Live Coverage From Munich High End
Stereophile's Jason Victor Serinus reports live from the show with his well-seasoned observations. New speakers, new amps, MQA and more.
David Binney: On Bowie and Not Being an Audiophile but Subscribing to Stereophile
"Are you an audiophile?" I find myself yelling into my semi-functional smart phone, sitting in my dimly lit cubicle in Stereophile's New York office. "No, definitely not." He says quite matter-of-factly. "I subscribe to Stereophile but I don't consider myself an audiophile.
Listening #161
Perhaps it was different for other audio hobbyists in other parts of the world, but to this American, the Naim Audio of the late 1970s and early '80s seemed a bit prickly. It wasn't just their road-less-traveled-by attitude toward amplifier design, but also the British company's perspectives on selling and setting up and even listening to hi-fi gear that seemed combative
Music in the Round #78
The number of devices that can constitute a home-audio streaming system ranges from one--a laptop computer running a music program to play internally stored files--to x the unknown. These days we have storage devices, servers, streamers, renderers, bridges, controllers, players, and DACs, at least one of which is hoped to have a volume control.
Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio, Perfection
Perfection (on the Motema Music label) shows David Murray in his finest form, and playing in his most simpatico band, in a decade, maybe longer. The bandmates are Geri Allen on piano, Terri Lyne Carrington on drums, and that's it--no bass: odd, and possibly unprecedented for a Murray trio, but Allen's left hand and Carrington's foot pedal are so deft and strong, you scarcely notice its absence.
Peter Wolf: A Hard Drivin' Man
Don't get me wrong--it was a nice surprise. It's always good to find another member of the cult, someone else interested in music and sound, and proud to be called an audiophile. But . . . Peter Wolf?
From the JGH Archives: Observations and Prognostications for 1965
Well, the New York Hi-Fi wingding has come and gone once again, and now is the time when audio editors dutifully adopt the role of oracle, divining the future of high fidelity, and generally sketching out The Big Picture for those of us too blind to see the graffiti on the wall. So, who are we to shirk our duty?
Dear Non-Audiophile
It's me, Jana. I know you're probably not reading this because you most likely don't spend your down time on Stereophile.com, but I feel compelled to write to you nevertheless on the off chance that you might. If I've managed to catch your attention so far, please don't go away.
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