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Is Dutch & Dutch’s 8c speaker system really future-proof? Rob Schryer gets the lowdown in an interview with the company’s Jannis Dossis and Martijn Mensink.
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Before the lute sang courtly ballads, the oud wept across empires—fretless, poetic, and ancient, it journeyed from Ur to Córdoba, carried by legends like Ziryab and crafted with near-religious devotion.
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Frank Doris discovers his system’s sound had subtly worsened—until a corroded breaker, a house-wide power mystery, and an unexpected speaker tweak revealed what was really going on.
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After cheating death for decades, Ozzy Osbourne exits this world the way he lived in it—loud, chaotic, and unforgettable. Mark Lepage traces Ozzy’s transformation from bat-biting wildman to cultural institution.
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Luxsin’s X9 arrives with unapologetic swagger, pairing flagship AKM chips with clever features like auto headphone gain and a 2,500-profile EQ library—marking a rare DAC-amp that might truly replace multiple high-end boxes.
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Sony’s Elcaset promised reel-to-reel fidelity in cassette form but flopped spectacularly, while PlayTape, Tefifon, and MiniDisc joined a graveyard of brilliant but doomed formats, crushed by cheaper, simpler, and more convenient rivals.
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Jonson Lee finds this year’s SoCal T.H.E. Show more varied than ever, with standout rooms from Legacy, Audio Note, and Rockport—plus a surprising mix of excellence from Popori, Boenicke, and SVS.
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In the first of two articles, Jeff Weiner tracks how late-’60s rock giants like Clapton, Beck, and Page resurrected early blues legends, transforming Skip James and Robert Johnson into classic rock staples.
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Amid riverside charm and cold cuts, Robert Schryer tests ArtistCloner’s $11K Mini Ether, revealing near-Ether-level imaging, timbral precision, and emotional pull—plus an unexpected cameo from YouTuber “Dave Listens to HiFi.”
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Mitsubishi’s Diatone D-160, a 1.5-ton subwoofer from the 1980s, defied all logic with a 63-inch carbon-fiber cone and a 400-kilogram field coil, turning every note into a seismic event.
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With AXPONA 2025 safely in the past, it’s time to hop back into the listening room with some records.
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Doug Moore puts the Schiit Magni Unity headphone amplifier and HIFIMAN Arya Stealth headphones through their paces and comes out with some interesting observations.
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Advance Paris blends retro flair with cutting-edge tech across its hi-fi lineup, as the French brand—backed by Tri-Cell—brings its stylish, high-performance gear to North America.
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Writer Mike Harkins searches for audio gems at the Lone Star Audio Fest 2025 and digs up a saddlebag full of them.
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Bruno Putzeys concludes his two-part series that explains why active speakers are inherently better than passive ones.
