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WHAT’S IN A WIRE? • Plus, our new family across the pond.
Letters • We welcome questions and comments
Defining the Internet of Things • 15 Minutes with Futurist Dave Evans
This Just In… • Sound United Bought Classé, Canadian maker of high-end amps, from Bowers & Wilkins. It adds another dimension to the company’s existing ownership of Denon and Marantz, among other brands…
Here Comes the Sun
I Live My Life a Quarter Mile at a Time
Light Bright
Play-Fi Goes Whole-Home
TiVo Does Cable, Streaming
Bingeing on Free
LG Does 8K, Voice, and More
HDR Grows and Grows
Fundamentals Never Change
Best Buy Dumps CDs
Bose Augments Aural Reality
Reference Tracks • Simple Minds Find the Right Sonic Mixture That Enables Them to Walk Between Worlds
New Gear • THIS MONTH’S HOT STUFF…
SPEAKER CABLES: CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE? • The results of blind listening tests with eleven audio experts.
TEST METHODS AND EQUIPMENT
Essential Guide to SMART SPEAKERS • The smart speaker is about to change the way you live. Are you ready?
How to Educate Your Speaker
Understanding the Spy Inside Your Speaker
Accessorizing That Smart Speaker
Apple HomePod Wireless Smart Speaker
JVC DLA-X590R D-ILA Projector
Test Bench • JVC DLA-X590R D-ILA Projector
KEF Q Series Q350 Speaker System
Test Bench • KEF Q Series Q350 Speaker System
Cambridge Audio CXUHD Ultra HD Blu-ray Player
Monoprice Monolith 12” and 15” THX Ultra Subwoofers
Test Bench • Monoprice Monolith 12Ó and 15Ó THX Ultra Subwoofers
Naim Uniti Atom Wireless Music Player
Test Bench
Recycled Memories, Broken Dreams
PACK YOUR LONG UNDERWEAR
COULROPHOBICS BEWARE
CONFESS YOUR SINS
ONCE AROUND
LET'S DO THAT AGAIN!
FINGER IN THE DAMN
EVERYBODY WAS KUNG-FU FIGHTING
GRIEF RONIN
KICK – 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION INXS
All Aboard