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.
To attract young audiophiles, stay out of their way • THERE ARE AS MANY OPINIONS AS THERE ARE EXPERTS
Stereophile • DECEMBER 2024
LETTERS • FEEDBACK TO THE EDITOR
CALENDAR OF INDUSTRY EVENTS
INDUSTRY UPDATE • AUDIO NEWS & VIEWS
Mobile Fidelity, PrimaLuna, and First Watt redux • EXPLORING THE ANALOG ADVENTURE
German kitchens, Japanese amps, and Afropop gems • PEERING INTO HI-FI’S BACK ALLEYS AND DUSTY NOOKS
An exotic A-T cartridge and a Vivid flagship • WE COME SPINNING OUT OF NOTHINGNESS, SCATTERING STARS LIKE DUST.—RUMI
STEREOPHILE’S 33RD ANNUAL PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2024
Moon 861 • POWER AMPLIFIER
Sonus faber Sonetto V G2 • LOUDSPEAKER
TEAC UD-701N • STREAMING PREAMP, D/A CONVERTER
AirTight ATM-1 2024 Edition • POWER AMPLIFIER
PS Audio Aspen FR5 • LOUDSPEAKER
AURAL ROBERT • You’re only lonely
REVINYLIZATION • The Butthole Surfers wipe out
RECORD REVIEWS
RE-TALES • Distribution done differently
MANUFACTURERS’ COMMENTS
MY BACK PAGES • The audiophile’s dilemma