Equipment Reviews

Over the years, Stereophile has created the largest body of credible audio information available anywhere. Each month we add more articles and reviews from the magazine to this online database, including information about setting up audio systems, understanding the science of audio, and how we test and listen to equipment and ultimately music.

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	Budget Components Generally, products under $1,000 or otherwise seen as a great value by the editors.
Amplification Reviews
	Solid-State Preamps The preamp controls source selection and volume and feeds the power amplifier.
	Tube Preamps Controls source selection and volume, and does it with vacuum tubes.
	Solid-State Power Amps Provides the heavy electronic lifting to drive the loudspeakers to lifelike sound levels.
	Tube Power Amps And does it with vacuum tubes.
	Integrated Amps/Receivers The all-in-one amplification solution, with a receiver adding an FM section to an integrated.
	Phono Preamps Transforms the low-level output of an LP turntable into a high-level signal to feed a receiver or preamplifier.
Loudspeaker Reviews
	Floorstanding Loudspeakers The audio system's grunt workers, offering full range sound at all price levels.
	Standmounted/Bookshelf Loudspeakers By sacrificing size and low bass, minimonitors can maximize midrnage purity and soundstaging at an often affordable price.
	Subwoofers Digging deep into the lower frequencies, subwoofers help even large loudspeakers achieve true wide-range performance.
Digital Source Reviews
	CD Players/Transports Get all there is to get from the Compact Disc.
	Hi-Rez Disc Players/Transports SACD and DVD-Audio players offer superior sound quality to CD.
	Digital Processors Outboard processors can minimize jitter and maximize sound quality, from any digital format.
	Computer Audio High-performance sound cards and Wi-Fi network accessories turn your PC into a true high-fidelity source component.
	Media Servers/MP3 Players From 500 megabyte portables to 1 terabyte monsters, this is where you can find out how to play WAVs, AIFs, AACs, & MP3s.
Analog Source Reviews
	Turntables Spinning LPs is no trivial task. The turntable also must provide a stable platform for the tonearm and cartidge, while isolating the LP from airborne vibrations and footfalls.
	Tonearms The tonearm carries the cartridge across the LP's grooves without adding coloration or distortion, not as easy at it sounds.
	Phono Cartridges The sharp end of an LP playback system, the cartridge transduces the groove vibrations into an electrical signal.
	FM Tuners Pulling in high-fidelity sound from the aether, the FM tuner is an often-overlooked analog source.
Accessories Reviews
	Cables Without speaker cables and interconnects, your system will be very quiet.
	Phono Accessories LP cleaners, brushes, unguents, & lotions.
	Powerline Accessories House current can be notoriously dirty. Treat your system by cleaning up your AC.
	Room Acoustics Treatments The room is the forgotten component. Optimizing your listening room's acoustics can give you the biggest sonic bang for your buck.
	Stands/Racks Don't put your new CD player on a credenze—or the floor!
	Headphones/Headphone Accessories Your personal listening center: cans, bags, & amps.
	Miscellaneous Everything else. And we mean everything.