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Time is on my side

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LETTERS • FEEDBACK TO THE EDITOR

FOCAL AND NAIM ACQUIRED BY DIGITAL PROJECTION LEADER BARCO

CALENDAR OF INDUSTRY EVENTS

NEW BIG SPEAKERS FROM ATC AND MAGICO

ESOTERIC UPDATES ITS STREAMING PREAMP AND CLASS-A POWER AMP

RIAA: US VINYL IS AGAIN A $1 BILLION BUSINESS

UNISON RESEARCH UNVEILS NEW HYBRID PRE- AND POWER AMPLIFIERS

STELLAVOX FOUNDER GEORGES QUELLET DIES

FRENCH SPEAKER MAKER CABASSE AND PARENT COMPANY PLACED IN RECEIVERSHIP

PS AUDIO OFFERS COMPLETE SYSTEMS AT A SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNT

Wide-range back and front horns

Listening to the Violet

Do you like caramel—or lemon sherbet?

Marten Mingus Septet Statement Edition • LOUDSPEAKER

MEASUREMENTS

MOON by Simaudio 371 • STREAMING INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

MEASUREMENTS

Meitner MA3i • INTEGRATED D/A CONVERTER

MEASUREMENTS

dCS Varèse Transport • CD/SACD TRANSPORT FOR VARÈSE MUSIC SYSTEM

Aurender N50 • SERVER/STREAMER

PS Audio PMG Signature • LINE PREAMPLIFIER

MEASUREMENTS

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 • BLUETOOTH/WIRED ACTIVE HEADPHONES

Nordost QNet7 • NETWORK SWITCH

the BOOK of DAVID • DAVID GILMOUR FINDS THE TIME TO CHAT WITH STEREOPHILE.

The show must go on

Pulling mussels from a (tape) shell

The end of the road for Megadeth

Do you think you can tell?

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