Every month Stereophile magazine offers authoritative reviews, informed recommendations, helpful advice, and controversial opinions, all stemming from the revolutionary idea that audio components should be judged on how they reproduce music.
AS WE SEE IT
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LETTERS • FEEDBACK TO THE EDITOR
INDUSTRY UPDATE • AUDIO NEWS & VIEWS
GRAMOPHONE DREAMS
BRILLIANT CORNERS
SPIN DOCTOR
WORKING THE ROOM • WHAT GOES INTO BUILDING AND OUTFITTING A LISTENING ROOM? ONE OF STEREOPHILE’S REVIEWERS FOUND OUT FIRST-HAND—AND ALMOST BIT OFF MORE THAN HE COULD CHEW. A TALE OF WHITE POWDER, A MUMMIFIED DOG, AND VARIOUS DEALS WITH THE DEVIL.
Burmester 216 • POWER AMPLIFIER
MEASUREMENTS
Q Acoustics 5040 • LOUDSPEAKER
MEASUREMENTS
Naim NSC 222 & NPX 300 • STREAMING PREAMPLIFIER & POWER SUPPLY
MEASUREMENTS
Leak Stereo 230 • STREAMING INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
MEASUREMENTS
Merging+Hapi MkII • NETWORKED AUDIO CONVERTER
MEASUREMENTS
Plinius Reference A-150 • STEREO/MONO POWER AMPLIFIER
MEASUREMENTS
Tim: Let It Bleed Edition
Steely Dan’s Aja
Old is new, golden Red and Blue
RECORD REVIEWS
Keeping it local
MANUFACTURERS’ COMMENTS
The truth will make you odd