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Sunday at the NYAS with Jim Austin
Stereophile - Jim Austin
The last time I covered the New York Audio Show it was not, frankly, a great experience. The show was really small. It seemed like everyone was …
San Francisco
Dealer Event in San Francisco Thursday
Stereophile - Stereophile Staff
Thursday November 15, 7:30–10pm, Audio Vision S.F. (1628 California Street—at the end of the historic cable car line—San Francisco, CA 94109) is …
Vinyl Records
The December Issue's Here
Stereophile - Stereophile Staff
We know, we know, it's only November 12. But it's one heck of an issue, featuring our Products of 2018, and it's hitting newsstands, tablets, and …
Audiophile
Sasha Reports from the NYAS
Stereophile - Sasha Matson
"We want the Beatles! We want the Beatles!" the packs of teenage girls screamed as they chased Herb Reichert down the halls of the Park Lane Hotel, …
Audiophile
Herb's Friday at the NYAS
Stereophile - Herb Reichert
A fun fixture of every audio show is the hanging badge-on-a-lanyard we all acquire at the registration table. I'm glad for these things—at least the …
Audiophile
NY Audio Show 2018: Herb's Preview
Stereophile - Herb Reichert
I love the New York Audio Show. I wish all American audio shows could take place at The Park Lane Hotel at 36 Central Park South. Why? Because NYC has …
Audiophile
A Modern Witches' Sabbath
Stereophile - Jason Victor Serinus
This review and its companion that will follow next week spotlight two very different and equally recommendable recordings of contemporary music with …
Audiophile
NAD Monitor Series 1300 preamplifier
Stereophile - John Atkinson
By far the most complicated of the three preamps i review in this issue in terms of facilities offered, NAD's "Monitor Series" 1300 ($398) provides …
Audiophile
Luxman M-05 power amplifier
Stereophile - Larry Greenhill
Japanese audiophiles venerate American high-end audio components, paying huge sums for vintage Marantz tube amplifiers, racks of Levinson ML-2s, and …
Vinyl Records
A Capital Wrap-Up
Stereophile - Art Dudley
"I've got six hours to get ready for 30 hours of show time so an attendee can listen for 10 minutes." Thus did Doug White, proprietor of the …
Audiophile
Shows in New York & UK This Weekend
Stereophile - Stereophile Staff
Saturday and Sunday, November 10–11, 9.30am –5:30pm each day: The Hi-Fi Show Live 2018, sponsored by our sister magazine Hi-Fi News, takes place …
Border Patrol
CAF Sunday Morning
Stereophile - Art Dudley
I began my Sunday morning at Capital Audiofest with a portion of one of Malcolm Arnold's jaunty overtures: not quite sacred music, but it was …
Audiophile
John Scofield: What the Electric Guitar Can Do
Stereophile - Ken Micallef
Electric guitarist John Scofield, winner of multiple Grammy Awards, has a knack for staying a step ahead of musical trends. In hundreds of jazz …
Audiophile
PS Audio DirectStream Power Plant 20 AC regenerator
Stereophile - Jim Austin
When I reviewed PS Audio's PerfectWave P10 Power Plant AC Regenerator,1 I found that it significantly improved the way music sounded through my …
Audiophile
Michael Fremer to Appear in Indianapolis Friday
Stereophile - Stereophile Staff
Friday November 9, starting at 6pm, AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer will appear at Ovation A/V (6609 East 82nd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46250) as …
Audiophile
Saturday Afternoon at Capital Audiofest
Stereophile - Art Dudley
Of the three systems I heard at CAF 2018 that had been assembled by retailer Tenacious Sound—I think there were eight in all—the one that sang …
New Jersey
Dealer Events in Ohio, Nevada, Florida Thursday November 8, New Jersey Saturday November 10
Stereophile - Stereophile Staff
It's all happening on Thursday November 8. Starting at 5pm, Ohio retailer Audible Elegance (9464 Montgomery Rd, Montgomery, OH 45242) will presenting …
Demonstration
Rocking Rockville: Late Day One and Early Day Two
Stereophile - Art Dudley
Listening to music in the Emia Labs room was one of those moments when I was reminded of how very little I know—that and how distressingly easy it …
Turntables
Capital Audiofest: Hitting the Ground Running
Stereophile - Art Dudley
By the time I arrived in Rockville, MD—a personal commitment kept me away until around 2:00pm on Friday— Capital Audiofest 2018 was already in full …
Demonstration
Basil Audio Presents "It's About the Music" Tuesday November 6
Stereophile - Stereophile Staff
Tuesday, November 6, Basil Audio (22183 Villa Oaks Lane, Saratoga, CA 95070) is holding its first annual "It's About the Music" event. The open house …
Audiophile
Power According to Pass
Stereophile - Jim Austin
Virtually all of the active components in your system—DACs, preamplifiers, power amplifiers—work by modulating the DC output of their power supplies …
Remote Controls
Music in the Round #94: Benchmark & Marantz
Stereophile - Kalman Rubinson
Sometimes, I feel I'm two people. One, a card-carrying audiophile, is always looking for ways to optimize his enjoyment of multichannel music …
Audiophile
Vandersteen Event in Atlanta Thursday November 1
Stereophile - Stereophile Staff
Thursday November 1, 6–9pm, Atlanta specialty audio retailer HiFi Buys Atlanta (3157 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA) will have an open house …
Southern California
Audio Element Open House, Saturday November 3
Stereophile - Stereophile Staff
To celebrate its fifth birthday, Southern California retailer Audio Element (117 East Union Street, Pasadena, CA 91103) is having an open house on …
Vinyl Records
Listening #191: The Smartractor
Stereophile - Art Dudley
I have flip-flopped between these points of view: that some audio products or technologies are better suited than others to specific styles of music, …
Audiophile
Bonus Recording of November 2018: J.S. Bach: Six Suites for Viola Solo
Stereophile - Richard Lehnert
J.S. Bach: Six Suites for Viola Solo, BWV 1007–1012 Kim Kashkashian, four- & five-string violas ECM New Series 2553/54 (2 CDs). 2018. Manfred Eicher, …
Audiophile
Danes Peer Through the Lens of Bach
Stereophile - Jason Victor Serinus
The still youthful Danish String Quartet, whose 2016 release on ECM New Series inspired this glowing review in Stereophile, has returned with another …
Mytek Liberty D/A processor
Stereophile - Art Dudley
I've never aspired to owning a BMW 7-series, or a Martin D-45, or a Rolex Submariner: BMW's far less expensive 3-series models capture my imagination …
Audiophile
Focal Kanta No.2 loudspeaker
Stereophile - Robert Deutsch
"Any color, so long as it's black." That was the choice famously offered by Henry Ford to buyers of his Model T. Some makers of loudspeakers, notably …
Audiophile
Doshi Audio Monoblock V3.0 power amplifier
Stereophile - Jason Victor Serinus
Doshi Audio first crossed my radar at the 2010 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, where I wrote that the sound of the company's tubed monoblocks and preamp, …