By David Solomon Pre-2004, vinyl was my best and most trusted source. Although CD was introduced in 1982 and billed as “Perfect sound forever.”, It took a solid 15 years before digital started catching up in a meaningful way. The belief in digital’s potential was at the heart...
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Great Sound, a Clean Look Do you like movies? From modern-day demo pieces like Dune, Ready Player One, and Blade Runner 2049, to classics like Casablanca and Gone With the Wind, to comedies like Young Frankenstein and The Big Lebowski, a good movie or two can be a great way to spend an evening.&n...
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A Flagship Duo Built for Audio & Cinematic Perfection Are you loving Marantz’ flagship AV 10 audio/video processor and AMP10 separates, built in their Shirakawa, Japan plant. . . but you haven’t pulled the trigger and purchased them, because they aren’t in your budget? ...
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Sony’s Native 4K Bravia Projector 7 Flat panel TV’s keep getting bigger, while picture quality keeps getting better. Lots of folks are buying 65”, 75” and even bigger TV’s. But if you’re in a large great-room or basement, there’s no substitute for a quali...
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The awesome HiFi Rose RS 150B quickly became one of our best-selling reference-grade network streaming DAC preamps when it was introduced. HiFi Rose has now replaced it with the even-better RS 151, with lots of upgrades that Rose discovered when creating their flagship RD 160 Reference DAC and RS 13...
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SVS has been building subwoofers for decades, and have won more industry awards for subs than any brand we know of. SVS says their newest subs, the sealed box SB17 Ultra Revolution and ported PB17, are A Quantum Leap Forward in Subwoofer Design & Performance, at the same cost as SB16 / PB16. Are...
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When Bowers & Wilkins introduces a Signature Series speaker, the audio industry takes notice. Recording studios all over the world mix and monitor using Bowers & Wilkins including legendary Abbey Road Studios, which several Gramophone employees were lucky enough to visit in the summer of 202...
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At Gramophone, we love a consumer event, and we’ve just finished one! Spring Showcase 2024 is now in the books, so let’s update you on all the happenings. Nearly a hundred Gramophone consumers stopped by to enjoy good food, music, and conversation, and to chat with some of our top m...
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What are the benefits of subwoofers? One of the characteristics of better loudspeakers, vs a modestly priced or entry-level speaker, is that better speakers usually offer much more heft on the bottom end. The rich low notes on a pipe organ, the solid slam of the drummer’s kick drum and floor t...
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Hello friends, today we review some of the new and interesting products that are either recent offerings from our vendors, or products/brands that are new to us. First up is a new, high-fidelity music streamer, the Eversolo DMP A6 Master Edition. Starting at $1,199, it offers things t...
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