Added to the Archives This Week

Several writers take turns with the Apogee Duetta II loudspeaker, beginning with Alvin Gold in 1986. Anthony H. Cordesman exclaims, "The Duetta II breaks so much new ground, and is so obviously a superb speaker system, that it simply would not be fair to you readers to put off reporting on this speaker until the next issue."

Next, Corey Greenberg stuffs all of his favorite music into the Proceed CD Library. Greenberg concludes, "Being able to play any combination of your 100 favorite CDs, all from the comfort of your listening chair, is almost embarrassingly regal."

For 1991's Audio, Precision, & Measurement: Richard Cabot, Robert Harley interviews the man he describes as "one of today's foremost authorities on audio measurement and testing."

John Atkinson rails against the excessive use of compression in the mastering suite in his "As We See It" from the current issue, Overcooked Floyd. JA finds new CDs getting ". . . louder. And louder. And LOUDER TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS NO LONGER ANY DYNAMIC LIGHT AND SHADE NO AURAL PUNCTUATION."

Finally, the next installment in our "Recording of the Month" series for the online archives: Recording of June 2003: Dark Side of the Moon. Jon Iverson hears some monkey business with the CD layer, but the multichannel mix is alone worth the price of admission.

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