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Welcome to The Abso!ute Sound online! We explore music and the reproduction of music in the home. We believe that the sound of music, unamplified, occurring in a real space is a philosophic absolute against which we may judge the performance of devices designed to reproduce music. Our goal is to provide the resources consumers need to judge how a component's sound either honors or departs from the music's truth, and to make sound purchasing decisions that maximize their experience of reproduced sound. Below is our Issue 167, December 2006 table of contents and editorial.
December 2006
| Equipment Reports |
| Cover Story: Primare 130 integrated amplifier and Cd31 compact disc player Sallie Reynolds reports. |
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Kharma mini exquisite loudspeaker |
| Exotica: Kuzma vs.
Walker The title bout in analog playback Jonathan Valin referees. |
| Absolute Analog: Clearaudio Ambient Turntable System Jim Hannon reports. |
| NAD C720BEE Receiver Neil Gader on an heir to a classic. |
| Cambridge Audio Azur
840A Class XD Integrated Amplifier Chris Martens |
| Resolution Audio
Opus 21 CD Player and Integrated Amplifier Alan Taffel |
| Jamo R 909 Loudspeaker Robert E. Greene gets transported. |
| Rotel RB-1091 Monoblock
Amplifier Jacob Heilbrunn reports. |
| Chapter Electronics Précis
Integrated Amplifier Neil Gader on a Class D integrated. |
| Dual Connect DC-I100
Interconnect Neil Gader on a pure gold cable. |
| Joule Electra VZN-80
MK V Emerald OTL Stereo Amplifier Sue Kraft. |
| Eben X-3 Loudspeaker Jim Hannon on an excellent Danish speaker. |
| HP's Workshop From Harry Pearson: a sneak preview of Hansen's King, HP's log, and equipment updates. |
| iTAS Bardaudio Wireless Audio System Neil Gader. |
| Start Me Up: A Complete Rega System Barry Willis . |
| Music |
| Basic Repertoire:
Britpop Andy Downing |
| Recording of the Issue - Joanna Newsom: Ys |
| Jazz The scoop on the newest discs from Tomasz Stanko, Kenny Garrett, Evan Parker, Von Freeman, Martin, Scofield, Medeski & Wood, and David Binney. Plus, the Anthony Wilson Nonet on SACD and LP. |
| Classical Coverage of the new Hilary Hahn, Bartók's Mikrokosmos, Leon Fleisher's The Journey, Gabriela Montero's Bach and Beyond, Sting's Songs from the Labyrinth, Eleni Karaindrou's Elegy of the Uprooting, Mozart's Zaide, two Sony "Great Performance" remasters, and a pair of Shostakovich SACDs. |
| Rock Etc Reviews of the latest CDs and LPs from sunnO))) & Boris, TV on the Radio, Bound Stems, Solomon Burke, Lupe Fiasco, Willie Nelson, Madeleine Peyroux, Bob Dylan, Chris Thile, The Mars Volta, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Buddy Guy, Tortoise, and, a most unusual gospel collection. |
| Finale |
| The TAS Back Page: 12 Questions for Ted Denney of Synergistic Research, by Neil Gader. |
| In
the Next issue: Product of the Year Awards Wilson Benesch Torus Infrasonic Generator A roundtable with subwoofers designers Cayin A-88T integrated amp and SCD-50T SACD player And More! |
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