebrating Italian manufacturer Sonus faber's 35th Anniversary.
Report By Phil Gold
EMM Labs DA2 Digital-To-Analog Converter (DAC)
Producing an extremely clear sonic picture of your music.
Review By Tom Lyle
McIntosh MC611 Quad Balanced Solid-State Monoblock Amplifier
McIntosh delivers 600 Watts of beauty and transparency.
Review By Tom Lyle
World Premiere Review!
Dynaco ST-70 Series 3 Stereo Tube Amplifier
David Hafler's promise is fulfilled, again.
Review By Jeremy R. Kipnis At Kipnis Studios (KSS)
World Premiere Review!
VPI Industries Voyager MM / MC Phono Stage Amplifier
VPI's new MM / MC phono stage delivers a spatially refined, detailed, and realistic musical performance.
Review By Ron Nagle
ATC CDA2 Mk II
CD player, external DAC, headphone amplifier and preamplifier all-in-one!
Review By Paul Schumann
World Premiere Review!
Grail T5 Loudspeakers
A tale of the Dark Towers.
Review By Paul L. Schumann
HeadAmp Gilmore Lite Mk2 Class A Headphone Amplifier
HeadAmp's entry-level desktop makes us rethink what a $500 amplifier can sound like.
Review By Dave Hanson
VPI Prime Scout Turntable Arrives!
Built to last a lifetime and never misses a beat.
Review By Frank Iacone Of Headphone.Guru
Allo USBridge
An alternative to the Raspberry Pi.
Review By Clive Meakins
Audeze iSINE10 + Cipher
Rafael Todes finds the perfect headphone solution for music-on-the-move.
Review By Rafael Todes Of HIFICRITIC
The Hart Loudspeaker
Can this hybrid really deliver deep bass from a compact box? Paul Messenger finds out.
Review By Paul Messenger Of HIFICRITIC
McGary Audio SA 1 Stereo Vacuum Tube Amplifier
In pursuit of the music!
Review By Jeremy R. Kipnis At Kipnis Studios (KSS)
Parasound A52+ Five Channel Solid-State Amplifier
Parasound's impressive A52+ is truly faithful to music.
Review By Dwayne Carter
Siltech Classic Anniversary Cables
Neutrality is the hallmark of a well-designed product.
Review By Paul Schumann
Abyss Diana Planar Magnetic Portable Headphones
Simply the best portable headphones around!
Review By Peter Pialis Of Headphone.Guru
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