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Promates: The World's First DXD Download Store

Jason Victor Serinus Dec 10, 2014

The world's first download site devoted exclusively to ultra hi-resolution DXD downloads, Promates Music Store, has launched from Copenhagen. The brainchild of Peter Scheelke, who in 2003 helped found Digital Audio Denmark (DAD), creator of the world's first commercial DXD converter, the site currently offers 26 native DXD recordings (352.8kHz sampling rate and 24-bit bit depth) from labels Dacapo and OUR Recordings.

Fred Kaplan

Masterpieces by Ellington, Finally, on Vinyl

Fred Kaplan Dec 10, 2014

For five years in this blog space, I've been urging, begging, audiophile record labels to reissue Masterpieces by Ellington, to my mind Duke Ellington's finest (and finest-sounding) album, on vinyl. Now Chad Kassem of Analogue Sounds has done it, and his QRP pressing is the jaw-dropper of the year...

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Music Hall Ikura LP player & Ortofon 2M Blue phono cartridge

Robert J. Reina Dec 08, 2014

The call I received from Music Hall's Leland Leard surprised me: "Hey, Bob, I think you'd be the perfect guy to review our new Ikura turntable!"

Hmm. It had been four years since I'd reviewed a record player: Pro-Ject's Debut III, in the February 2010 issue. And with the surging popularity of vinylhell, Rough Trade NYC's enormous new record store, in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, even sells turntablesthe thought of a plug-and-play turntable-tonearm-cartridge combination for $1200 intrigued me. Sure, Lelandsend it on.

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element #88

John Marks Dec 06, 2014

It's time for another holiday gift list!

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Bluetooth Headphone/Headset Survey Review

Tyll Hertsens Dec 06, 2014

This story originally appeared at InnerFidelity.com

Please don't consider this a comprehensive overview of the best wireless Bluetooth headphones out there...it isn't. Manufacturers and PR people keep offering to send BT headphones to me, I keep being interested in the category, but it wasn't until a had some significant experience with BT headphones that I began to feel like I could comment on the relative performance of BT headphones I had heard. Well, with a dozen or so on hand and mounting experience, and the shopping season upon us, I figured it was time to do something.

Robert Baird

Brothers And Sisters

Robert Baird Dec 05, 2014

“Jessica,” played by sideman Led Dudek, has launched a thousand air guitar solos.

Robert Baird

And What's Christmas Without a Catalog?

Robert Baird Dec 05, 2014

Let someone else mind your credit cards and PayPal password whilst you browse.

Art Dudley Listening

Listening #144

Art Dudley Dec 05, 2014

No doubt every model in the current Jaguar lineup is at least good, if not great. Their specs speak of high power, nimble handling, blinky acceleration, and no shortage of creature comforts. Yet for all that, modern Jags don't interest me in the least, partly because I know I'll never have the money to buy one, and partly because the Jaguars of the 21st century lack the character of their mid-20th century forebears. It seems to me that Jaguars have, over the years, gone from being in a class of their own to being scarcely more than upmarket versions of everydamnthing else.

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Devialet's Ensemble System premiers in Delaware Saturday

Stereophile Staff Dec 04, 2014

Devialet's new Ensemble system will be featured at Overture Audio/Video, 2423 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE this Saturday, December 6. Shows are from 124pm.

Sweepstakes

Needle Doctor AudioEngine 5+ Speakers Sweepstakes

Jon Iverson Dec 01, 2014

Register to win a pair of AudioEngine 5+ Speakers (MSRP $399.00) from Needle Doctor we are giving away.

According to the company:

"Audioengine continues to manufacture powered speakers that are among the best you’ll find for the money. They’re a very focused company, and for that, we’re lucky. With resources pouring into a relatively centralized field, Audioengine is able to dream of and produce poignant products that entirely meet the needs of many listeners."

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]