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Integrated Amp Reviews
Krell FBI integrated amplifier
Fred Kaplan  |  Jul 22, 2007  |  1 comments
There's something a bit oddball about the notion of a $16,500 integrated amplifier—until you stop to consider that the market is fairly drenched with preamps and power amps that, together, cost that much and more. And putting both pre- and power amp in a single chassis cuts down on storage (one less shelf), accessories (one less pair of cable), and electrical outlets (one socket freed up).
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Stand Loudspeaker Reviews
Sonics Anima loudspeaker
Wes Phillips  |  Jul 22, 2007  |  0 comments
"I have a really special loudspeaker I want you to hear," said Immedia's Allen Perkins at Home Entertainment 2006.
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CD Player/Transport Reviews
Primare CD31 CD player
Brian Damkroger  |  Jul 22, 2007  |  0 comments
At $2295, the CD31 is the most expensive integrated CD player from Swedish manufacturer Primare, and an evolution of their D30.2, which I reviewed in the June 2004 Stereophile. I knew that the CD31 wasn't a clean-sheet design, but my first look suggested that it wasn't even much of an evolution—a comparison of its and the D30.2's spec sheets matched almost line for line. When I asked Terry Medalen of Sumiko, Primare's US distributor, about the similarity, and if the CD31 was just a mild tweaking of the D30.2, he said, "Well, yes and no. You really need to listen to it."
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Phono Cartridge Reviews
Koetsu Black MC phono cartridge
Art Dudley  |  Jul 22, 2007  |  0 comments
Every two or three years my family and I travel to Disney World in Orlando, Florida—one of those places I used to think I'd hate, but which I always enjoy in spite of myself. No such trip would be complete without visiting the Mitsukoshi department store at Epcot Center, which represents the pinnacle of Japanese consumer culture. At the Epcot Mitsukoshi store—the 430-year-old company's only US location—one can buy the finest of everything, including the rarest and most expensive writing papers and inks, the most exquisitely crafted pottery, and the loveliest freshwater pearls on Earth. Young shoppers are accommodated with the latest toys, trends, and technology—but there's nothing frantic or cheap about the manner in which they're offered. The watchword at Mitsukoshi is quality, and the presentation borders on being artistic.
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Ariel Bitran
Why the hate, Bill?
Ariel Bitran  |  Jul 20, 2007  |  1 comments

Bill: This is Bill.
Ariel: Hi Bill, this is Ariel from Stereophile magazine. How are you?
B: Why are you calling?

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Face The Music
Afghan Whigs
Face The Music  |  Jul 20, 2007  |  0 comments
Unbreakable
(A Retrospective 1990-2006)
Elektra/Rhino
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Robert Baird
Pageant of the Transmundane
Robert Baird  |  Jul 20, 2007  |  0 comments
Now that we're perched upon the precipice of the Simpson Movie opening—at least a decade too late—I, by chance, I caught the Hullabalooza episode with the Smashing Pumpkins this week, the one where Homer becomes part of the "pageant of the transmundane," by being shot in the stomach with a cannonball.
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Wes Phillips
Bagheera Discovers Fresh Catnip
Wes Phillips  |  Jul 20, 2007  |  1 comments
"You can just buy this at the Coop—and you've never done it before? What were you thinking?"
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Wes Phillips
Huckleberry Helps
Wes Phillips  |  Jul 20, 2007  |  1 comments
Huck knows exactly what the enterprising freelancer needs: A feline muse, who alternately attacks the keyboard and scrutinizes the monitor.
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Wes Phillips
Backward Causality
Wes Phillips  |  Jul 20, 2007  |  0 comments
We report, you decide.
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