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50 Years of Blues at Antone's

Robert Baird Oct 07, 2025

Left to right: Clifford Antone, Doug Sahm, Albert Collins. (Photo Courtesy of Susan Antone.)

There have been venue owners who have been larger than life—Hilly Kristal (CBGB) and Doug Weston (Troubadour) come to mind—but few live-music club owners have ever lived in and for the music the way that Clifford Antone has.

New Products News

From Simaudio's Moon: A new product, a new series

Jim Austin Oct 03, 2025

Simaudio has introduced a streaming network streamer/integrated amplifier, the Moon 371, the first product in a new, more affordable series called Compass. Why Compass? The name evokes the name of the higher-end North series, introduced in 2023. "Compass guides you North," a Simaudio rep said at a press event in Boucherville, across the river from Montreal.

Digital Processor Reviews

Bricasti Design M21 D/A processor

Sasha Matson Oct 03, 2025

Those of us who review audio equipment, and even audiophiles who don't, often talk about our reference systems. The term implies a certain level of consistency. If you are changing components every week, your system probably lacks the stability to be a true reference. In the case of reviewers, this presents an irony . . .

Recommended Components

Recommended Components Fall 2025 Edition

Stereophile Staff Oct 02, 2025

Every product listed here has been reviewed in Stereophile. Within each category, products are listed by class; within each class, they're in alphabetical order, followed by their price, a review synopsis, and a note indicating the issues in which the review, and any subsequent follow-up reports, appeared.

Audacious Audio Tube Preamp Reviews

Octave Audio Jubilee preamplifier

Jason Victor Serinus Oct 02, 2025

Way back in the age when Stereophile's print magazine was the size of a theater playbill, common wisdom declared that the tube preamp was the ideal complement to solid state amplification.

News

Scott McGowan launches Sprout HiFi after 17 years at PS Audio

Mark Henninger Oct 02, 2025

Scott McGowan has left PS Audio to form Sprout HiFi, a new company built around a next-generation Sprout amplifier. The first Sprout HiFi product, a revamped version of the Sprout100, is projected for 2026, with email sign-ups open now.

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Qobuz Connect comes to BluOS for direct high-resolution app-to-player streaming

Mark Henninger Oct 01, 2025

BluOS, the multiroom platform from Lenbrook Media Group, announced upcoming support for Qobuz Connect. The integration will let listeners cast music directly from the Qobuz app to any compatible BluOS player.

CD Player/Transport Reviews Gramophone Dreams

Gramophone Dreams #101: The Shanling ET3 CD transport

Herb Reichert Oct 01, 2025

Costing just $899, Shanling's top-loading ET3 CD transport appears to have been designed by people who recognize the multitude of big and small fails (or lost opportunities) of previous CD transports. In use, the ET3 felt like a distillation of what I've always wanted in a transport: strong, solid, compact, cool-looking, and feels good to use.

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Rutherford Audio named TADL’s consumer distributor for Canada and the US

Mark Henninger Oct 01, 2025

Technical Audio Devices Laboratories, Inc. (TADL) has appointed Rutherford Audio Inc. as distributor for its hi-fi consumer products in Canada and the US.

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mbl has a new owner, says future is secure

Mark Henninger Sep 30, 2025

German speaker and electronics manufacturer MBL Akustikgeräte has been acquired by MBL International GmbH, a new subsidiary of China’s Chow Tai Seng. MBL says the deal secures the company’s long-term future and is a step toward resolving ongoing insolvency proceedings.