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Back in June of 1992, Lewis Lipnick auditioned one of the era's benchmark products, the Cello">http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/692cello">Cello Palette Preamplifier. LL comments, "The Palette Preamplifier gives the listener a glimpse of what performers experience every day on stage: total immersion in the music."
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From 2000, Brian Damkroger checks out the seductive Oracle">http://www.stereophile.com/digitalsourcereviews/1000oracle">Oracle CD player, commenting, "I couldn't help but wonder if the Oracle's sonic performance would be as unique and spectacular as its looks."
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Paul Bolin notes, "Bankers and doctors bought McIntosh, not 'serious' audiophiles. So ran the conventional wisdom." While reviewing the McIntosh">http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/804mcintosh">McIntosh MC501 monoblock power amplifier, PB discovers that conventional wisdom can be anything but wise.
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In his report on the MartinLogan">http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeakerreviews/804ml">MartinLogan Depth powered subwoofer, Larry Greenhill laments, "Reviewing subwoofers is a lonely job that brings no respect." But can the Depth upset one of LG's longstanding prejudices to earn his respect?
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In a landmark special feature, Chris Dunn & Malcolm Omar Hawksford thoroughly dissect the vicissitudes of the digital interface and jitter in Bits">http://www.stereophile.com/features/396bits">Bits is Bits? The authors note, "The theoretical performance obtainable from the 16-bit linear PCM format sampled at 44.1kHz is superior to any analog sources available to the consumer."
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From the September 1992 issue, Corey Greenberg checks in with a review of the Dynaco">http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/992dynaco">Dynaco Stereo 70 II power amplifier. According to CG, "Panor's Stereo 70 II reissue looks similar to a vintage Dyna, but contains several circuit additions claimed to improve the original design's performance."
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From the September 2004 issue, John Atkinson revs up the Simaudio">http://www.stereophile.com/digitalsourcereviews/904simaudio">Simaudio Moon Equinox CD player, explaining, "When Simaudio's Lionel Goodfield offered me their $2000 Moon Equinox player for inclusion in my irregular series of CD-player reviews, I didn't need to be asked twice."
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From the September 2004 issue, Art Dudley gets his mitts on the Spendor">http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeakerreviews/904spendor">Spendor S5e loudspeaker, remarking, "I'm never more conservative than when the subject turns to home audio . . . . Give me thin-walled hardwood cabinets, obsolete tweeters, and handmade polypropylene woofers . . . ."
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From the September 2004 issue, Larry Greenhill sets up the James">http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeakerreviews/904james">James Loudspeaker EMB-1200 subwoofer, remarking, "Powerful deep-bass response means more than just pure tones. Rather, it requires raw power, tactile surges of air pressure, and a mix of the senses of hearing and touch." LG reports on whether or not the EMB-1200 meets those standards.
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Jack English noted in March 1994, "I lobbied ProAc designer Stuart Tyler tirelessly to take a crack at a truly full-range speaker which would preserve the strengths of the Response lineup. My wish came true in mid-1993, with the release of the monstrous ProAc">http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeakerreviews/394proac">ProAc Response 4 loudspeaker."