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PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid
Stereophile

PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid

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

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August 2024
SPIN DOCTOR
Stereophile

SPIN DOCTOR

There once was an ugly duckling

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August 2024
BRILLIANT CORNERS
Stereophile

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.

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August 2024
Franco Serblin Accordo Goldberg
Stereophile

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.

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August 2024
Grimm Audio MU2
Stereophile

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.'

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August 2024
GoldenEar Technology T66
Stereophile

GoldenEar Technology T66

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

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August 2024
T+A R 2500 R MULTISOURCE RECEIVER
Stereophile

T+A R 2500 R MULTISOURCE RECEIVER

The hi-fi receiver has been many different things.

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August 2024
AURAL ROBERT
Stereophile

AURAL ROBERT

Another \"outlaw\" country artist

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April 2024
Nina Simone: Wild Is the Wind
Stereophile

Nina Simone: Wild Is the Wind

By all accounts, Eunice Kathleen Waymon, aka Nina Simone, who passed in 2003, was a troubled person and a brilliant artist. Why she was not more acclaimed during her lifetime is a question several recent film projects have tried to answer. Did her fierce stand on civil rights lose her fans?

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April 2024
Vintage hi-fi, old and new
Stereophile

Vintage hi-fi, old and new

Many audiophiles and serious music lovers are passionate about vintage. Vintage has become a popular \"way in\" to the hobby, especially popular among younger folks.

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April 2024
Tekton Moab Be
Stereophile

Tekton Moab Be

LOUDSPEAKER

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April 2024
ARCAM Radia A25
Stereophile

ARCAM Radia A25

INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

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April 2024
Wharfedale Heritage Series 90th Anniversary Dovedale
Stereophile

Wharfedale Heritage Series 90th Anniversary Dovedale

LOUDSPEAKER

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April 2024
Technics Grand Class SL-1200/1210GR2
Stereophile

Technics Grand Class SL-1200/1210GR2

RECORD PLAYER

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April 2024
Thrax Audio Siren
Stereophile

Thrax Audio Siren

Based in Bulgaria, European audio company Thrax has been active since 2009.

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April 2024
EMM Labs MTRS
Stereophile

EMM Labs MTRS

STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER

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April 2024
SPIN DOCTOR
Stereophile

SPIN DOCTOR

Alternative phono cartridge technologies and the DS Audio DS-W3 optical cartridge system

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April 2024
BRILLIANT CORNERS
Stereophile

BRILLIANT CORNERS

Ever notice that the language we use to talk about sound can be pretty aggressive?

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April 2024
GRAMOPHONE DREAMS
Stereophile

GRAMOPHONE DREAMS

Music in black & color

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April 2024
REVINYLIZATION
Stereophile

REVINYLIZATION

ECM is back in the vinyl game

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March 2024
RABBIT HOLES
Stereophile

RABBIT HOLES

Art Pepper Lives! Or, Long Live the CD!

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March 2024
AURAL ROBERT
Stereophile

AURAL ROBERT

There's a fear out there, even among jazz cognoscenti, that the music's best years and true geniuses are all part of the past. Even in New York City, the richest magnet for live jazz on earth, it sometimes seems that experiencing generational talent, the kind that once drove the music forward, is now confined to gazing at the famous photos on the walls of the music's most revered shrine, the Village Vanguard.

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March 2024
FOLLOW-UP
Stereophile

FOLLOW-UP

CH PRECISION M1.1 POWER AMPLIFIER - At Stereophile, every reviewer takes a different approach to reviewing, and so they inevitably reach varied conclusions.

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March 2024
StormAudio ISP Evo IMMERSIVE SOUND PREAMP/PROCESSOR
Stereophile

StormAudio ISP Evo IMMERSIVE SOUND PREAMP/PROCESSOR

One thing that interested me about the StormAudio ISP Evo is that, despite its obvious hi-fi function, it's more like a computer than a typical \"prepro.\"

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March 2024
Rogue DragoN: MONOBLOCK POWER AMPLIFIER
Stereophile

Rogue DragoN: MONOBLOCK POWER AMPLIFIER

When Editor Jim Austin asked me to review the new Rogue Audio DragoN monoblock amplifier, my first thought was, \"Isn't that Herb's beat?\"

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March 2024
Gold Note Mediterraneo X RECORD PLAYER
Stereophile

Gold Note Mediterraneo X RECORD PLAYER

Though the hotel halls of Capital Audiofest 2023 were not as busy as some exhibitors might have hoped, the event's listening rooms were filled to the brim with choice equipment, practically overflowing. One piece that captured my attention was a turntable that embodies thoughtful design and contemporary Italian style: the Gold Note Mediterraneo X ($12,999). This elegant turntable combines traditional materials with touch-friendly digital technology in arresting fashion.

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March 2024
Krell KMA-1800 - MONOBLOCK POWER AMPLIFIER
Stereophile

Krell KMA-1800 - MONOBLOCK POWER AMPLIFIER

Ever since I raved about Krell's K-300i integrated amplifier after it was released in early 2019,¹ I've wanted to review other Krell products. After spending more than a year and a half (since its prerelease announcement) awaiting the opportunity to review Krell's new flagship mono power amplifier, the KMA-1800 ($73,000/pair), the time has come.

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March 2024
Weiss Engineering Helios D/A PROCESSOR
Stereophile

Weiss Engineering Helios D/A PROCESSOR

When standalone digital/analog processors made an appearance a quarter-century ago, they were limited to the CD medium's 16 bits of resolution-at I didn't dance of the diesen it was a best.

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March 2024
Bowers & Wilkins 801 D4 Signature
Stereophile

Bowers & Wilkins 801 D4 Signature

Back in August, I received an email from Editor Jim Austin. Subject line: \"Want to do a big review?\" He had my attention. Jim wrote that he had visited Bowers & Wilkins parent company Masimo Consumer in Carlsbad, California, for a demo of the brand-new B&W 801 D4 Signature and 805 D4 Signature loudspeakers. (That visit was chronicled by Jim in the September 2023 Industry Update section.)

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March 2024
STEVEN WILSON
Stereophile

STEVEN WILSON

A MASTER OF IMMERSIVE MUSIC TALKS ABOUT HIS MUSIC AND THE CRAFT.

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March 2024