Stereophile

Every month Stereophile magazine offers authoritative reviews, informed recommendations, helpful advice, and controversial opinions, all stemming from the revolutionary idea that audio components should be judged on how they reproduce music.

Shifting gears • THERE ARE AS MANY OPINIONS AS THERE ARE EXPERTS

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LETTERS • FEEDBACK TO THE EDITOR

CALENDAR OF INDUSTRY EVENTS

INDUSTRY UPDATE • AUDIO NEWS & VIEWS

Mono carts and glowing tubes • EXPLORING THE ANALOG ADVENTURE

THAT PURPLE-BLUE GLOW

Obsession • PEERING INTO HI-FI’S BACK ALLEYS AND DUSTY NOOKS

Diamonds are forever • WE COME SPINNING OUT OF NOTHINGNESS, SCATTERING STARS LIKE DUST.—RUMI

RECOMMENDED RC 2026 COMPONENTS

Rockport Technologies Lynx • LOUDSPEAKER

MEASUREMENTS

Soulnote A-3 Core • STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER

MEASUREMENTS

Thorens TD 404 DD • RECORD PLAYER

MEASUREMENTS

Luxman L-100 Centennial • INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

MEASUREMENTS

Quad Platina • INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

MEASUREMENTS

ON THE ROAD AGAIN, VOL III • THOMAS CONRAD’S LATEST ODYSSEY THROUGH EUROPEAN JAZZ

The inimitable Jimmy Scott

Spirits dancing in the flesh • A SEARCH FOR SONIC NIRVANA

Giant steps • A MONTHLY SURVEY OF THE BEST NEW LP REISSUES

RECORD REVIEWS

Is this heaven? No, it’s a record store in New Jersey. • INSIDER DISPATCHES FROM HI-FI’S FRONT LINES

MANUFACTURERS’ COMMENTS • ANY CLOD CAN HAVE THE FACTS; HAVING OPINIONS IS AN ART

A Centennial, a “World Tour,” and a Love Letter