The Latest on The Absolute Sound

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  News

  KEF Announces Expansion of Reference line With New Model and Updated Finish Selection for 2020

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  TAS Staff

  | Jan 17, 2020

  The following is a press release issued by KEF. Maidstone, Kent | January 16, 2020 - KEF is pleased to announce expansion of the KEF Reference finish selection for 2020. The 2020 lineup introduces a ...

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  Equipment report

  MBL 101 X-treme Omnidirectional Loudspeaker

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  Jonathan Valin

  | Jan 17, 2020

  The exceedingly large, extremely heavy (better than a ton and a half), eight-chassis, twenty-six-driver, $263,000, omnidirectional MBL 101 X-tremes are, in almost every way possible, the best loudspeakers I’ve heard in my home—or anyplace else, ...

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  Parasound Debuts Flagship Halo JC 1+ 450-Watt Monoblock Power Amplifier

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  TAS Staff

  | Jan 17, 2020

  The following is a press release issued by Parasound San Francisco | January 17, 2020 -- For nearly two decades, the Parasound Halo JC 1 monoblock power amplifier, designed by the legendary John Curl, wasParasound's ...

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  Equipment report

  Cary Audio SA-500.1 ES Monoblock Power Amplifier

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  Kirk Midtskog

  | Jan 16, 2020

  The first brand-new piece of specialty audio gear I bought was a Cary SLM-70 tube power amplifier. It improved on the modified Dynaco Mk III it replaced in every way—better frequency extension, bass control, resolution ...

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  News

  Ø Audio partners with High End By Oz LLC

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  TAS Staff

  | Jan 15, 2020

  The following is a press release issued by Ø Audio and High End by Oz. January 15, 2020 | Ø Audio and High End by Oz LLC proudly announce their partnership for distribution in North ...

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  Equipment report

  Monitor Audio Gold 300 Loudspeaker

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  Julie Mullins

  | Jan 14, 2020

  This Monitor Audio Gold 300 loudspeaker marks the third Monitor model I’ve reviewed for TAS, the first having been the previous incarnation of this speaker (which shares the same name—no Mark III, Plus, or other ...

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  Equipment report

  Dr. Feickert Analogue Volare Record Player

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  Neil Gader

  | Jan 13, 2020

  Like many high-end enthusiasts I gaze awestruck and envious at analog rigs the likes of TechDas, Continuum, Basis, Walker, Clearaudio. I do. It’s easy to be held in thrall with the moon-shot technology the engineers ...

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  Equipment report

  Magico M6

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  Robert Harley

  | Jan 10, 2020

  Before taking delivery of Magico’s M6 loudspeaker, the three best-sounding speakers I’d had in my home were Magico’s own Q7 Mk.II ($229,000, Issue 256), the Wilson Benesch Eminence ($235,000, Issue 294) and the Rockport Lyra ...

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  Equipment report

  2019 High-End Audio Buyer's Guide: Turntables $1,000 - $2,000

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  TAS Staff

  | Jan 10, 2020

  Pro-Ject RPM 5 Carbon $1499 (includes Sumiko Blue Point #2 factory mounted and aligned) This isn’t a plug-and-play deck—one that you stick on the shelf and forget about. (You could do that, of course, but ...

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  Album review

  Andrew Bird: My Finest Work Yet

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  Julie Mullins

  | Jan 10, 2020

  From his early Suzuki method training starting at age four, to his stints with hot jazz/swing revivalists Squirrel Nut Zippers and bandleader of his Bowl of Fire group, followed by a dozen studio albums, Andrew ...

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