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  • How Much Power Is Enough?

    Angela-Gilbert Yeung dispels common myths about amp and speaker power ratings, arguing that most speaker damage stems not from mismatched specs but from misuseโ€”especially clipping, overheating, and, yes, intoxicated listening sessions.

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  • Audio Research’s Val and Sheree Cora Tell All, Part 2

    In the final part of his interview, new Audio Research owner Val Cora outlines bold plans for reviving the iconic brandโ€”promising U.S.-made innovation, design freedom, and a renewed push for excellence, including a special update to the i50.

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  • From halfway house to vinyl powerhouse: Interview With Chad Kassem, Part 1

    At AXPONA 2023, Chad Kassem opened up to Gilles Laferriรจre about his Cajun roots, a troubled youth, and the early 1980s decision to embrace vinyl just as the world shifted to CDsโ€”laying the foundation for Analogue Productions.

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  • Analogue Productions Reissues Genesis:ย Selling England by the Pound

    Copper Magazine’s Frank Doris recalls his first encounter with Genesis’s Selling England by the Pound in 1973 and hails Analogue Productionsโ€™ new 45 RPM reissue as the albumโ€™s most sonically revealing edition to date.

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  • Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Review

    When Craft Records released a high-end reissue of Thelonious Monkโ€™s Brilliant Corners, author Robert Baird contrasted its audiophile fidelity with the flood of inferior, budget public domain pressingsโ€”highlighting a clash between accessibility and sonic integrity.

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  • Featuring The First Headphone With Head-Trackable Spatial Audio

    Los Angeles, California, January 25, 2024โ€”ย HED UNITY, the Swiss innovator of the Unity wireless lossless audio headphones, andย HEAR360, a leader in spatial audio solutions, today announced a strategic partnership that sets a new bar for wireless headphone experiences incorporating their respective patented technologies. โ€‹ The result is Unity, the first headset in the world to…

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  • Rhino High Fidelity: A Vinyl Series to be Reckoned With

    Rhinoโ€™s new High Fidelity reissues wow with all-analog mastering by Kevin Gray and deluxe Optimal pressings. Standouts include Jaco Pastoriusโ€™ Word of Mouth, Van Morrisonโ€™s His Band and the Street Choir, and Herbie Hancockโ€™s mesmerizing Crossings.

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  • Can Cables and Ancillary Equipment Improve Digital Sound?

    Reflecting on years of digital audio upgrades, Tom Gibbs details how his setupโ€”centered on Euphony Audio servers and Gustard and Topping DACsโ€”has surpassed early streaming efforts, challenging โ€œbits are bitsโ€ dogma with revelations on cables, clocks, and file compression.

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  • Introducing The KEF LSX II LT

    The LSX ll LT is the newest addition to the award-winning LS Collection

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  • How a Vinylphile Found His Groove, Part 2

    Exploring the audible quirks of vinyl, Mike Harkins examines groove echo, background noise, and tracking artifactsโ€”while emphasizing that even audiophile pressings arenโ€™t immune to defects, surprises, or the charm of analog imperfection.

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  • Here’s The Trick to Dealing With “Unpleasant” People in Audio Forums

    After years of engaging with online audio debates, Jonson Lee shares how a shift in mindsetโ€”focusing on empathy over egoโ€”transformed conflict into connection, making peace the real prize in audio discourse.

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  • Clean Ears, Clean Sounds: Unveiling the Audiophile’s New Secret Weapon

    Audiophiles rejoice: the Ear Wax Product Remover promises audio nirvana not through gear, but by fine-tuning your earsโ€”because clean canals make for clearer concertos.

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  • Hifitrends Awards: The Best Affordable Music Streamers And Dacs Of 2023

    Hifitrends crowns the Wiim Pro Plus streamer ($219), SMSL DO300 DAC ($549), and iFi Hip Dac 3 ($199) as 2023โ€™s best affordable audio gearโ€”delivering top-tier performance without breaking the bank.

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  • Sivga Luan Open-Backed Headphones Reviewed

    Audio Appraisalโ€™s reviewer praises Sivgaโ€™s open-back Luan headphones for their superb craftsmanship, warm midrange, and relaxed sound signatureโ€”delivering impressive value, though not bass-heavy or ideal for communal listening.

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  • Our first flipbook magazine is now available!

    Here it isโ€”Issue 1 of PMA Magazineโ€™s flipbook version. I know what youโ€™re thinking: โ€œPMA Magazine comes in a flipbook version?โ€ It does now. And while its launch may come as a surprise to you, the audio elves behind its creation planned its release for months. What took so long? The timing. The elves thought:…

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