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CES 2017

A Capitol Idea

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 07, 2017

Once an hour, Mike Mettler, music editor of our sister publication Sound and Vision, introduced live demonstrations in the Hi-Res Audio Pavilion's mini-simulation of the Capitol Recording Studios. Each session was conducted by a different award-winning engineer or producer

CES 2017

Crystal Cable CCI

Herb Reichert Jan 06, 2017

Today's audio world is beginning to be populated by innovative integrated amplifiers that fit into our homes and lives in new ways: products that are not only practical and user-friendly but can make us happy when we walk in the door and see the thing sitting on a desk or shelfwaiting for its master to touch and appreciate it.

CES 2017

Major Hi-Res Breakthroughs

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 06, 2017

On the first day of CES, a consortium of industry professionals gathered by the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG)and chaired by Marc Finer, President of the DEGspoke to assembled press and industry supporters at a Hi-Res Audio Press Conference. The group announced a new consumer awareness campaign called Stream the Studio, which is designed to increase awareness of hi-res audio amongst millennials.

CES 2017

Caged Cash

Herb Reichert Jan 05, 2017

How does that saying go? What stays in Vegasnever gets back to Brooklyn? What happens in Vegasgets blabbered in Stereophile?

CES 2017

Health-Food Huddle

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 05, 2017

What is not clear, at this moment, is how many premieres we will actually encounter

News

On Its Way 2U: the February Issue

Stereophile Staff Jan 04, 2017

Hitting newsstands, tables, and mailboxes next week, the February 2017 issue features the 27th edition of our perennially popular "Records 2 Die 4," where the magazine's writers and editors each list two recordings that they will take with them when they go. And we haven't forgotten the hardware: John Atkinson waxes lyrical over the Magico S5 Mk.II speaker; Ken Micallef does likewise over the unique NEAT Iota Alpha; Mikey Fremer drives his Wilsons with humongous Boulder monoblocks; Art Dudley and Herb Reichert listen to idiosyncratic digital components from EAR and Schiit; and Herb Reichert auditions Rega's new Planar 3 LP player.

Interviews Jana Dagdagan

Industry Profile: Jim Hagerman of Hagerman Audio Labs

Jana Dagdagan Jan 03, 2017

This week's Industry Profile features Jim Hagerman of Hagerman Audio Labs. In essence, Jim is Hagerman Audio Labs all-in-one, as he impressively functions as owner/designer/engineer/tester/builder/shipper/customer service, and so on. Hagerman Audio Labs first caught my eye a couple years back when I started getting into DIY projects. Though he has since eliminated DIY from his offerings (you can read why below), Jim continued to interest me because: 1) his website lists an address in Honolulu (a rarity in high-end audio), 2) he publishes his schematics, and 3) his candid approach to social media is refreshingall hopeful indicators that he'd make a very interesting Industry Profile subject.

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Musician Jake Shimabukuro Joining Stereophile at CES 2017

Jon Iverson Jan 02, 2017

Stereophile tried something a little different for our CES coverage last year: we brought Graham Nash to the show. This year several new artist names were tossed about, and when Jake Shimabukuro came up we jumped at the chance to bring him to Las Vegas. Jake is a stellar musician, and has turned the ukulele into a respected instrument with his interpretations of classical and modern works, collaborating with a wide range of artists from Yo-Yo Ma to Alan Parsons. He is stunning to watch: If you've never seen or heard him play, check out the videos at the bottom of this story.

Audacious Audio Phono Cartridge Reviews

Lyra Atlas SL and Etna SL phono cartridges

Michael Fremer Jan 02, 2017

My 0.56mV-output Lyra Atlas moving-coil cartridge ($11,995) has put in four years of heavy-duty use. But not long ago I began to hear some problems with sibilants from records that previously hadn't given me trouble in that department. Lyra's Jonathan Carr and Stig Bjorge suggested I bring my Atlas to the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, held last January in Las Vegas, where they would exchange it for a new one.

CD Player/Transport Reviews J. Gordon Holt

Bang & Olufsen Beogram CD-X CD player

J. Gordon Holt Jan 02, 2017

The Danish Bang & Olufsen firm is the undisputed leader in audio when it comes to dramatic product styling and ease and versatility of use. Their designs have won more design awards than those of any other audio firm, and each new lineup of B&O models seems to offer even more control convenience than the last batch. Sonically, none of their components to date has been any better than "very good," and some have done significantly less well than that. In reviewing them, we have had to compare them with their pricewise competition among the brands we normally think of as "high-end," and B&O's components have not stood that comparison very well.