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Hi-Rez Audio Distinguished in Blind Testing
Jim Austin  |  Dec 16, 2019  |  71 comments
Spectral analysis of a live blues band recording made by John Atkinson, showing content up to 40kHz, from "What's Going On Up There?"

At the October 2019 Audio Engineering Society convention in New York, Yuki Fukuda and Shunsuke Ishimitsu, both of Hiroshima City University, presented results that show quite clearly that listeners can distinguish sounds encoded and reproduced at different sampling frequencies. Their trials differed from the previous ones in one important way: Instead of exposing test subjects to music at different resolutions, they used test tones.

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A Nagra Event in Chicago
Stereophile Staff  |  Nov 25, 2019  |  2 comments
Musical Artisans is proud to host the Nagra HD Line Show on December 6 and 7 in Chicago, with special guest René LaFlamme from Nagra.
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Wilson Unveils the Chronosonic XVX at Definitive Audio
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Nov 16, 2019  |  44 comments
Bellevue, Washington: On Wednesday and Thursday, Nov 13 and 14, Definitive Audio in Bellevue hosted multiple by-invitation showings of Wilson Audio’s just-unveiled Chronosonic XVX loudspeaker.
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dCS, d'Agostino, Clearaudio, and the Wilson XVX at Excel Audio in Newport Beach, California
Stereophile Staff  |  Nov 15, 2019  |  0 comments
On November 23, 6–9pm: Excel Audio in Newport Beach, California, invites everyone to join us to experience Wilson Audio’s latest, the Chronosonic XVX, driven by D’Agostino electronics with digital by dCS and vinyl played on the Clearaudio Statement turntable.
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WAMM Master Chronosonics in West Palm Beach, Florida
Stereophile Staff  |  Nov 13, 2019  |  18 comments
On Friday, November 22, from 4–9pm, at Audio Advisors in West Palm Beach, Florida, Peter McGrath of Wilson Audio will be demonstrating the WAMM Master Chronosonic with the WAMM Master Subsonic Subwoofers.
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Qobuz Lowers Pricing, Some Other Streaming Services Respond
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Nov 12, 2019  |  7 comments
New York, NY. On November 8, at the very small New York Audio Show, Paris-based music streaming service Qobuz announced that it has streamlined its subscription plans, lowered prices, and discontinued MP3 streaming.
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The MBL X-treme Roadshow Visits Sarasota, Florida
Stereophile Staff  |  Nov 11, 2019  |  44 comments
Please join Suncoast Audio in Sarasota, Florida, for the MBL X-treme Roadshow on Saturday, November 16th. Jeremy and Tara Bryan from MBL North America will present the 101 X-treme Radialstrahler loudspeaker system driven by MBL’s Reference Line Electronics.
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A Spectral Event at Innovative Audio in NYC
Stereophile Staff  |  Nov 11, 2019  |  3 comments
On Thursday, November 14, from 5–9pm, the Innovative Audio Video Showrooms at 150 E. 58th St, NYC, will host Richard Fryer, the Founder and President of Spectral Audio, to celebrate their more than 40 years of producing state-of-the-art music components with the East Coast debut of the DMA-300SV Reference Standard Stereo Amplifier.
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A Hi-Fi Event at Soundings in Denver, Colorado
Stereophile Staff  |  Nov 11, 2019  |  1 comments
Thursday, November 14, 6–9pm: Join Denver, Colorado's Soundings Fine Audio Video for an evening of Hifi awesomeness as they host friends and representatives from Boulder Amplifiers, Rockport Technologies, and Nordost Cables. The event will include the worldwide debut of the Boulder 866 integrated amplifier.
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U.K.’s Hi-Fi Show Live Opens Saturday
Stereophile Staff  |  Oct 23, 2019  |  4 comments
The Hi-Fi Show Live 2019, U.K’s largest specialty high-end audio event, will take place this Saturday and Sunday at the Ascot Racecourse Grandstand in Ascot, England.
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Must-Hear Music TV: Country Music and Now Hear This
Jon Iverson  |  Oct 11, 2019  |  14 comments
Under the category of "abundance of musical riches," there are two fantastic series about music airing on PBS right now. You probably already know about one of them, but another, which many readers will like even better, is getting far less press.
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Vandersteen KĒNTO Carbon Loudspeaker at Audio Advice in Raleigh, NC
Stereophile Staff  |  Oct 11, 2019  |  0 comments
On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, from 5:00 to 9:00pm, Raleigh, NC, specialty audio retailer Audio Advice (8621-117 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh) will present Music Matters, showcasing the new Vandersteen KĒNTO Carbon loudspeaker.
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PS Audio Goes Direct in the US
Jim Austin  |  Oct 07, 2019  |  33 comments
In a late-August newsletter, PS Audio announced a major change in how it does business. In the United States, its home market, the company stopped selling its products through dealers and opted for a direct, online-only sales model. Outside the US, it will continue to sell through authorized dealers.
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Audio Vision SF’s 20th Anniversary Premiere-filled Celebration
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Oct 04, 2019  |  10 comments
Audio Vision SF, one of San Francisco’s two major high-end dealerships, celebrated its 20th anniversary on September 27–29 with a three-day celebration in two locations.
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Graham Audio Launches the BBC LS5/5 in Montreal
Robert Schryer  |  Sep 28, 2019  |  24 comments
BBC LS5/5? I'd never heard of it until it was announced on my Facebook feed that the LS5/5 was Graham Audio's new flagship speaker—so new, in fact, that there were only two pairs in existence. One of them would be showcased that evening in a Montreal audio shop, Art et Son, for the model's official North American launch.
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