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From 1989 and 1992, John Atkinson reviews the Celestion SL600si loudspeaker and the DLP600 digital equalizer. "Given that conventional equalizers are quite correctly regarded in Audioland as being poor-sounding pieces of cheap, amusical junk," JA asks, "what I am doing reviewing what, for want of a better word, is an equalizer?"

Paul Bolin examines the sonic benefits of the Grand Prix Audio Monaco Modular Component Isolation System, reminding us that "It's no longer news that uncontrolled spurious vibration is one of the greatest threats to high-quality sound and video reproduction."

For his January 2003 "As We See It," John Atkinson opens his mouth to explain "The Five Dealer Rule." As JA notes, "Where Stereophile differs from its peers is that, instead of the criteria whereby products are chosen for review being concealed behind closed doors, I make them public knowledge."

From January 1986, we have an "As We See It" by J. Gordon Holt: "How Much Depth Is Too Much Depth?" After a grueling CES, JGH ponders the idea that "high-end audio may have reached a developmental plateau of sorts."

Finally, the next installment in our "Recording of the Month" series for the online archives: Recording of May 1996: Mozart's Piano Concertos 21 and 24. Mortimer H. Frank and Wes Phillips comment, "Yes, a lovely recording, pervaded by a sense of relaxed intimacy. Moreover, Prof. Johnson has captured the power of the tuttis and crescendos with startling vividness."