AAD Reference Silver-1 loudspeaker

AAD Reference Silver-1 loudspeaker

<I>Bookshelf loudspeaker</I>. The phrase may be common usage, but I really dislike describing small speakers as "bookshelf" models. Place a pair of high-performance minis on a bookshelf against the wall and you destroy much of the sound quality for which you've paid. Yet place the same speakers on good stands well away from room boundaries, and while it could be argued that their footprint is no smaller than a conventional tower speaker, with the best designs you'll get true high-end sound, particularly regarding the accuracy of midrange reproduction and the stability of stereo imaging.

Life, Love, and The Big Ahh

Life, Love, and The Big Ahh

A fellow member of the Bay Area Audiophile Society recently forwarded to me a link to Wikipedia's entry for audiophile. It's a horror. Even before the page defines the word, it begins with a large question mark, circled in green, and the warning, "This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references."

Recording of July 2007: The Third Quartet

Recording of July 2007: The Third Quartet

<B>JOHN ABERCROMBIE: <I>The Third Quartet</I></B><BR>
John Abercrombie, electric & acoustic guitar; Mark Feldman, violin; Marc Johnson, bass; Joey Baron, drums<BR>
ECM 1993 (CD). 2007. Manfred Eicher, prod.; James Farber, eng. DDD. TT: 59:45<BR>
Performance ****&#189;<BR>
Sonics ****&#189;

Sonus Faber Elipsa

I had an opportunity to hear the brand new Speaker from Sonus Faber a week or so ago. They are on Display in Downtown Palo Alto. THe Elipsa, from what I have read, has a driver from the Stradivari Homage speaker, and a completely new Midrange. The Soundstage is amazing. The store had them hooked up With McIntosh 501 monoblocks, a C46 and a MCD201 cd player. Has anyone else heard these speakers?

Need advice for Brand New System

Here is the deal - total newby here. Haven't been a stereo junkie in about 15 years and am therefore clueless looking at all the options. Doing the basement in the new home and need to set up a home theater as well as sound in various other rooms. Planning to spend around 3500-4000 for the stereo system (this price is variable).

Last-Minute Reprieve for Web Radio

Last-Minute Reprieve for Web Radio

Things looked grim for Internet radio late last week. On July 11, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals declined to delay the <A HREF="http://stereophile.com/news/031907internet/">increase</A&gt; in digital performance royalties the Copyright Royalty Board imposed last March. The new fees were scheduled to go into effect on July 15, retroactive to the beginning of 2006.

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