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    Bryston’s sleek BDP-1 music player ; SMOOTH, : SPEAKERS : DETAILED : from Triangle, =: SOUND from Linn Sondek upgrade, : Klipsch, Linn, : Ayre's K-5XEMP Clearaudio record — : Direct Acoustics +: preamp player, LFD preamp : STATE-OF-THE-ART HARDCORE : DIGITAL from Bel Canto TROUBADOR ents amen ‘ is a 06 Taking tothe sets: Cut Town ewer UL i s Nothing to hide. oe Some cable manufacturers use off the shelf tiny gauge wires hidden inside big jackets, at Crystal Cable we have nothing to hide. Nene tec cena eu ecte eee eco ee os tage a 24K Gold resulting in a perfect sound conductor, one that holds nothing back. Perec a a eee the latest generation of Crystal Cable. ee aoe eee rtd pane el ueanene reriannerativts Dorr Cerystal cable Ree ey ee en oe) Pee er ere “Blondy watched this prond, drum- tight personality fidget past him on the street and began projecting: he couldn’ help it: an unfinished degree in journalism, concerned rmarnied sisters in New Jersey or Connecticut (but probably New Jersey), weights but no eardio, rieved blind dates, Cigar ‘Afionado and Stereophile, takeout ‘menus, actes of porn” —from “Lucky Alan,” by Jonathan Lethem; The New Yorker, March 19, 2007 nen did being interested in hii lose. its cool? When did’ ic become antiocal? One minute Insti was hanging wih Hef center-stige in a groory bachelor pa andthe net thin ‘you Know it’s a\prop used ro desc cone who “walked in a fiery aura of loneliness,” as Lethem described it, ask because Tim genuinely concerned, Some of my bese friends ae audiophiles Buc it Seems that if you want to be anything re- lated to musi, the last thing you want to bes an audiophile ‘An audiophile is a hiefi enthusiast: someone who cares about the quality of his oF her experience when listening to music on the hifi, And audiophiles give music their undivided attention. Because they spend an inordinate amount of time just listening, andiophiles also care about the equipment responsible for the quak ity of thar experience. Some go so far a5 to become interested in the mechanisms bochind the experience, while others fo- cus on che qulicy ofthe reconding. Ie all makes peer sens gnorng de uty Ble fort when is something you intend to do frequently is just plain cateless— sligent, even. ‘The audiophile experience offers ‘many layers of enjoyment, from the ine chstal design of the gear to the science and neuroscience thar make it and you) work. Most important, i offers access £0 the practcally infinite and ever-expand- ing living brary that is our recorded jal heritage. While the ultimate goal ‘of listening to music on the hifi can be ‘expressed ia) many diferent ways, per 1 See soneacyerker com etn femase/200/ (03/3 MbI ton lethemteuretagemll, ‘aw: Stereophilecom, June 2011 fase | =a) =a ae Michael Lavorgna Reflections on the Audiophile Image haps she most mezningfl end ofthe diophiles means a deeper connection to an ideally, 2 beter understanding of much - T know what some of you are thinkin Auipilesrjtn ve ith he gear e Seally heard audiopils expaes this Hal-baked notion, While T almost age, ifs an incomplee thougt, Allow me 60 oa A ea se Bris ait to play msi We ned mosic fn order ra emnsamamate the rekon, so tospeak, We need musi for the mee Sonal atachments Otherwise, weve not talking about an audiophile we've elke tng about» collecr of industrial design objects or aease of objectophilia? While tude fan survive wideou audiophile trisic fas been pare of every cule: Idiphiles haven't cera we not he auiophiles without musi. Latng wd coping moe emotional ‘expert, Dont take srood fori seed Marks Savers wonder: Fi ess. “God loin the Nunes? fom thy 200 Sng ow philecomeontene‘podenaanee). And tlvele the date fol yout completely ihn fe Ae ater at th a how of exaye fom Stoel pst dro present chat alk about what teas to be an audiophile rom many diferent FOF aun, auph themselves about what i mie and lee importane No one is more eatal ofthe augiophile than the audiophile Bar such ichistor happens within any group of peopl, especialy tose who shar pase fon The only time someone ages € disagree is when he or she Joes care ver much about the case of the dis @eement. There are thse sudiphiles ‘Sho cont that most hetnons ofa ‘rites, which is voicing their orenary thtthoy at gh tay ow ber than you do whats bes for yo and how much money you should spend t get Their obvious nist lis in not sec08- nizing the ft hat id isa hobly whese tnloymnencis based on personal kes and dikes 2 Objet seal oro sonal, commonly Fenedo as OS cyeophia ea pronounced emo tonal and oe rman dese fenanimae oe Enka fel who mad the El Teor 200 8 2 praniten OS poksperen 2 Ste a ion he pias abi ‘heey “Aaophie Esenlg” which in whore 50m Sal ad le your nead es knw thot Nake [Found tue shared oman “ed Since che subject of money is so preva~ lent and divisive, i's worth earifying that hhow much someone spends on hi-fi is not neces rele 9 his or he evel of enjoyment of that equipment, How- ever, the argument can be made that the amount of money spent ean have a direct impact on performance. Which leads us tothe logical eonclusion that performance and enjoyment are not interrelated. This brings us to the siddest case of all: overly refined audiophiles who bra about their inability to enjoy most records on mst his and who Love more than anything to explain to you why that i the az this egablishing thei ov sophis- fication while making you miserable, in a single supremely elegant and edifying esture, But every hobby has is extrem= iss, and audiophiles-as far as T know have never caused chemselves or anyone cle real harm. Loud, whiny, and annoy- ing is about as badass as we get ‘What's wrong with audiophile, be- yond the facts that we're our own worst enemies, and that some of us have wan~ dered into Plato's man-eave and gocten lost chasing shadows? Pd say nothing out of the onlinary. Perhaps the most fatal audiophile flaw is intolerance, and the inability to enjoy music that ine served up according to our own exacting speci= Beaton, We ean become overly semi fre to our dikes, ffectvely Limiting ‘our capacities for discovery and enjoy ent his ay ma to from spending so mach time alone) ‘But in reality, and in the grand scheme of things, what is the worstease audio~ phile scenario? Listening to. something you don't particularly eare for? Complain IEG above letening fo music on toe rd sounds awfully decadent because iis deca dent Onc morning, with these things in mind, { drove our daughter, Nicole, to school. Lfind driving to be a nice break from writing and thinking about audio- phils. As we turned in to the school ing lor, Nicole said, out of the clear Bite, couldn ive without music Thresitated, not wanting co spoil the magic ofthe moment. But couldn't help asking, “Why?” She answered without hesitation, “Ie fills my life with happiness” Ifa docs ing ere For you w all is read and your gear selection and setup is done, you've probably picked the ‘wrong hobby. - FOLLOW-UP TARA Labs Zero interconnect 27 Linn Majik DS-1 networked D/A Michael Fremer Linn Sondek LP12 turntable Art Dudley Bryston BDA-1 D/A processor Stephen Mejias Larry Greenhill Bel Canto Light Link 24/96 USB converter Erick Lichte Benchmark DAC1 HDR D/A processor Erick Lichte FEATURES Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong David Lander reviews an essential book on the seminal j Steve Earle fier last year’s Grammy winning salute to Townes Vin Zandt, Steve Earle moves on to honor Hank Williams with « novel and an album which share the title with one of the last songs Hank wrote, Ul Never Get Out of This World Alive, By Robert Baird, EQUIPMENT REPORTS Bryston BDP-1 digital audio player Larry Greenhill Bel Canto e.One DAC3.5VB D/A processor Erick Lichte LED Phonostage LE & LE Special phono preamplifiers Art Dudley Clearaudio Concept turntable, Verify tonearm, & Concept MC phono cartridge Michael Fremer Ayre Acoustics K-5xe™" line preamplifier John Atkinson Linn Majik 140 loudspeaker Robert J. Reina integrated amplifier Robert J. Reina 31 NuForce CDP-8 CD player Musical processor John Atkinson lelity MIDAC D/A. ‘weStereophilecom, June 2011 MOVE LIKE COLUMNS As We See It Michael Lavorgna ofers some reflections ow the audiophile when did being interested in hi-fi les its co. Letters Readers praise Art Dudley and Stephen Mejias, offer some fedback on John Atkinson's mention of Henry Ford andthe diminishing spending power ofthe middleclass in Ap, and wonder why the Internet is popeated with amplifier and wonders Get on your Soapbox! Visie wnowstereophilecom, Industry Update High-eud aio nes, incling the dele-sponsored event coking place une dnd Jy, while Tl Hersens announces our nw InerFidelty website and Paul “Mesengrrepors om the 2011 UK Show in Bris Wea 0 koow more? Go tothe "Nt up Sam's Space ‘Sane Telli nd much he likes ie Aadio-Tec ‘andthe Triangle Bookshelf Color loudspeaker, Analog Corner Michael Froner reviews “ily-expensive” cables fom TARA Labs, Stealth ts Desk" at wir stereophilecom for hein info . 's ATH-AD900 headphones ZenSai, and Fano Acustica. Listening ‘Are Duley tperades his Linn Sondok LP12 turntable with the Radikal DC- motor ht. The Entry Level Stephen Mgias saves Natalie ght Star Audio’ nd Nicole's party with Bi ry B-20 loudspeaker cuditons the Klipsch Sp IoNode anit-vibration fev an The Fifth Element John Maks ies with the Direct Acoustics Silene Speaker I Record Reviews 1 June's “Rezording ofthe Month," we've esen Dinastia Borja by Jodi Savall nv classical this month, we have new recordings on the Catalope label by Tistan Peich and Tay Twining. In rck?pop, we have che latest by The Cus, Bob Dylan, and Helado Negro. And in Jaz, the latest Mossie Record Booed set featuring the Ahmad Jamal To's Ang record sesions spre, Manufacturers’ Comments Fino Acustica, ZenSati, Linn, Bright Star, Diet Acoustics, Clearaudio, Bel Canto, LED, NuFore, and Musial Fidelity respond to our coverage oftheir products Aural Robert The Masic Business Deadttt Ahhhh...ao, not quite. Rober Baird reports on the 25° anniversary ofthe annual South By Southwest Music and Media coner- cence which was the largest and mest varied ye INFORMATION Audio Mart Manufacturers’ Showcase Dealers’ Showcase Advertiser Index SUP /oup Pubes: No Get ‘dio nan taste toy ad asian Eto Sor Mi Croup Operations Directo: in Dinend Managing tor beetle Nac Adverting Sprains Coordinator Sr senior contbutng Editor Soy ely tr Colin a Font ee es Php edo a age Dae ‘Web rode edtorl Nisan eon ContRisunnc EprtoRs (auDio) th et a et on ‘CONTRIBUTING EDITORS (MUSIC) ila, Lay Bil, Da ky, Tana Saad hE Rid cr, i Lins old Ros Dad i Soe Dveha raph Dax: Nase Bon BaP Sire Phe Se ADVERTISING SALES Publisher Ki Pray» 2} Sib» Roth Pray on-gom ng Manager: DiBonSo»(2 915488 » Ed Denson orcs Advert Advertising Manager Lae Lalealos Lic Acs Chaat est Cat Ms Natl Reales Manage ers sas «Laura Lonecto@egloba Sales Coordinato Reem ewe" (2B) se « Reema Tocira@sorceon ‘igial Oector: ov dine = Jo tass sence Classiied Manager Hsin Sumer” (05) 474-4156 homerun conn ‘Music Manager io Na» (212) 490.2079» ilko@nhedgroup com, Batting Det Sha Hi ‘OFFICERS OF SOURCE INTERLINK COMPANIES, INC resident & Chef Executye Otet: ili! Sule VP het Fnencal Officer Jor vp, Chet Administrative Ofc: Serhan asi SOURCE INTERLINK MEDIA, Uc Presidents Chu Ary Chie Creatine Ofc. on pion vf Eusiant Automotive: Dag VP, Consumer Mea: fa Gall vp, Sales & Chief Marketing Ofc: Bl Gee SUP Integrated sales: Ec Sub Sve. Manulactung& Production: Ken M ‘Pa General Manager Brand Development JS Mis Binance' Caen ie DIGTAL MEDIA Chie Technology Officer Digital Medi: Ran Bl ‘SVP, Digal Marketing: Cie Basle ‘up, Digtal Product Development: Tid ‘VP tal Product Development il Te ‘Wi Digital Product Development: Don fee ‘CONSUMER MARKETING, SOURCE INTERLINK MEDIA LI Vb single Copy Sales & Marketing Lary Dy! VP, Consumer Marketing in Sar VP Retention & Operations Fulfilment Dall (Rel Oe = = Hegel ‘weStereophilecom, June 2011 Sonus faber. 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Engineered for security and easy installation, these rock-solid units are available in a variety of modular designs. Simplify ordering with ur fully loaded 100 Series, or create @ customized solution with our 500 Series — simply add accessories for a tailor-made rack perfect for your AV system. All racks feature vented side panels for increased airflow and pre-installed rear rack rails for easy AV gear installation. For the ultimate in quality and flexibility, rack one up with SANUS. www.sanus.com jasany: Heavy-Gauge Weldod Stoo! Supports complex AV gear arrangements Flexibility in Installation Adjustable fet level and casters allow mavernent easy acces Ce ee cee MTU aw .0 Ee ey Sad news Editor: Tam saddened to sy thatthe President of the NY Audio Society, Robert “Bob” Kreislcr, has died atthe age of 92, He vwas the oldest living member ofthis ‘chapter of audioplifes and the most pas sionate. Please notify our community of his passing, —Allca Ki avhianrod gait com Diversity Editor: ‘The February 2011 “Leters” (p.11) made for some inspiring reading indeed. Ies- pecially enjoyed “

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