Important Announcement: Site Changes

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Submitted by Stephen Mejias on

We plan to go live with a revised Stereophile.com by Monday morning. The revision includes moving all of our content -- reviews, blogs, and forums and galleries -- to a single server. For viewers, this means larger images, a better Search tool, lots of Sort options, and the ability to comment on all content.

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Submitted by tyjohnson16 on

Hi, I'm hoping in the future to have enough cash to do something serious with my equipment, but in the meantime
can anyone advise me on whether/how I can get good sound for a headphone setup? My music library is CD and high quality MP3 (PC) based. I have been reading about DAC units and high quality CD players but I'm not sure what makes the most sense or how to drive the headphones adequately. In short I have PC and CD based music and I can choose good headphones, it's what goes in between that I'm unsure about (and would the results be decent?). Thanks for any advice.

Home Theater Integrated amplifiers

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Submitted by zero_none on

Hi:

I'm looking for a home theater integrated amplifier for 7.1 channels, but i don't know much about it, which brands or model do you guys recommend me to check, i would like to spend from $1,500 to $2,300 and i will use it with, PSB T Speakers and an OPPO Nu Force BDP-83 SE Player.

I was checking the Marantz SR7005 but i'm not sure. I would really appreciate any help you can give me

Dave Douglas' Spark of Being

Dave Douglas' Spark of Being

Nov 18, 2010
Those who follow this space know of my enthusiasm for the music of trumpeter Dave Douglas: his plangent tone, his spine-tingling way with minor-chord intervals, his knack for evoking joy, melancholy, romance, and a host of other emotions—sometimes all at once—without dipping so much as a toe into sentimentalism.

Rega’s RP-1 Performance Pack Upgrade

Rega’s RP-1 Performance Pack Upgrade

Nov 18, 2010
With the news that Rega had replaced their esteemed P1 record player with the $445 RP-1, many wondered what would come of the company’s P2 player. Wedged between the new RP-1 and the P3-24, the $545 P2 seemed like an unnecessary step in an otherwise logical product line.

So that election was about...?

Submitted by dbowker on

Oooooohhhh yeeaaahhh: people were Mad As Hell about stuff they can't understand because they don't read, and they voted blindly to kick out whoever they could. Turns out it's a big surprise to these voters that a lot of the newly elected were running on a platform of spending cuts.

Released today, we have this bit of news that clarifies that wanting things different rarely means you actually want things to change:

Monkeyhaus: Ottawa (Ohio!)

Monkeyhaus: Ottawa (Ohio!)

Nov 18, 2010
The system: An Integra disc player, Pro-Ject Debut III turntable, Cambridge Audio Azur 540A integrated amplifier, and Bellari VP129 phono preamp.

I didn’t even know there was an Ottawa in Ohio. But there is. Turns out to be a village in the northwest section of the state, about 155 miles west of Cleveland. The Mayor is Kenneth A. Maag, and in 2009, the village celebrated its 175th anniversary. Can you believe that? The Village of Ottawa has a population of 4,367, and among them are at least two music lovers.

Best of 2010!!

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Submitted by ncdrawl on

Glossary -Feral Fire
Superchunk - Majesty Shredding
Ghost Shirt - Domestique
The New Pornographers - Together
Best Coast - Crazy For You
Wooden Wand - Death Seat
Darker My Love - Alive As You Are
The Sadies - Darker Circles
Quest For Fire - Lights From Paradise
The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream
Black Mountain - Wilderness Heart
Woven Hand - The Threshing Floor
Old 97's - The Grand Theatre
Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs - Medicine County
Codeine Velvet Club - Codeine Velvet Club
Otis Gibbs - Joe Hill's Ashes

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