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Now on Newsstands: Stereophile, Vol.37 No.4
The April 2014 issue of Stereophile is now on newsstands. Inside, you’ll find 35 pages of “Recommended Components,” our handy guide to today’s...
Audio Engineering: the Next 40 Years
By 2035, the way we produce and consume media will be entirely different from how we experience it now. Today there is still a "fourth wall" between...
Neil Young's PonoMusic Launches AT SXSW 2014
Referring to his former partner and his shall we say distinctive personality, Graham Nash once used the term, “Neilness” in front of me. That quality...
Listening #135
In the wake of my October 2013 " Listening" column and its negative take on the Pete Riggle Woody tonearm (footnote 1), I was surprised and gratified...
The Entry Level #39
In his article on the future of audio engineering in this issue, John La Grou tells us—succinctly and correctly, I think—that we are rapidly moving...
Vince And His Covers
I know this will come as a huge shock to music fans the world over but the Grammy Awards get it wrong more than they get it right. No offense to...
ASUS Xonar Essence One Muses Edition D/A processor–headphone amplifier
Back in the summer of 2009, USB-connected D/A processors that could operate at sample rates greater than 48kHz were rare. Ayre Acoustics had just...
Everest Records Returns in All its Glory
Over half a century after the creation of the prized Everest Records catalog, most of whose 78 classical titles were recorded between 1958 and 1961...
Guy Clark: For the Sake of the Song
Photo: Nashvilleportraits.com Pack up all your dishes. Make note of all good wishes. Say goodbye to the landlord for me. That son of...
Stirling Broadcast BBC LS3/6 loudspeaker
I know someone who bought, for his own kitchen, a stove intended for the restaurant trade, simply because it enhances his enjoyment of cooking. Another...
Audeze LCD-X headphones
I well remember my first "real" headphones: a pair of Koss Pro4AAs that I bought back in 1970. The Kosses were relatively expensive, but, like headphones...
