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Interviews

Musicians As Audiophiles: Adam Rogers

Ken Micallef Apr 02, 2017

"For years, I had a terrible listening situation," guitarist Adam Rogers recalls. "I had a Vector Research amplifier that the guys at the hi-fi store called 'Victim Research.' I'd fallen into the contemporary trap of listening to music on computer speakers or headphones, all the while feeling that at some point I would like to invest in a great listening scenario."

Adam Rogers is one of most astute and industrious players in the world of jazz, a native New Yorker who has seen every era of the Big Apple music scene, and risen to become one of the best guitar players in the world...

Jason Victor Serinus

William Bolcom's Delightful Piano Rags

Jason Victor Serinus Apr 01, 2017

Hankering for recorded music that is witty, engaging, and filled with surprisesmusic written with a twinkle in the eye? Check out the Spencer Myer's new Steinway & Sons recording of the Piano Rags of William Bolcom (b. 1938). Also available as a hi-rez download, Myer's delightful takes on Bolcom's rags dispel any notion that the rag is a predictable but ultimately limited art form.

Robert Baird

Crate Diggers?

Robert Baird Mar 31, 2017

Put the expression "crate-diggers" into any sentence and it will catch my eye. The Warner Music Group has launched Run Out Groove, a new fan-driven, vinyl-only label that is going to let the public, or more accurately the crate-diggers among us, choose which records from the WMG trove of labels this new label will release.

Gramophone Dreams Headphone Reviews Powerline Accessory Reviews

Gramophone Dreams #15: AudioQuest Niagara 1000, HiFiMan HE1000 V2

Herb Reichert Mar 30, 2017

Some of our readers seem to believe that the essence of high-quality audio is disclosed primarily by science, and not by dreamy, bodice-ripping adventures that take place on plush carpets behind closed doors. Perhaps they're right. Unfortunately, I have had no personal experiences that confirm that hypothesis.

Solid State Power Amp Reviews

AVM Ovation MA8.2 monoblock power amplifier

Jason Victor Serinus Mar 30, 2017

I've known Peder Bäckman, international sales director for the German firm Audio Video Manufaktur GmbH (AVM), for many years, ever since he worked with Electrocompaniet. When I told him that I was looking for products to review in the reference system in my new 20' by 16' by 9' music room, he invited me to browse AVM's large catalog and see what tickled my fancy. In consultation with John Atkinson, it became clear that AVM's largest, most powerful monoblock amplifier, the Ovation MA8.2 ($29,990/pair), seemed a good fit.

News

Dealer Event in Connecticut Saturday

Stereophile Staff Mar 30, 2017

Saturday April 1, 25pm, Take 5 Audio (105 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06510) is hosting an event featuring products from Bryston and Zanden Audio.

Interviews Jana Dagdagan Re-Tales

A Conversation with Philly Audio Retailer Doug White

Jana Dagdagan Mar 29, 2017

This past weekend, John Atkinson, Herb Reichert, and I drove down to Philadelphia to visit audio retailer Doug White of The Voice That Is. In this video, Doug and JA discuss the challenges of a rapidly changing internet based market, the differences between buying online versus buying from your local dealer, and much more.

Art Dudley Listening Phono Accessory Reviews Phono Preamp Reviews

Listening # 172: Music First Audio MC Step Up 632, Vinyl Cleaner Pro

Art Dudley Mar 29, 2017

Before I revert to form and leave the subject for another nine or ten months, I'll pick up where I left off in last month's column to focus once again on step-up transformers (SUTs) for moving-coil cartridges. There's yet another choice you should know aboutin this case, a thoroughly brilliant, handmade SUT that sells for well under $1000.

Stand Loudspeaker Reviews

DeVore Fidelity Gibbon 3XL loudspeaker

Sam Tellig, Herb Reichert Mar 29, 2017

Forty years ago, when I first had money enough to buy serious [ahem] consumer audio, there were a few good turntables available, from Thorens, Garrard, Ariston, some others. Today is the golden age of turntables: ask Mikey, if not antiquarian Artie. And loudspeakers! In 1970, models were few, and most were mediocre. Today, you can have a great loudspeaker for a song.

Montreal Audio Fest 2017

Art's Personal Wrap

Art Dudley Mar 29, 2017

The Montreal Audio Fest, formerly Salon Son et Image, isn't so much about hardware. If it were, there'd be no sense attending, because the High End show in Munich does hardware better than this or any other show, and God bless them for it. Montreal Audio Fest also isn't about lavish parties or celebrities or exotic climates: cripes, the weather up there in March is usually so miserable that even the ducks that populate the Hotel Bonaventure's tenth-floor gardens spend most of the day hiding under the bushes. Montreal Audio Fest is mostly about people...