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  • MAF 2024: Heaven 11 Audio / PureAudioProject

    Prices listed in CA$. PureAudioProject speakers are offered through an interesting business model: the company sends you all the speaker parts and you assemble them. Itโ€™s a kit. But the speaker is an open-baffle design, so it costs less in parts than a conventional speaker, and since there are less parts, and they โ€œsnapโ€ into…

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  • The Unmeasurable Aspects of High-End Audio

    In this Copper Magazine piece, Paul McGowan argues that specs alone canโ€™t capture what makes music magicalโ€”highlighting the emotional pull, holographic soundstage, and personal ritual that define the audiophile experience.

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  • Review: Pylon Audio Diamond 25 mkII Loudspeaker

    Pylon Audioโ€™s Diamond 25 MkII may resemble its predecessor, but its sonic upgrades are striking. This refined floorstander now offers increased dynamics, clarity, and boldnessโ€”without losing its signature warmth and balanceโ€”all at a compelling price.

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  • “No, I have the best system in the world!”: The Musical Match Between Totem and McIntosh

    In this profile, Alain Gascon shares his audiophile journeyโ€”from teenage catalog dreams to a vinyl-focused system built around Totem Winds and McIntosh gearโ€”emphasizing musicโ€™s emotional power over technical obsession.

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  • How to Correctly Integrate Subwoofers Into a Stereo System, Part 2

    Building on Part 1, this detailed follow-up compares three subwoofer integration strategiesโ€”evaluating bass smoothness, articulation, and timing.

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Knowledge is Bowers (& Wilkins)

    John Bowersโ€™ journey from wartime signalman to founding Bowers & Wilkins charts a life devoted to sonic purityโ€”his relentless pursuit of audio excellence reshaped hi-fi standards and built a legacy still resonating today.

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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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  • 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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  • 3 Things I Learned Aboutโ€ฆ Magnepan Speakers

    First impressions can mislead with Magnepan speakers, writes Jonson Lee, who reflects on their lifelike realism, anti-forward presentation, and high-maintenance charm after more than a decade of devoted ownership.

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  • G!ve’s New Album Steals the Show and Wows Audiences at the Toronto Audiofest

    One of the highlights at this year’s Toronto Audiofest was the launch of the album Of the Bird, Flying, the new release by Montreal band G!ve.

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  • PS AUDIO Stellar M1200 Monoblock Appraised!

    With 1200 watts of muscle and a vacuum tube soul, PS Audioโ€™s Stellar M1200 monoblocks combine stunning dynamics and bass control with refined neutralityโ€”earning praise as a reference-grade hybrid amp at a surprisingly accessible price.

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  • The Tube Illusion ?

    Skeptical of audioโ€™s placebo effect, Jonson Lee tested AGD Productionsโ€™ class-D Audion ampsโ€”disguised as glowing tubesโ€”and found their stunning design inseparable from their sonic magic, both subtly shaping the listening experience.

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