Stereophile Magazine - August 2024

In this issue

GoldenEar T66 loudspeaker
by John Atkinson

Franco Serblin Accordo Goldberg loudspeaker
by Martin Colloms

PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid integrated amplifier
by Ken Micallef

BRILLIANT CORNERS

Stereo is the most successful audio gimmick of all time. While dashboard record players, quadraphonic LPs, and MQA have gone the way of Ron Popeil's hair-in-aspray-can infomercials, stereo remains king. And I am guilty of loving it.

10+ mins

SPIN DOCTOR

There once was an ugly duckling

9 mins

T+A R 2500 R MULTISOURCE RECEIVER

The hi-fi receiver has been many different things.

10+ mins

GoldenEar Technology T66

Loudspeaker company GoldenEar Technology was founded in 2010 by audio industry veteran Sandy Gross¹ after he left Definitive Technology.

9 mins

Grimm Audio MU2

For several months, my wife and I had been living in a cozy studio apartment in New York's Financial District while our apartment underwent substantial renovations.'

10+ mins

Franco Serblin Accordo Goldberg

As founder and chief designer of Sonus Faber, Franco Serblin designed and manufactured many loudspeakers of acclaimed high quality, mainly in box form.

10 mins

PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid

Hybrid\" technology-specifically, mixing tubed and solid state in the same amplification device-stirs a deep desire for many enthusiasts.

10 mins

Linear Tube Audio Aero

This paragraph from Linear Tube Audio's website description of their new Aero DAC sets the tone for the story I'm about to tell.

10 mins

AURAL ROBERT

Recording music is complicated, and without the crucial assistance of producers and engineers, a lot of great records-not to mention successful musical careers would not happen.

7 mins

REVINYLIZATION

As one of the first live albums to be recorded in the hallowed space that is New York City's Village Vanguard, Sonny Rollins's A Night at the Village Vanguard (recorded November 3, 1957, released in 1958) set the template, proving that recording in the odd, triangular club could not only work but could also produce distinctive, satisfying sound.

3 mins

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Stereophile is a monthly magazine that reviews audio equipment, including speakers, amplifiers, turntables, and digital audio players. It was founded in 1965 and is one of the most respected audio magazines in the world.

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