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Tube Power Amp Reviews
Wavelength Audio Gemini monoblock power amplifier
Robert Deutsch  |  May 20, 2001  |  0 comments
"I'm a fan of tubes—I don't like designing with them, but I do like listening to them."—Paul McGowan, Stereophile interview, May 2000
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Recording of the Month
Recording of May 2001: Sleepwalking
Marc Weidenbaum  |  May 15, 2001  |  0 comments
RAE & CHRISTIAN: Sleepwalking
GrandCentral/Studio K7 K7096CD (CD). 2001. Steve Christian, prod., eng.; Mark Rae, prod.; Rick Cowling, Graham Harwood, Howard Payne, Dejuana "DK" Richardson, Philippe Simonin, Eric Steinen, engs.; Mike Ball, Chris Owen, asst. engs. AAD? TT: 47:05
Performance ****?
Sonics ****
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Tube Power Amp Reviews
McIntosh MC2102 power amplifier
Sam Tellig  |  May 14, 2001  |  0 comments
"Larry—if I'd told you 10 years ago that McIntosh would be heavily into tubes in the 21st century, what would you have said?"
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Vote
Does your audio system sound better after it "warms up?" Do you have an idea why?
Stereophile Staff  |  May 13, 2001  |  136 comments

Have you ever noticed that your audio system sounds better after it's been on for a while?

Does your audio system sound better after it "warms up?" Do you have an idea why?
No. It always sounds the same.
17% (47 votes)
It does, but the difference is the listener.
6% (18 votes)
Yes. Here's why . . .
36% (100 votes)
Yes, but I have no idea why!
41% (114 votes)
Total votes: 279
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News
Musical Fidelity Heading for Dealer Shelves
Jon Iverson  |  May 13, 2001  |  0 comments
Will audio dealers be interested in selling a product that's been available so far only via mail-order? Audio Advisor thinks so, and has created a new distribution company, WS Distributing, to begin selling the Musical Fidelity product line through "qualified" high-end audio dealers in the USA beginning May 21. Musical Fidelity has been available through retailers in Europe and Asia for years, but in the US, only from AA's catalog and website sales.
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News
Added to the Archives This Week
Stereophile Staff  |  May 13, 2001  |  0 comments
Chip Stern provides us with a mini-review of the Sony SCD-777ES . Find out why this SACD player prompted him to exclaim: "At $2500, the SCD-777ES is not merely a Class A component, it's a steal."
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News
HE 2001: Many Paths to Sonic Bliss
Barry Willis  |  May 13, 2001  |  0 comments
The packed house that was Home Entertainment Expo 2001 on Saturday thinned to a manageable level on Sunday the 13th, allowing most of the Stereophile crew ample opportunity to visit all the displays they had missed the previous two days. Toward the 6 o'clock closing time folks were still wandering the halls, and talking amicably and enthusiastically with friends they see once or twice a year. There is always a great deal of continuity in these shows, not only in the products, but also in the people.
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News
Great Sound, Cool Designs Abound at HE 2001
Barry Willis  |  May 12, 2001  |  0 comments
In suite 949, Nashville, TN-based Nearfield Acoustics debuted an unnamed new model in its PipeDreams series of tower loudspeakers, one that sounds very promising. To sell for an estimated $10,000/pair, the speaker boasts a 98dB sensitivity rating and improved coherence over its predecessors, the result of using a horn-loading technique for the tweeters, according to company principal Craig Oxford. The new cabinet design is rounded in the back, allowing a single piece of veneer to be wrapped around it, yielding a literally seamless look. There are big bucks awaiting whoever comes up with a suitable name for the product, Oxford mentioned. "Opium" was my suggestion. Hey, it works for perfume.
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News
Experimental Recording Technologies Spice Home Entertainment 2001
Barry Willis  |  May 10, 2001  |  0 comments
Although Gary Shapiro emphasized digital television in his keynote address at Home Entertainment 2001, the Consumer Electronics Association president didn't ignore the importance of audio advancements. "SACD is a fantastic sensory experience," he told reporters at the May 11 press luncheon.
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Tube Preamp Reviews
Conrad-Johnson Premier 17LS line-stage preamplifier
Brian Damkroger  |  May 08, 2001  |  0 comments
As part of my employer's never-ending attempts to transform me from an engineer into a manager, I am constantly being sent to seminars and courses, some of which are eminently practical—like "Managers and the Law," which taught us how to avoid getting ourselves and our company sued. Others are more esoteric, like a recent seminar on "paradigm shifts." A paradigm shift, we were told, is a fundamental change in the way we look at things, arising from a change in a belief so inherent that it's unconscious.
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