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The Absolute Sound

Letters

The Weak Link Fallacy

Soulution 727 Preamplifier

Wireworld Stratus™ and Electra™ Shielded Mini Power Conditioning Cords

Bowers & Wilkins 801 D4 Signature Loudspeaker

The Absolute Sound's YouTube Channel

Transforming a TV Room Into a High-Performance Home Theater

The Equipment

Priorities

Zanden Model 1200 Signature Vacuum Tube Phono Preamplifier • Have It Smooth, Your Way

Magico A1 Loudspeaker • Two-Ways for Time Travel

Bowers & Wilkins 703 S3 Loudspeaker • Refinement Realized

Harbeth C7ES-3 XD and Monitor 40.3 XD Loudspeakers • Extended Definition

XD Modifications, Measurements, and the BBC Heritage

KEF R11 Meta Loudspeaker • Trickle-Down Triumph

Wilson Audio Specialties Alexia V Loudspeaker • Cut From the Same Cloth

THE BEST GETS BETTER • MBL 101 X-TREME MKII LOUDSPEAKER

SPECS & PRICING

AVM CS8.3 Black Edition Streaming Integrated Amplifier • High End Simplified

Crystal Cable Reference2 Diamond Interconnects and Loudspeaker Cables • Playing Against Type

AudioQuest Niagara 3000 Low-Z Power/Noise Dissipation System • Clean and Pure, Inside and Out

CAD GC1.1 and GC-R Reference Ground Control • The Sound of Silence

Manufacturer Comments

Chris Strachwitz: July 1, 1931-May 5, 2023 • How A Small Label Helped Preserve and Foster Music

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart of Lucinda Williams • Telling Stories through Songs and Writing Musical Memoirs

From MGM Musicals to Uncompromisingly Radical Copland • Six by Conductor John Wilson

ROCK ETC

JAZZ

CLASSICAL

Q&A • Garth Leerer Musical Surroundings