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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.