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CD Player/Transport Reviews
Naim CDX CD player
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 10, 2004  |  First Published: May 01, 1999  |  0 comments
To compartmentalize or not to compartmentalize, that is the question. Does one review an expensive CD player at the dawn of the 24-bit/96kHz digital age by pulling a "Clinton," standing defiantly before a jury of audio peers to deliver a speech on the state of the CD art, boxing in, roping off, and all but ignoring the new, supposedly unimpeachable medium?
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Hi-Rez Disc Player/Transport Reviews
Sony SCD-C333ES SACD/CD player
Jonathan Scull  |  Oct 10, 2004  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2001  |  0 comments
John Atkinson flapped his bushy eyebrows at me and smiled slyly. "Hey, J-10, why don't you do the Sony SCD-C333ES SACD carousel player for April?" Usually, when JA gets that look on his face, I seek shelter. The phone bripped suddenly in my office, but I knew it was too late. "Oooo-kay..." I smiled back, thinking of Stereophile's recent covers and the hubbub, bub, thick as it comes, that they'd produced. (See "Letters" in the February and March issues.)
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News
Industry Roundup
Barry Willis  |  Oct 04, 2004  |  0 comments
Satellite radio goes high-end: Beginning early next year, Krell Industries will enter the booming market for satellite radio receivers with an XM Radio tuner. The $4000 unit will reportedly also receive traditional AM and FM broadcasts; an optional module will let it stream Internet audio via 802.11g wireless connection to a broadband modem, according to the September 27 edition of This Week in Consumer Electronics (TWICE). The tuner will join Krell's line of custom installation products. In a similar but less expensive vein will be new Sirius tuners from Russound. At $699 and $999, the two new models will also include AM/FM tuners.
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News
Monster Park
Barry Willis  |  Oct 04, 2004  |  0 comments
There's a certain commercial symbiosis between audio companies and public performance spaces. Tokyo has its Yamaha Hall; New York has its Avery Fisher Hall (1, 2), named for the hi-fi pioneer whose products were among the best available in the early 1960s.
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News
Added to the Archives This Week
Stereophile Staff  |  Oct 04, 2004  |  0 comments
Jack English noted in March 1994, "I lobbied ProAc designer Stuart Tyler tirelessly to take a crack at a truly full-range speaker which would preserve the strengths of the Response lineup. My wish came true in mid-1993, with the release of the monstrous ProAc Response 4 loudspeaker."
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News
Hi-Rez DTS Added to Blu-ray & HD DVD
Jon Iverson  |  Oct 04, 2004  |  0 comments
Last week we reported Dolby's announcement that varying versions of their audio technologies have been selected as "mandatory formats" for HD DVD and Blu-ray. Significant for audiophiles is that MLP and high-resolution PCM audio will be available both as two-channel and surround formats on HD DVD.
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Vote
Do different speaker cables or interconnects sound different?
Stereophile  |  Oct 03, 2004  |  123 comments

It's one of leading audio controversies: Do different audio cables

Do different speaker cables or interconnects sound different?
Yes, quite a bit
57% (157 votes)
Yes, but only a little
20% (56 votes)
Yes, but ever so slightly
10% (29 votes)
No, they all sound the same
13% (35 votes)
Total votes: 277
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Tonearm Reviews
Immedia RPM-2 tonearm
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 03, 2004  |  First Published: May 01, 1997  |  0 comments
If the sole criterion for choosing a winner in today's hotly contested premium arms race was original thinking, the Immedia RPM-2 might well come out on top. While some of its design details resemble those found on other products, in many significant areas the arm is unique—not for uniqueness's sake, but in order to efficiently implement some clearly considered goals. If the unipivot RPM-2 bears a resemblance to any other contemporary arm, it is Naim's highly regarded ARO—which I've never heard. The similarity, though, would appear to be superficial.
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FM Tuner Reviews
Fanfare FT-1 FM tuner
Steven Stone  |  Oct 03, 2004  |  First Published: Jun 01, 1994  |  1 comments
The official designation for FM is Frequency Modulation, but I think FM stands for Fresh Music. Since before the age of recorded time, FM has been where you go to hear new music, be it the latest Jimi Hendrix album or a recent release from the Kronos Quartet.
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Stand Loudspeaker Reviews
Spendor S100 loudspeaker
Sam Tellig  |  Oct 03, 2004  |  First Published: Jun 01, 1990  |  0 comments
"Speakers are difficult," says Lars.
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