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

KEF LS60 Wireless loudspeaker
by Kalman Rubinson

Luxman PD-151 MARK II record player
by Michael Trei

Apple AirPod Pro 2 in-ear headphones
by Rogier van Bakel

Records to Live For!
Our writers each choose two recordings that make their lives worth living.

Dave Alvin
Judging by the experiences of the Blasters’ guitar man, sometimes blood is thicker than a vintage 78.

Wilson Alexia V loudspeaker
by Jason Victor Serinus

Pathos InPoL Remix MkII integrated amplifier
by Ken Micallef

SVS Prime Wireless Pro loudspeaker
by Rogier van Bakel

Industry Update
Sound United purchase leads to a shareholder uprising at Masimo, Sound United’s parent company; an online-only dealer opens a brick’n’mortar store; the latest on Spotify’s promised hi-rez tier; distribution changes—plus, industry events and new product announcements.

The 2022 Stereophile Product of the Year Awards
The best-sounding gear of the year as judged by Stereophile’s reviewers.

Jeff Tweedy
Mike Mettler talks with the longtime Wilco front man about the band’s new record, sequencing albums, the Beatles, and risks and benefits of audiophilia..

The 2022–2023 EISA Awards
Top products as judged by an international panel of experts.

On the Road Again
A European jazz-festival journal from a summer of plague and war.

ESTELON XB DIAMOND MK II
CLASSICAL ELEGANCE PREMIUM SOUND

Triangle Antal 40th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker
by Robert Schryer

Tannoy Stirling Prestige Gold Reference loudspeaker
by Ken Micallef

Nordost QNet and QSource network switch & power supply
by Jason Victor Serinus

Steve Earle’s Jerry Jeff Walker album
A hardcore troubadour pays tribute to an early inspiration.
By Mike Mettler

Octave Audio Jubilee Mono SE amplifier
by Jason Victor Serinus

Genelec G Three loudspeaker.
by Herb Reichert

Ideon Audio Ayazi mk2 D/A converter and 3R Master Time Black Star clock.
by Alex Halberstadt

Gryphon Commander line preamplifier
by Michael Fremer

Lejonklou Entity phono preamplifier
by Alex Halberstadt

Rotel Michi S5 power amplifier
by Jason Victor Serinus

Meitner MA3 integrated D/A processor
by Jason Victor Serinus

PrimaLuna EVO 400 integrated amplifier
by Rogier van Bakel

Chario Aviator Amelia loudspeaker
by Julie Mullins

Fleetwood Sound Company DeVille SQ loudspeaker
by Ken Micallef

Burmester Musiccenter 151 MK2 streaming D/A preamplifier
by Jason Victor Serinus

AudioPraise VanityPRO HDMI audio extractor
by Kalman Rubinson

Recommended Components
The best hi-fi components, ranked and rated.

From Congo Square to Times Square
A short history of drummers in jazz, by Ken Micallef.

CH Precision D1.5 CD/SACD/MQA-CD player/transport
by Jim Austin

Gold Note PH-1000 phono preamplifier
by Michael Fremer

iFi Audio ZEN DAC Signature V2 and ZEN CAN
by Jim Austin

Death-Defying Discs
In Records to Die For 2022, writers recommend some records that might just keep you alive a little bit longer. Maybe.

Keb’ Mo’: “Music Was Mine to Experience”
With a new record, the bluesman continues to follow the path beneath his feet. By Rogier van Bakel.

Former Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French is pitching a new book-on business.

The Secret History of Washington, DC, R&B - A new CD/book set from Bear Family Records investigates the music from Washington, DC’s indie labels from the 1940s through the 1960s.

Stereophile’s 2021 Product of the Year Awards
Our reviewers select the best products in seven categories and choose the best overall.

Tom Fine: Finding the Way Home
The mastering engineer and son of a legendary recording team prepares his parents’ work for a new generation of listeners, by Jason Victor Serinus..

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

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