Stereophile Staff

Stereophile Staff  |  Jan 17, 2025
It was October 1990 and Richard Lehnert, at that time Stereophile's music editor, buttonholed me in our office parking lot. He had an idea for a new feature in which, instead of recommending audio components, which we had been doing since the first edition of Recommended Components in 1963, we should do the same for music. "Rather than a selection of all-time (or year's) best recorded performances—which are common enough—or a list of audiophile reference recordings—common enough in the audiophile press, at any rate," he said, "this would be a list of stereo recordings that are both musically and sonically impeccable. In other words, the best, the tops, to die for."

It took me less than a New York minute to sign off on Richard's idea. We asked the magazine's audio and music writers each to name two of their favorite albums of all time—albums that were, to them, "to die for."

Stereophile Staff  |  Dec 10, 2024
Dynaudio and Innovative Audio invite you to join us on Thursday, December 12, 2024 for an evening of music and the introduction of some exciting new Dynaudio products at Innovative’s final ‘Meet the Innovators’ event of 2024, ‘Dynaudio: From Heritage to Confidence’. The event takes place at Innovative Audio Video Showrooms in NYC.

Stereophile Staff  |  Dec 07, 2024

Register to win a pair of Chesky Audio LC1 Bookshelf Monitor speakers (MSRP $996) Stereophile is giving away.

Introducing the LC1 Bookshelf Monitor – Bringing Hi-End Audio to New Audiences. The Ultimate Hi-Fi Bookshelf Speaker, crafted to set a new standard in sound quality. Using a high density polymer cabinet, the LC1 embodies the sound of a speaker 10 times its size. Amaze yourself with this ultimate listening experience.

Stereophile Staff  |  Nov 10, 2024
Register to win a pair of Monitor Audio Studio 89 loudspeakers (MSRP $2,499) Stereophile is giving away.

Small, compact and visually unique, Monitor Audio's Studio 89 is an uncompromising loudspeaker capable of filling large rooms with pristine sound. It benefits from a host of cutting-edge Monitor Audio innovations and is born of the same Transparent Design Philosophy as the statement Hyphn.

Stereophile Staff  |  Oct 17, 2024
AV Therapy is set to host its annual Groove-tober celebration on October 18th from 6 to 9 PM at its Nashua location, 216 Daniel Webster Hwy. The event honors the memory of Mark “Groove Champion” Terletzky, the company’s co-founder, who had a profound love for Groove-tober.
Stereophile Staff  |  Oct 06, 2024
Please join us for a Weekend of celebration of our 25 years in high end audio in San Francisco.

Dates and Times:

  • Friday, October 25th: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Saturday, October 26th: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Sunday, October 27th: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Featuring premiers from Technics, Stenheim, Audeze, Woo Audio, Ideon Audio, Dynaudio, Chord Electronics, Audiovector, Nordost, and YG Acoustics.

Stereophile Staff  |  Sep 24, 2024
Every product listed here has been reviewed in Stereophile. Everything on the list, regardless of rating, is genuinely recommendable. Occasionally we get letters of complaint from manufacturers who object to being included in, say, Class B—but inclusion in Class B is a thing to be proud of.

Within each category, products are listed by class; within each class, they're in alphabetical order, followed by their price, a review synopsis, and a note indicating the issues in which the review, and any subsequent follow-up reports, appeared. "Vol.47 No.7" indicates our July 2024 issue, for example. "WWW" means the review is also posted online.

Stereophile Staff  |  Aug 14, 2024
EISA, or the Expert Imaging and Sound Association, is an organisation representing 56 of the most respected special interest publications and websites from 27 countries that cover Hi-Fi, Home Theater Video, Home Theater Audio, Photography, Mobile Devices, and In-Car Electronics. Every year EISA's Expert Group members, including editors from this publication, test a very wide range of new products from their field of expertise before comparing results and voting to decide on the cream of every product category.
Stereophile Staff  |  Mar 15, 2024
Every product listed here has been reviewed in Stereophile. Everything on the list, regardless of rating, is genuinely recommendable. Within each category, products are listed by class; within each class, they're in alphabetical order, followed by their price, a review synopsis, and a note indicating the issues in which the review, and any subsequent follow-up reports, appeared.
Stereophile Staff  |  Mar 01, 2024
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