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  Equipment report

  Soulution 755 Phono Preamplifier

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  Jonathan Valin

  | May 22, 2017

  This has been a very good year for phonostages chez Valin. Over the past twelve months or so I’ve had the opportunity to audition four outstanding units: the Audio Consulting Silver Rock, the Constellation Perseus, ...

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  Equipment report

  Paradigm Persona 9H Loudspeaker

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  Anthony Cordesman

  | May 18, 2017

  Let me begin with the conclusion. The Paradigm Persona 9H is a new assault on the state of the art in speaker design by one of Canada’s leading companies. It may cost some $35,000 a ...

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  Blog

  The Emperor's New Server

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  Jonathan Valin

  | May 17, 2017

  So much has been written so enthusiastically in this magazine and others about the manifest superiority of computer audio over “old-fashioned” optical-disc technologies (and, presumably, over even more old-fashioned analog ones) that even an LP ...

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  Album review

  Jimmy Scott: A Story About Hoping and Dreaming

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  Derk Richardson

  | May 16, 2017

  Time was rarely on singer Jimmy Scott’s side. He launched a promising career in the early 1950s but saw it go dormant in the 60s. He experienced a comeback in the early 90s but was ...

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  News

  Onkyo USA Ships Two New Portable Digital Audio Players

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  TAS Staff

  | May 16, 2017

  The following is a press release issued by Onkyo. UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ | May 16, 2017 – Expanding its offerings to address the growing demand for hi-res music, Onkyo USA today announced the availability ...

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  Equipment report

  2017 Editors' Choice: Loudspeakers $10,000-$20,000

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  TAS Staff

  | May 15, 2017

  Sony SS-NA2ES $10,000 Inspired by the flagship Sony SS-AR1 and SS-AR2, but brought to a lower price, the NA2ES shares many virtues with its bigger brothers, and only limited losses from having to meet the ...

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  News

  Merlin Deal Heralds Boost for Master Quality Authenticated (MQA)

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  TAS Staff

  | May 15, 2017

  The following is a press release issued by MQA and Merlin. London | 15 May 2017 – MQA and Merlin, the global digital rights agency for the independent label sector, have today announced a multi-year ...

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  Blog

  Brahms Symphonies on Direct-to-Disc Vinyl

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  Robert E. Greene

  | May 12, 2017

  Direct-to-disc vinyl recordings by major orchestras have always been rare, and the dearth of newly-recorded classical music on wax that followed the advent of CDs led to a decades-long gap between such releases. Naturally, then, ...

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  News

  LA Audio Show Debuts June 2-4

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  Julie Mullins

  | May 12, 2017

  You may have heard the news by now: There’s a new show on the block, the LA Audio Show that will be held June 2–4 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel (not far from LAX). This ...

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  News

  Magico M6 Floor Standing, Three-Way, Five-Driver Loudspeaker

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  TAS Staff

  | May 11, 2017

  The following is a press release issued by Magico. May 11, 2017 | HAYWARD, CA – Magico, the Leader in High-Performance Loudspeaker Design and Manufacture, is pleased to announce the M6 which establishes a new ...

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