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Audia Flight FLS10

The dogma of separates has long reigned supreme among audiophiles: If you're serious about sound quality, you're supposed to need a dedicated preamp and power amp.

Alex goes to Japan

Arriving in Japan from the United States is like being turned upside down. This condition lasts for much of the first week. When I visited in November, the time difference between Tokyo and New York was 14 hours. \"The floating world\" is a term for the pleasure-addled urban culture of Edo-period Japan, but it's also an apt description for the twilit and not-entirely-unpleasant weirdness of first arriving in Tokyo. Everything seems slightly unreal.

Michael Des Barres and the Art of Aural Obsession

Listening to music inspires us to take action. Upon hearing an I.E.-Instant Earworm-we must then determine the best way we can go about listening to it again (and again) at our convenience.

PLANET OF SOUND

BLACK FRANCIS ON HARNESSING THAT MAGIC PIXIES DUST

MoFi Electronics MasterDeck

Get two mouthy jazz drummers in a room and watch the sparks fly. Talented turntable designer Allen Perkins, the brain behind Spiral Groove,2 Immedia's RPM turntables,³ and various SOTA models, is first and foremost a jazz drummer.

Totem Acoustic Element Fire V2

Totem Acoustic was founded in 1987, in Montreal, Canada, by a former high school math teacher named Vince Bruzzese. The company's first product, the Model 1 loudspeaker,' impressed me so much I bought a pair.

Moments Before Crash: 'Should I Write a Will?'

At 8:57 a.m. on Sunday, the control tower at South Korea's Muan International Airport issued an alert to a Jeju Air flight approaching: \"Caution: Bird Activity.\"

It's Peak Season For Chronic Party Crashers

An elite squad of interlopers have turned showing up uninvited into an art form

UnitedHealth Executive's Killing Is Crisis-Control Test for Insurer's CEO

Since the assassination of his top lieutenant Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, Andrew Witty has been keeping long, difficult hours at the Minnesota headquarters of the giant company he runs, UnitedHealth Group.

A Consequential Leader in Era of Turmoil

Carter brought 'genuine integrity' to presidency even as crises piled up

Better Days for VC Fundraising Are Likely to Require a Wait

The pension funds, endowments and other financiers that bankroll venture-capital dealmakers are eager to get cash back from their investments. They might need to wait another year.

Nuclear Verdicts' Can Drive Up Cost of Doing Business

Corporate risk managers in recent years have increasingly complained about the apocalyptically named \"nuclear verdict,\" a term referring to jury verdicts topping $10 million.

Money Can Buy You a Longer Life - To a Point

The rich get richer-and older. People with high salaries and net worth tend to live longer lives, research shows.

Stocks Set for Best 2 Years Since '90s

Interest-rate levels create doubts that market can maintain sizzling pace of 2024

Africa Has Entered a New Era of Warfare

Surge in fighting is largely unnoticed amid conflicts in Ukraine, Middle East

Nvidia Closes Acquisition Of Israeli Startup Run:ai

Regulators across the globe had looked at the transaction over past months

The Oregon Ducks' Secret Army Of Football Nerds

THERE ARE PLENTY OF PLAINLY obvious reasons for why the University of Oregon had the best team in college football this year.

How U.S. - Made T-Shirts Compete

American Giant's item turns a profit at a price of just $12.98 at Walmart

How Habitat for Humanity Became Housing Juggernaut

Tara Morgan had been living with her daughter in a dreary one-bedroom duplex she rented in Nashville until former President Jimmy Carter helped provide her a life-changing opportunity: to own a new yellow cottage with airy interiors that she could afford under favorable financing terms.

Rail CEO Rethinks Labor Deal Approach

CSX boss opts to negotiate directly with unions, skipping coalition bargaining

History Viewed in a Funhouse Mirror

An exhibition at the Louvre follows the evolution of the fool, who has long served as a reflection of our own self-image

UnitedHealth's Army of Doctors Helped It Boost Medicare Payments

Biggest Medicare Advantage insurer gave physicians checklists of potential diagnoses

The NFL's Race to the Bottom Is Completely Out of Control

The New York Giants fumbled away the draft's top pick with a stunning win in a Week 17 that also set up conundrums for how various coaches will handle their regular-season finales

Savers Lose Interest In Chasing Rates

Some banks hold rates steady for longer to attract or retain deposits.

A Flat Tax in 2025

Congress should scrap itemized deductions and enact a uniform personal and corporate rate of 15%.

President-Elect Loses Appeal in Sexual-Abuse Civil Case

A federal appeals court Monday upheld a jury's verdict that President-elect Donald Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s and owes her $5 million in damages.

Top Tech Tips of 2024 To Make Things Easier

Use AirPods as hearing aids, cleaning your lens and other helpful hands-on advice from Joanna Stern's Tech Things newsletter

Atlanta Pushes Back as AI Boom Scarfs Up Property for Data Centers

Adair Park, a spit of land just southwest of this city's downtown, is a neighborhood on the rise.

Factories In U.S. Are Struggling To Fill Jobs

Craig Jones's biggest problem for years was winning new business for his family-run plastics company headquartered in Louisville, Ky.

Shattered Economy Challenges Syrians

Sanctions, years of conflict leave a lot for inexperienced leaders to overcome