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Equipment report
Audio Research Reference Phono 10 Phono Preamplifier

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Jonathan Valin

| Mar 11, 2014

You will only need to listen to a note or two of any well-recorded LP to hear the differences between ARC’s new $30k (yep, you’re reading that right) Reference Phono 10 preamplifier and other tube ...
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Album review
Johnny Cash: American VI

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Wayne Garcia

| Mar 11, 2014

“Oh death, where is thy sting? Oh grave, where is thy victory?” Johnny Cash intones at the start of “I Corinthians 15:55.” The tune, among the last Cash ever wrote, is lovely and reflective, and ...
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Equipment report
Audio Research Corporation VSi60 Integrated Amplifier

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Wayne Garcia

| Mar 10, 2014

Longtime readers of these pages will recall my enthusiasm for the integrated amplifier. Although most integrateds do not reach the sonic heights of the finest separate components, I still love them for their space-saving chassis, ...
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Album review
Download Roundup - Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream

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Alan Taffel

| Mar 07, 2014

Slipstream is a typical Bonnie Raitt album, with all that that implies. As per usual, the new collection finds the blues singer by turns sassy and sensitive. And, as always, Raitt’s choice of songs is ...
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News
Core Audio Announces New Linear Power Supplies

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TAS Staff

| Mar 06, 2014

March 6, 2014 - Core Audio Technology is excited to announce a new audiophile linear power supply that delivers unprecedentedly low noise, high versatility, and superb performance. It is becoming better-known, at least by the ...
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Equipment report
Cary DAC-100 and DAC-100t Digital-to-Analog Converters

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Steven Stone

| Mar 05, 2014

Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum, the lady or the tiger, the devil or the deep blue sea, truth or consequences— and several other either/ors too rude to print— flashed through my mind as I unboxed ...
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Album review
Sam Cooke: Night Beat

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Jonathan Valin

| Mar 05, 2014

Back in the late fifties, when I was in grade school, my mom gave me a table radio that I promptly ensconced by my bed. Every night I listened to it—to the late-night programming on ...
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News
Krell Launches New Illusion Preamplifiers

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TAS Staff

| Mar 05, 2014

ORANGE, CT, and NY, NY USA, March 4, 2014 - At the Luxury Technology Show in New York, NY, March 4, 2014, Krell introduces the Illusion and Illusion II preamplifiers. The Illusion preamplifier extends the ...
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News
A New Partnership in High-Resolution Music

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TAS Staff

| Mar 04, 2014

March 3, 2014 - HDtracks has just announced their recent partnership with Liztic, a brand-new music management software that allows users to stream high-resolution audio through any device running iOS, Mac, Windows, or Android. Many ...
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Equipment report
Westone ES5 Custom In-Ear Monitor

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Steven Stone

| Mar 04, 2014

Audiophiles have professional musicians to thank for custom in-ear monitors. Originally created so that players on stage and in studios could hear themselves while delivering maximum isolation, custom in-ear monitors have become ubiquitous. Watch any ...
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