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Show report
3 Auto Sound Systems at Munich

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Alan Taffel

| May 21, 2013

Perhaps it’s no surprise, given that Munich is smack dab in the middle of car country, that the city’s audio show also included a miniature auto show. Of course, this particular auto event was open ...
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Equipment report
2013 TAS Editors' Choice Awards: Integrated Amplifiers Under $1000

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TAS Staff

| May 21, 2013

NAD C 316/C 326 BEE$380/$550nadelectronics.com The entry-level C 316 is still the go-to amp for audiophile newbies who crave sonic neutrality, good power output, nice tactile feel, and NAD’s characteristic quality-control. Looking for a little ...
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Show report
Munich High End 2013 Show Report

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Jonathan Valin

| May 17, 2013

Good old-fashioned American chauvinism notwithstanding, Munich is by consensus the world’s most important high-end audio show, replacing CES as the place to do business—that is, if doing business in Europe and the Far East are ...
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Equipment report
2013 TAS Editors' Choice Awards: Power Amps $3000-$6000

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TAS Staff

| May 17, 2013

Exposure 3010S2$3195/pr.bluebirdmusic.com Based on the company’s top-end MCX Series monoblock, the 100-watt 3010S2 nicely balances brains with brawn, bringing a sense of “rightness” to music. Tonal balance is a tad toward the warm side, and ...
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Show report
Robert Harley’s Munich Show Highlights

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Robert Harley

| May 16, 2013

The Munich show has become the “must-visit” show on of the year for manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and journalists. One American manufacturer told me that if you’re not exhibiting in Munich, you’ll never break into the ...
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News
MIT Cables Releases New Line Of Cables

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TAS Staff

| May 16, 2013

May 13, 2013 - Rocklin, CA - High-performance manufacturer MIT Cables, announces a broad line of new products. Known for nearly 30 years for its top-of-the-line Reference interface products, MIT is launching a new range ...
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Album review
Sainsbury and Wood: Violin Concertos

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Mark Lehman

| May 16, 2013

Romanticism has proved more durable than seemed possible a half-century ago, when the brutal violence and icy pointillism of Pierre Boulez were all the rage and Samuel Barber was considered as passé as ornate Victorian ...
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News
Introducing the New Baetis XR Media Server

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TAS Staff

| May 15, 2013

May 15, 2013 - The new Baetis XR™ is aimed at providing the very best audio and video within the very finest home theater setups. Like our Baetis Revolution™ server, introduced at the 2012 Newport ...
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Equipment report
Ayon Orion II Tube Integrated Amplifier

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Ron Doering

| May 15, 2013

In my humble opinion, nothing says “you’ve made it” quite like owning high-end music-reproduction equipment. And yet both you and I both know that audio gear is not the first thing people think of as ...
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Album review
John Carter & Bobby Bradford

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Duck Baker

| May 15, 2013

This box celebrates one of the best, and most seriously underrated, musical partnerships of the postmodern era. Both John Carter and Bobby Bradford were Texans who relocated to Los Angeles, and both worked early on ...
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