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Epos ES12 loudspeaker
John Atkinson  |  Aug 06, 2006  |  First Published: Apr 06, 1997  |  0 comments
Blind loudspeaker listening tests are hard work, not least because usually, most of the models being auditioned fail to light any musical sparks. But back in the spring of 1991, when a small group of Stereophile writers were doing blind tests for a group speaker review, one speaker did light up smiles on the listeners' faces, including my own. (We don't talk during our blind tests, but it's more difficult to keep body language in check.) Once the results were in, we learned that the speaker that got the music right in that test was the diminutive ES11 from Epos in England (footnote 1).
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Turntable ReviewsTonearm Reviews
Spotheim La Luce turntable and SpJ tonearm
Jonathan Scull  |  Aug 06, 2006  |  First Published: Oct 06, 1998  |  0 comments
The La Luce turntable's elegant form usually stops audiophiles dead in their tracks. Then comes a long, low "Wow." I'm hardly immune myself. And that's not even considering the sound, which has always been wonderful, as it was in the Joseph Audio/Cardas room at CES '98.
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Have you been moving toward bigger or smaller speakers in recent years?
Stereophile  |  Aug 06, 2006  |  197 comments

The conventional wisdom that "bigger is better" doesn't always hold true in audio. High-end speaker systems, for example, have evolved in both directions—some designs have grown enormous while others have almost disappeared entirely. Which trend do you favor?

Have you been moving toward bigger or smaller speakers in recent years?
Bigger is better
47% (66 votes)
Getting smaller
32% (45 votes)
Size doesn't matter
21% (29 votes)
Total votes: 140
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News
Dean Roumanis
Wes Phillips  |  Aug 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Dean Roumanis, chief operating officer and part owner of Krell Industries, died Sunday, July 30, of a heart attack, one day after being taken to the hospital following chest pains he experienced after a long bicycle ride. He was 52.
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Industry Update
Wes Phillips  |  Aug 06, 2006  |  0 comments
No CDs for you, Tower: The Los Angeles Times reported August 4 that Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and EMI have cut off CD shipments to Tower Records because the record chain has stopped paying its bills. Sony BMG may have also stopped shipping to Tower, but the Times was not able to confirm those reports.
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News
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Aug 06, 2006  |  0 comments
One of the great sopranos of the 20th century, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, died in her sleep at her home in Schruns, Austria, on August 3, at the age of 90. The myriad ways in which she employed her remarkably expressive, silvery soprano gave rise to as much admiration and respect as her penchant for incessant nuance, along with her Nazi past, generated controversy.
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Rives Audio Buys Talon
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Aug 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Just as the mythical Phoenix arose from its own ashes, the birds of the Talon Audio line have again taken flight, this time as Talon Loudspeakers. As of August 7, Rives Audio (www.rivesaudio.com) has acquired Talon Audio and plans to reintroduce many of the company's most successful models.
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Stephen Mejias
YG Acoustics Anat Reference
Stephen Mejias  |  Aug 04, 2006  |  3 comments
I see her from across the pool. She's tall and beautiful and dressed all in white.
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Wes Phillips
Rare Dava Sobel Sighting
Wes Phillips  |  Aug 04, 2006  |  0 comments
The Age profiles Dava Sobel, author of Longitude (very highly recommended), Galileo's Daughter (ditto), and now Planets.
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Pop Quiz
Wes Phillips  |  Aug 04, 2006  |  0 comments
Okay, not a pop quiz, but a test of your ability to differentiate the famous musicians from the unknowns.
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