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FUTURE TAS

The Absolute Sound's High-End Audio Hallof Fame 2023's Inductees

A Silicon Valley for Sound • Exploring Denmark’s Extraordinary Success

CH Precision P10 Phonostage Swiss Neutrality

Specs & Pricing

PrimaLuna EVO 100 Phonostage A Sonic Masterpiece

Specs & Pricing

dCS Bartók APEX DAC Stirring the Emotions

Specs & Pricing

Q&A: John Giolas, dCS VP Sales & Marketing

Boulder 812 DAC/Preamplifier Perfect Fit

Specs & Pricing

Audiopraise VanityPRO Multichannel HDMI Extractor Righting a Digital Wrong

Specs & Pricing

Wadax Reference DAC and Reference Server Upgrades: Akasa DC Cables and Reference Power Supply Unit • Exploring the Frontier

Specs & Pricing

Technology

Kalista DreamPlay XC Universal Digital Source • The Rules of the Game

Specs & Pricing

Norma Audio Revo IPA-140 Integrated Amplifier Italian Masterpiece

Specs & Pricing

Monitor Audio Platinum 300 3G Loudspeaker A Lot of Speaker per Dollar

Specs & Pricing

Theory + Application elektroakustik Solitaire S 540 Loudspeaker • A RADICALLY DIFFERENT APPROACH TO LOUDSPEAKER DESIGN

SPECS & PRICING

DESIGN

Q&A • SIEGFRIED AMFT, FOUNDER OF T+A

TAS Reviewer Reference Components • The following is a list of all the products currently used by our reviewers in their reference systems.

Manufacturer Comments

THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF SHAKTI • New Album and Tour Rekindle the Flame

Doint That Junkyard Thing • The Mutant Sounds Of a Wreck Collector

When Samba Calls Your Name • Bebel Gilberto’s Heartfelt Tribute to Her Father

String Quartets from a Golden Age • The Divergent Paths of Schoenberg and Ravel

A New Milestone for BMOP • Expanding the Repertoire One Release at a Time

Bear Proof • Bay Area Octet Eludes Simple Categorization

MUSIC ROCK ETC

MUSIC JAZZ

MUSIC CLASSICAL

Q&A • Maier Shadi The Audio Salon