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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.

Two FTC rules • THERE ARE AS MANY OPINIONS AS THERE ARE EXPERTS

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LETTERS • FEEDBACK TO THE EDITOR

CALENDAR OF INDUSTRY EVENTS

INDUSTRY UPDATE • AUDIO NEWS & VIEWS

Collecting phono cartridges • EXPLORING THE ANALOG ADVENTURE

The Hunt for Red October • PEERING INTO HI-FI’S BACK ALLEYS AND DUSTY NOOKS

Crossing the river in moonlight • WE COME SPINNING OUT OF NOTHINGNESS, SCATTERING STARS LIKE DUST.—RUMI

Avantgarde Duo SD iTRON G3 • LOUDSPEAKER

CH Precision L1 • LINE PREAMPLIFIER

Monitor Audio Gold 300 6G • LOUDSPEAKER

Ideon Absolute Stream meta edition (2024) • SERVER/STREAMER

Quad Revela 1 • LOUDSPEAKER

NAD M66 • STREAMING PREAMPLIFIER

Hi-Fi Awards 2024-2025

BORIS’S BLANK CANVAS • RvB AND BORIS BLANK, ELECTROPOP PIONEER YELLO’S BRAIN TRUST, DISCUSS THE MUSIC’S ORIGINS AND INSPIRATIONS IN THE BAND’S HOMETOWN OF ZURICH.

Jenny Scheinman and her All Species Parade • THERE’S ONLY TWO KINDS OF MUSIC: THE BLUES AND ZIPPETY DOO-DAH.—TOWNES VAN ZANDT

Takin’ it from the (ZZ) Top • A MONTHLY SURVEY OF THE BEST NEW LP REISSUES

The King on His Home Turf • A DEEP DIVE

RECORD REVIEWS

Welcoming new customers • INSIDER DISPATCHES FROM HI-FI’S FRONT LINES

MANUFACTURERS’ COMMENTS • ANY CLOD CAN HAVE THE FACTS; HAVING OPINIONS IS AN ART

X marks the end • GOOD AND BAD, I DEFINE THESE TERMS QUITE CLEAR…—BOB DYLAN