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Out of the box, the T+A Symphonia streaming integrated amplifier Rogier van Bakel reviewed in the November 2025 issue has two pairs of single-ended analog line inputs. The second pair can be used as a moving magnet–compatible phono input by selecting an internal phono module with the front-panel Menu buttons.

As RvB is a digital-only guy, he wasn't able to audition the Symphonia's phono stage, but before I shipped the amplifier to Tom Fine for a phono audition, I performed a complete set of measurements on the phono input with my Audio Precision…

Did that get your attention? What the statement refers to, in terminology devoid of dollar signs, is that Stereophile attempts to review products from different companies rather than repeatedly focus on products from a single company. We may consecutively review an amplifier and its companion preamp or preamp/DAC/streamer, but I doubt we've ever reviewed three of a company's top-level products in seven months. Until now.

Only a hermit, living remotely without access to media, need be told that we live in challenging times.…

DC offset, the ground switch, and spikes encore
Next, we listened to sound before and after calibration for DC offset. With DC offset compensated, three of Wolff's favorite test tracks—Kham Meslien's "Ta confiance" from the album Fantômes... Futurs (24/48 FLAC, Heavenly Sweetness/Qobuz), Rachael Yamagata's album version of "Duet" with Ray LaMontagne, from Elephants ... Teeth Sinking Into Heart (16/44.1 FLAC, Warner Records/Qobuz), and Jamie Woon's "Skin" from Making Time (16/44.1 FLAC, Polydor Records/Qobuz)—sounded more intimate, natural, clear, present, sharply defined, detailed,…

For lovers of the human voice—those who enjoy seeing how far it can stretch and opera buffs with a soft spot for bel canto glories—Golden Age is sheer pleasure. More than a host of bonbons, it showcases two of today's finest high-flying 19th century specialists, tenor Lawrence Brownlee and soprano Erin Morley, in their glorious prime.…

Ever since Accent opened in 1989, David and Alma have stayed true to their values and preferences. They sell vinyl records. They never stopped, even when cassettes and then CDs took over, and it seemed as if vinyl…

Why award Recording of the Month to a project whose vocal soloists, though thoroughly committed, are in some respects less than ideal? Because the orchestra and conducting in this Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), one of the greatest works of music in the late German romantic idiom, shed such light on Mahler's achievement as…

The technical evolution of the Sabrina V over its forebear, the SabrinaX, can be gleaned by comparing a few key performance indicators. For example, the newcomer still achieves a higher sensitivity than the 87dB specification at 88.9dB despite being slightly less sensitive than the 'X (89.6dB, all ref. 1kHz/2.83V/1m). Also, the V's response is slightly less uniform than its predecessor's (see fig.2) with errors of ±3.80dB/±3.90dB (L/R) versus ±2.85dB/±2.90dB for the 'X (both 200Hz– 20kHz), and it's also a little tougher to drive. However, all this is traded for lower distortion and…

Digital sources: dCS Varèse five-piece music system, dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport; EMM Labs DV2i DAC, Meitner MA3 Integrated DAC; Innuos Nazaré Music Server and PhoenixNET network switch; Small Green Computer Sonore opticalModule Deluxe (2); Broadcom/Avago AFBR-5718PZ 1GB SX-SFP, Gen 5 Fiber Optic modules (2); Nordost QSource linear power supply (2); Sonore Audiophile Linear Power Supply; Synology 5-bay 1019+ NAS with Ferrum Hypsos linear/switching hybrid power supply; ASUS AX6000 and RT-AX88U Pro mesh routers, Netgear Nighthawk modem; Apple 2023 iPad Pro…