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Letters

UPCOMING IN TAS 334

“How Could He Betray Us?”

FUTURE TAS

Minoru Nojima (1945–2022)

HIGH - END AUDIO HALL OF FAME

DAVID HAFLER (1919–2003) GOLDEN AGE PIONEER

ANDREW PAYOR, ROCKPORT TECHNOLOGIES • (b. 1959) ENGINEERING GENIUS, UNCOMPROMISING ETHOS

PAUL BARTON, PSB SPEAKERS • (b. 1951) DEMOCRATIZING HIGH-PERFORMANCE AUDIO

PREVIOUS INDUCTEES

SME Model 60 Turntable and VA Series Tonearm • Challenge Met

Specs & Pricing

Triangle Art P-200 Phonostage • Tube Delight

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Linn Products Organik DAC in the Klimax DSM Network Player • Legacy

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Metronome DSC Streaming DAC and Digital Linestage • Enjoy the Silence

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dCS Vivaldi Apex Digital-to-Analog Converter • Lord of the Ring

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Robert Harley Explains the dCS Ring DAC

NAD C399 Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier • Affordable Excellence

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Dirac Live

Theoretica Applied Physics BACCH-SP adio Stereo Purifier • Not Multichannel, and Doesn't Want to Be

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Can BACCH Reproduce a Multichannel Mix from Two Loudspeakers?

Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III Integrated Amplifier • Delivering the Musical Goods

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PS Audio Stellar S300 Power Amplifier • No Apologies

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Meze Elite Headphones • Prepare To Be Spoiled

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Sound Anchors FSTT Desktop Speaker Stand • Versatility

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Synergistic Research SRX Speaker Cable, Interconnect, and Power Cord • The Best for Less

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Galileo Power Cell SX

A Short Interview with Synergistic Research's Ted Denney

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

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Technology

'Tis the Season • Lyn Stanley Shines on New Holiday Album

Jazz Guitar Summit • Julian Lage Joined by Bill Frisell on New Blue Note Release

THE LEGACY OF GEORGE CRUMB • A DISTINCTIVE APPROACH TO COMPOSING AND PERFORMING

Recommended Crumb Recordings

MUSIC ROCK ETC

MUSIC JAZZ

MUSIC CLASSICAL

Q&A • Norman Varney A/V RoomService, Ltd.