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Music and Recording Features

The Complete Stax/Volt Singles

Corey Greenberg Sep 29, 1991

THE COMPLETE STAX/VOLT SINGLES, 1959-1968 (Footnote 1)
244 songs by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the MGs, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, The Bar-Kays, The Mar-Keys, and many, many others Atlantic 7-82218-2 (9 CDs only). Reissue producer: Steve Greenberg. AAD. TT: 10:52:07

As We See It Audiophile Essentials

Just What Is High End?

Robert Harley Jul 29, 1991

A man who had just looked through his very first Stereophile---April's "Recommended Components" issue picked up at a newsstand---recently called to ask my advice on a certain inexpensive CD player made by a large mid-fi company. I told him I hadn't auditioned the player and thus couldn't comment on its worth. The man then proceeded to read me the player's specifications, finally informing me that the player "had the new 1-bit thing"---all in the belief that I could make a recommendation based on what he'd just told me. He apparently had been conditioned to believe that not only was "the 1-bit thing" superior, but that choosing a CD player was merely a matter of evaluating technical specs.

Features

Pavane Pour Un Dealer Défunt

Barry Willis Jul 29, 1991

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure dome decree...---Coleridge

Music and Recording Features

The Bob Dylan Bootleg Series

Richard Lehnert Jul 28, 1991

BOB DYLAN: The Bootleg Series, Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased, 1961-1991) Columbia C3K 47382 (3 CDs only). Jeff Rosen, prod.; Mark Wilder, Tim Geelan, Josh Abbey, Jim Ball, engs. AAD. TT: 3:50:52

As We See It

Of Gravity, Clocks, and Audio Dragons

John Atkinson Mar 28, 1991

John Atkinson examines the role of myth and magic in high-end audio.

Reference J. Gordon Holt

Audio Basics: A Is For Ampere

J. Gordon Holt Mar 19, 1991

In the real world, "knowledge is power" means that if I know more about something than you do, I am better able than you to control it or use it to my own advantage. This is no less true in high-end audio, where a gut-level understanding of how a component works can free its owner from the constraints and frequent inaccuracies of instruction manuals, folklore, advertisements, and the nugatory, nullifidian nonsense in the mainstream audio press assuring you that most of what you know damn well you are hearing is really only a figment of your imagination.

Floor Loudspeaker Reviews

PSB Stratus Gold loudspeaker

John Atkinson, Thomas J. Norton Feb 01, 1991

This must be the month I drew the right straw to review "loudspeakers with three-letter initials." Elsewhere in this issue I describe my experiences with a pair of JBLs. Everyone knows that JBL stands for "James B. Lansing," founder of that company. You do, don't you? But PSB? If you've been paying attention here, you probably remember that JGH reviewed one of their loudspeakers back in May 1988. If you haven't, well, listen up. PSB is named after Paul Barton and his wife Sue, who formed Canada-based PSB in 1971. (Paul is still their chief designer.) The company was unknown in the US until just a few years ago, and still has a lower profile here than, well, certainly that other three-letter company. But not for lack of trying. They have at least 10 models—at last count.

Features

Hi-Fi Retailing: The Avid Audiophile's Advisory

Brian Cheney Jan 31, 1991

I hate hi-fi stores.

Interviews

Audio, Precision, & Measurement: Richard Cabot

Robert Harley Jan 29, 1991

Dr. Richard Cabot is one of today's foremost authorities on audio measurement and testing. Formerly an instrumentation designer at Tektronix, Dr. Cabot is now Vice President and Principle Engineer at <A HREF="http://audioprecision.com/">Audio Precision</A>. The company's System One, a computerized audio test set (used by Stereophile), has revolutionized the way the world measures audio equipment.

As We See It

Working in the Front Line

Martin Colloms Jan 16, 1991

A committed audio equipment reviewer operates at the front line of audio subjectivity. Working on behalf of a readership made up of consumers thirsting for independent, informed opinion and advice, a reviewer is commissioned by the editor of a magazine to produce reports with a technical and subjective content on a wide range of available audio products. These reviews must be both fair and completed at short notice on a relatively small budget.