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Letters

Exploring Uncharted Waters

PS Audio PerfectWave BHK 600 Mono Power Amplifier

PSB Synchrony T800 Loudspeaker

Ideon Audio IΩN DAC

Roon 2.0 Arrives • The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Factory Visit • DALI to the KORE

2022 Product of the Year Awards

DS Audio ES-001 Eccentricity Detection Stabilizer • Step Change

Shure V15 Type VxMR Phono Cartridge and Jico SAS/B Upgrade for Shure VN5xMR Stylus Assembly • New Life for an Old Classic

Wolf von Langa WVL 12639 SON Loudspeaker • Everything Old is New Again

Dan Clark Audio Stealth Headphone • A True Reference

HiFi Rose RA180 Integrated Amplifier • An Impressive Second Act

Sonus faber Omnia Wireless Audio System • Anywhere You Want to Be

IsoAcoustics zaZen II Isolation Platform • Good Deal

Western Electric 91E Integrated Amplifier • Tubes Made in the U.S.A.

Inside the Western Electric Tube Factory

VooDoo Cable Air Phoenix, Air Dragon V, and Air Tesla AC Power Cords • No Voodoo Here

Gryphon Audio Designs Commander Preamplifier • The Apex of Musical Playback

BRAVE NEW WORLD

SPECS & PRICING

Manufacturer Comments

2022 Top Ten Lists

The Great European Songbook • David Chesky Continues the Tradition of Jazzed-Up Bach

Joe Cool's Return • Vince Guaraldi Shines on Deluxe Holiday-Music Reissues

ROCK ETC

JAZZ

CLASSICAL

Q&A • Eric Pheils Zanden Audio Systems