Rich May of Sumo: An Audio Dynasty

Rich May of Sumo: An Audio Dynasty

Aug 30, 2010 First Published:Apr 30, 1988

Way back in the mists of time, around 1980 to be exact, the Marantz company in Europe introduces a range of ostensibly cost-no-object solid-state electronics under the "Esotec" banner. Manufactured in Japan, but apparently designed in the USA, these ruggedly constructed components are noteworthy in that the power amplifiers are capable of being operated with the output stages running under class-A bias as well as class-B. The relatively expensive Esotec amplifiers sell in small numbers in the UK&#151;remember that this is before the rebirth of the British high end&#151;and pass into the history books. I am reminded of them, however, when I visit my friend Ivor Humphreys of <I>Gramophone</I> magazine at Christmas 1987; he is using a pair of the 30W mono class-A Marantz amplifiers to drive <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/550">KEF R107</A>s&#151;and making very nice sounds.

Recording of September 1989: Denon Anechoic Orchestral Recordings

Recording of September 1989: Denon Anechoic Orchestral Recordings

Aug 30, 2010 First Published:Sep 30, 1989

<B><I>Denon Anechoic Orchestral Recordings</I></B><BR>
Music and Test Signals for Evaluation of Room Acoustics<BR>
Mashahiko Enkoji, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra<BR>
Denon CD PG-6006 (CD only). Katsuhiro Tsubonou, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, dirs.; Norio Okada, Katsuhiro Miura, engs. DDD. TT: 58:42

Puma: Half Nelson Courtship

Puma: Half Nelson Courtship

Aug 30, 2010

Puma is Oystein Moen on keyboards and electronics, Stian Westerhus on guitar and electronics, and Gard Nilssen (also of <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/bushmans_revenge_jitterbug/">…’s Revenge</a>) on drums. <i>Half Nelson Courtship</i>, an often unsettling piece of work and one that refuses to be ignored, is the band’s third album, and their first for the excellent <a href="http://www.runegrammofon.com/">Rune Grammofon</a> label.

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Submitted by ncdrawl on

May! I just saw you guys residence(I think!). Looks to be in a great neighborhood and a quite lovely little place. Only one thing I noticed, is that your trim needs a bit of a paint touch up... Heres what i'd like to know. When you guys paint your house, do you take your research into consideration?? I mean do you go about it in a special way? Is that black paint standard stuff?? this is not meant to be snarky.. A serious question.

Which computer audio and media server products should Stereophile review, that we haven't reviewed already?

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Clearly, many of you would like to see us review more computer audio products. Which computer audio and media server products should Stereophile review, that we haven't reviewed already?

So which of the "super" cd players you recently reviewed gets your foot tapping the most?

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Submitted by cato2008 on

You guys have reviewed a bunch of super expensive cd players over the last couple of years. Which of them (other than Naim) gets your foot tapping the most? Is it the Boulder? Playback designs? My sense it is probably not the Meridian, and probably not the dCS. Or is it? Thx

Which Steely Dan albums do you own?

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Submitted by Freako on

Since SD is one of my favourite bands (duo's actually) I'm interested in knowing which is your favourite album - if one is - and why. Which albums do you have?

Mine are:

Can't buy a thrill (CD)
Pretzel logic (CD)
Countdown to ecstacy (LP)
Katy lied (LP)
The royal scam (LP)
Aja (LP+CD)
Gaucho (LP+DVD-A)
The best of SD then and now (CD)

I think Gaucho is my favourite because there are so many great tracks on this album, but I love every single one of their records

Stupid Speaker repair question

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Submitted by ncdrawl on

these are my dads POS speakers... have a question.

as they havent been made for over 20 years parts are no longer
available based on the original part numbers, the Speakers are Technics SB-L52
they are 60 Watt output at 8 ohms.

Can I buy tweeters that are compatible at 60 watts and 8 ohms?

How is the speaker size measured?

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