NAD’S VERSATILE NETWORKED AMPLIFIER.

MUSICAL FIDELITY’S MASSIVE M8xi INTEGRATED.

Dance, Don’t Swing
Ken Micallef reports on the UK’s vibrant, culture-inflected jazz scene.

Dan D’Agostino Progression M550 monoblock amplifier
by Jason Victor Serinus

Ayre EX-8 2.0 integrated amplifier
by Ken Micallef

Recommended Components
The best hi-fi components, ranked and rated.

Industry Update
The parent company of Klipsch acquires Onkyo and Pioneer; a new audio show comes to L.A., from the Great White North. Plus, upcoming audio events and the latest new hi-fi products. 

Cambridge Audio EVO 150 all-in-one player
by Robert Schryer

Recording’s future now
Leslie Ann Jones is head of recording at George Lucas’s Skywalker Studios. 
By Jason Victor Serinus

Canton Reference 7K loudspeaker
by John Atkinson

Analog Corner
Mikey empties out his closets to prepare for our upcoming Recommended Components issue.

Stereophile Turns 500
J-10 figures out how we got here and tells us, in words and pictures.

Bryce Dessner
What’s it like to be a rock star and a classical composer?
By Julie Mullins

AudioQuest Niagara 3000 power conditioner
by Fred Kaplan

Book Review: Chairman at the Board
John Atkinson reviews the autobiography of recording engineer Bill Schnee, who recorded Carly Simon, Marvin Gaye, and Mark Knopfler, among others.

Pat Metheny: From His Place
The guitarist talks about his life and his music.
By Ken Micallef.

Esoteric Grandioso C1X preamplifier.
by Jason Victor Serinus

Phoenix Rising
Rhiannon Giddens pursues postpandemic rejuvenation, by Anne E. Johnson.

Marten Parker Trio Diamond loudspeaker
by John Atkinson

Clearaudio Concept Active Wood record player
by Ken Micallef

Making the Music Glow
Herb Reichert reviews a coffee table book from, and about, Audio Research, written by Ken Kessler.

Melt the Frame
Jazz guitarist Mary Halvorson transforms jazz, by Ken Micallef.

The Harry Smith B-Sides
Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music is among the most influential music collections ever. What was on the other side of those 78s?

T+A PA 3100 HV integrated amplifier
by Jason Victor Serinus

Wilson SabrinaX loudspeaker
by Brian Damkroger

Grimm Audio MU1 music streamer
by John Atkinson

Sony SA-Z1 nearfield active speaker system
by Jason Victor Serinus

Bowie, curated
Five years after the icon’s death, a fan reviews the posthumous releases.

PS Audio M1200 monoblock amplifier.
by Michael Fremer

Cambridge Audio CXA81 integrated amplifier
by Ken Micallef

Stereophile’s 2020 Product of the Year Awards
Our reviewers select the year’s best products in seven categories and choose the best overall.

The Classical Voice—Finding Your Way In
Jason Victor Serinus is your guide to the glories of classical singing, from an audiophile perspective.

Marten Oscar Duo

Tube Pre From Audio Research...

AMG Viella Forte turntable
by Michael Fremer

Yamaha A-S3200 integrated amplifier
by Jason Victor Serinus

Andover Audio all-in-one turntable system
by Julie Mullins

James Taylor: An American Standard 
Stereophile’s Ken Micallef questions the American music icon about his music, audio and sound, and his new standards album.

Industry Update
Amid many cancelations, a new audio show emerges in the Pacific Northwest; goings and comings in the hi-fi industry; new distributors for Tidal and German Physiks; more ‘80s and ’90s MTV available online..

Sheltering in Place in New Orleans
As he waits out COVID-19 in his uncharacteristically quiet city, its music festivals canceled, John Swenson samples the city’s rich legacy of recorded music.

Von Schweikert Ultra 55 loudspeaker.
by Michael Fremer

Classé Delta Mono monoblock amplifier.
by John Atkinson

That’s One Snarky Puppy
Sasha Matson talks to Michael League, bassist and composer for the innovative 10-piece group.

T+A MP 3100 HV streaming disc player/DAC
by Jim Austin

Tone, Coming and Going
A profile of telecaster master Jim Campilongo,
by Ken Micallef

Wolf Audio Alpha 3 SX music server
by Jason Victor Serinus

GeerFab D.BOB digital breakout box
by Kalman Rubinson

Recommended Components
400+ pieces of fine audio gear, recommended this year with headphones!.

Being There
Reflections on ways of experiencing jazz, by Thomas Conrad

Industry Update
A loudspeaker line from Norway, newly imported; a new import company carries Chario, Perpetuum Ebner, and Alluxity; Magnepan solicits honest feedback; AudioQuest’s Quest group acquires GoldenEar, the loudspeaker company—plus, upcoming events across the country.

Manufacturers’ Comments
Representatives of Channel D, ProAc, ZMF, and Hagerman respond to our reviews of their products..

When Britain Went Postal
Phil Brett surveys the best UK post-punk, 1978–80.

Métronome Technologie AQWO D/A processor and transport.
by Jason Victor Serinus

Analog Corner
Mikey auditions the new P10 turntable from Rega, which aims to optimize sound quality by reducing mass, increasing stiffness, and giving the player a good belt..

Records to Die For
This month as in every February issue, Stereophile’s editors and writers add to the list of records they consider timeless, indispensable, and worthy of saving from fire or flood.

Hi-Fi in Pictures
Jim Austin reviews a coffee-table book for high-end audio enthusiasts..

Gryphon Ethos CD player – D/A converter
by Jason Victor Serinus

Benchmark LA4 preamplifier
by Kalman Rubinson

Q Acoustics Concept 300 loudspeaker
by John Atkinson

Still Calling After All These Years - The Clash’s London Calling is now 40 years old. Phil Brett still trusts it.

Stereophile’s 2019 Product of the Year Awards - Our reviewers name the year’s best products in seven categories, and vote for the best overall.

darTZeel NHB-468 monoblock amplifier
by Michael Fremer

Vandersteen Audio Quatro CT Wood
loudspeaker and M5-HPA amplifier
by John Atkinson

JBL Stage A170 loudspeaker
by Herb Reichert

181 Record Reviews
October’s “Recording of the Month” is the new 10-disc
Woodstock set. Our music critics also listen to new
releases from Creedence, Tycho, Savoy Brown (turns out
it’s from New Jersey), Brahms, (Richard) Strauss, John
Zorn—plus old recordings from Dr. John and João Gilberto
(RIP) and a vinyl reissue from Joe Henderson.

Manufacturers’ Comments
Feedback from Audio Musikraft, Cary, Schiit, dCS,
Sutherland, and Accustic Arts.

Klipsch Klipschorn AK6 loudspeaker
by Art Dudley

TechDAS V turntable
by Michael Fremer

Wharfedale Linton Heritage loudspeaker
by Herb Reichert

Giant Step Arts
Jazz photographer-turned-sound-engineer Jimmy
Katz is making studio-quality recordings of live jazz
on his nonprofit Giant Step Arts label—article by
Thomas Conrad.

Mark Levinson No.5805 integrated
amplifier
by Jim Austin

Vanatoo Transparent One Encore
powered loudspeaker
by Jason Victor Serinus

Pass Laboratories XP-22
line preamplifier
by Jim Austin

Balanced Audio Technology
VK-56SE power amplifier
by Herb Reichert

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