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Primare PRE35 Prisma STREAMING PREAMPLIFIER

Hygge might not be the first word that comes to mind when contemplating the Primare PRE35 Prisma preamplifier, but in Limhamn, Sweden, that is how Primare likes to describe their products.

NAD C 3050 LE, BLUOS STREAMING INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

Although NAD was founded in England in 1972 as New Acoustic Dimension, my introduction to the brand was in 1980. I bought an NAD 3020 integrated amplifier after hearing it successfully drive Acoustic Research’s current-hungry AR9 loudspeakers.

Esoteric Grandioso M1X, MONO AMPLIFIER

Of all the brand lines I’ve reviewed, none’s sound has changed as much over time as Esoteric’s top-tier Grandioso series. When I first encountered Grandioso setups at shows, they consistently sounded dark.

Klipsch La Scala AL5

There’s a good case to be made that the world’s greatest— and strangest—audiophile culture resides in Japan. Probably the most important notion the Japanese have introduced to our hobby is that home audio isn’t merely a way of heightening the musical art of others but can be an art in itself.

Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Albert Murray

Among the musical

At My Window by Townes Van Zandt

Revinylization

Madman skank

REDISCOVERIES

DAVE ALVIN

JUDGING BY THE EXPERIENCES OF THE BLASTERS' GUITAR MAN, SOMETIMES BLOOD IS THICKER THAN A VINTAGE 78.

Audio Note Meishu Phono 300B Tonmeister

INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

Rotel Diamond Series RA-6000

INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

Dynaudio Focus 10

LOUDSPEAKER

MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 10

LOUDSPEAKER

CH Precision C1.2

D/A PROCESSOR

GRAMOPHONE DREAMS

Trance dancing on Maxwell Street

A Plug for Great Sound

Shockingly great sound for the money. From Canton.

Triangle Antal 40th Anniversary Edition

LOUDSPEAKER

VIMBERG

Now available in USA & Canada Distributed by M WYNN AUDIO

Stereophile PRESENTS RECOMMENDED COMPONENTS RC2022

Every product listed here has been reviewed in Stereophile. Everything on the list, regardless of rating, is genuinely recommendable. Within each category, products are listed by class; within each class, they're in alphabetical order, followed by their price, a review synopsis, and a note indicating the issues in which the review, and any subsequent follow-up reports, appeared. "Vol.45 No.6" indicates our June 2022 issue, for example. "WWW" means the review is also posted online.

GRAMOPHONE DREAMS

If I hear it, is it real?

dCS Rossini Apex DAC

D/A PROCESSOR

Bel Canto e1X DAC/Control Preamplifier

STREAMING D/A PREAMPLIFIER

Music Hall Stealth

RECORD PLAYER

Tannoy Stirling Prestige Gold Reference

LOUDSPEAKER

Get rid of the ego, keep the fun and the music

Attracting new customers is essential for brick-and-mortar dealerships’ long-term survival. Over the last several years, many b&m dealerships have continued to expand into home automation and custom installation.

Marantz Model 40n

NETWORK INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

MEASUREMENT BEYOND THE ATOMIC LEVEL

The setting is surreal. As you drive into the Satsop Business Park in rural Elma, Washington (pop. 3500, max), eyes immediately fixate on the looming 481'-tall cooling towers of an abandoned nuclear facility!

GRAMOPHONE DREAMS

Wired for beauty

Genelec G Three

ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKER

Fremer sings standards

Whenever I do turntable setup seminars, I complain to the participants about the lack of cartridge-pin diameter and clip-opening standards. Anyone who does their own setup has experienced it: The connection is too tight or too loose.

Stromtank S 1000 - COMPUTER-CONTROLLED BATTERY POWER SOURCE

The Kingdom of Audiophiledom rests on a paradox. Inanimate audio systems and rooms aim to deliver music that animates our senses and touches our souls. The inherently lifeless exists to bring music to life.