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Stereophile's Products of 2021 Joint Digital Components of the Year

Joint Digital Components of the Year

Okto DAC8 Stereo streaming D/A processor (1203; reviewed by John Atkinson, February 2021, Vol.44 No.2 Review)
Grimm MU1 music streamer ($10,000 w/o internal storage; reviewed by John Atkinson, March 2021, Vol.44 No.3 Review)

Finalists (in alphabetical order)
Accuphase Dg-68 Digital Voicing Equalizer ($24,000; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus, August & December 2021, Vol.44 Nos.8 & 12 Review)
Antipodes K50 server ($15,000; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus, October 2021, Vol.44 No.10 Review)
ExaSound…

Three FollowUp Reviews

Stereophile often subjects products that have been reviewed to further coverage: sometimes because there was an aspect of performance that needed further investigation; other times because there was a controversial finding. Three recent followups concerned the Ayre Acoustics EX-8 2.0 Integrated Hub amplifier that Ken Micallef reviewed in the November 2021 issue; the Accuphase DG-68 Digital Voicing Equalizer that Jason Victor Serinus reviewed in August 2021; and the Zesto Leto Ultra II line preamplifier that Ken Micallef reviewed in February 2021.

When I measured the sample of the Ayre EX-…

Dan D'Agostino Amplifier Event in Ontario Saturday

Saturday November 26, Canadian high-end store Audio Excellence (661 Chrislea Road. Unit 1, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada L4L 8A3) is holding an all-day event featuring Bill McKiegan, president of Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems. Bill will be presenting the new Progression Mono amplifiers (above). Jason Victor Serinus is working on a review of these amplifiers, to be published in the spring of 2017.

Preparing for the Big Day

Saturday is always the most crowded and intense day of any show. Ensuring that we were fully up to its demands (pictured L to R), PS Audio's Paul McGowan, Stereophile and AnalogPlanet's Michael Fremer, Stereophile's Jason Victor Serinus, Joseph Audio's Jeff Joseph, and PS Audio's Terri McGowan discovered themselves in a common sweat, occupying every elliptical trainer in the Renaissance Schaumberg's spacious gym.

Past eNewsletters

December 8, 2006
• Chinese Whispers Are Now Shouts, by Ken Kessler
• Tower Records R.I.P., by Wes Phillips

November 7, 2006
• New from Nagra, by Ken Kessler
• You Shall Knows Us By Our Trail of Unfiled Discs, by Wes Phillips
• This Month's Audio URL, from Wes Phillips

October 10, 2006
• Compared to What? by Wes Phillips
• Acoustic Energy WiFi Internet Radio, by Wes Phillips
• Soundmatters FULLstage Hd, by Wes Phillips
• Audica MPS-1 Personal Audio System, by Wes Phillips
• This Month's Audio URL, from Wes Phillips

September 28…

1 Minute Audiophile Escape: Music Matters 12

Last week, at Seattle dealer Definitive Audio's 12th Music Matters, there were six different systems being demonstrated. With the inevitable craziness of such a well-attended event, I wasn't able to get enough footage for each room to have its own standalone minute. I therefore compiled shots from each room to give you a visual overview. For a complete breakdown of each system, please see Jason Victor Serinus's coverage of Music Matters 12 .

Stereophile's Products of 2023 Amplification Component of the Year

Amplification Component of the Year

Audio Note Meishu 300B Tonmeister Phono Integrated Amplifier
($15,740; reviewed by Ken Micallef in Vol.46 No.2 review)

Finalists (in alphabetical order)
Ayre VX-8 Power Amplifier ($6800; reviewed by Ken Micallef in Vol.46 No.10 review)
Benchmark AHB2 Power Amplifier ($3499; reviewed by John Atkinson In Vol.46 No.1 review)
Dan D'Agostino Momentum M400 MxV Monoblock Amplifier ($79,500/Pair; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus in Vol.46 No.6 review)
HiFi Rose RS520 Streaming Integrated Amplifier ($3695; reviewed by Rogier…

Stereophile's Products of 2017 Amplification Component of the Year

Amplification Component of the Year

Boulder Amplifiers 2150 monoblock power amplifier ($99,000/pair; reviewed by Michael Fremer, February 2017, Vol.40 No.2 review)

A quick spin through the archives at Stereophile.com will show that, for whatever reason, very-high-power solid-state amplifiers don't often take our top honors in this category: the last time that happened was in 2011, when we honored the Classé CT-M600/CA-M600 amps. Yet the Boulder 2150 monoblock isn't just any high-power amplifier: This 220-lb beast delivers 1000W into 8 ohms, and every one of those watts is…

<I>Stereophile</I> Strategizes

So what if the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest doesn’t officially open until noon Friday? The Stereophile crew—L–R, Jason Victor Serinus, Stephen Mejias, John Atkinson, and Art Dudley—have met for an 8AM strategy session in the Marriott’s Atrium dining area. Omelets devoured and territory divided up by floor, we can finally sit back for a moment, smile, and savor our two hours before the big 11AM pre-show press unveiling of the new Wilson Audio Alexia loudspeaker.

Dynaudio Focus 10 active loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment

Active loudspeakers: Dynaudio Focus 200 XD.
Front end: Linksys Mesh router as wireless child node; Roon Nucleus+ music server; HDPlex 300 linear power supply. Cables Digital: Nordost Odin 1 and 2 (BNC), Wireworld Platinum Starlight Cat8 (Ethernet). AC: Nordost Odin 1 and 2, Valhalla 1; AudioQuest Dragon HC. Umbilical cord (HDPlex): Ghent Audio Canare.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 1200 power conditioner; Nordost QK1 and QV2 AC enhancers; Stein Super Naturals and Q1 Quantum Organizer; iPhone 12 Pro.—Jason Victor Serinus