The Absolute Sound (DIGITAL)

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The Absolute Sound (DIGITAL)

From the Editor

Letters

Beethoven: String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131, version for orchestra • Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, cond. (DG Original Source Series, 2-Channel Vinyl)

Basis Audio Looking for a New Owner

Listening to New Digital Technologies: AIRIA Codec, FOQUS A/D Converter, and QRONO d2a Decoding

In the Presence of Greatness • Auditioning a $1.9M System

Jürgen Reis Retires from MBL

In Memoriam: Dr. Roger West (May 21, 1934 - June 6, 2026)

Boutique Audio Dealers • Niche-within-a-Niche or the Wave of the Future?

Sutherland Engineering Dos Locos Transimpedance Phono Preamplifier • Absolute Control and Effortless Ease

Q & A with Ron Sutherland

Technics SL-1200GME Turntable • The Final Upgrade in a Legendary Line

Raidho TD3.10 Loudspeaker • Simply Gorgeous

Acora MRC3.2 Loudspeaker • Easy to Love

Tidal Audio Piano Classic Loudspeaker • Totally Tidal

Lyngdorf Audio FR-2 Loudspeaker • Like an Orchestra in Concert

DCMTPC UHAEIE T SRE • Kharma Enigma Veyron 2D Loudspeaker

Audio Research Reference 7 Linestage • State-of-the-Art Transparency and Tube Magic

MANUFACTURER COMMENTS

Air Tight ATE-5 Phonostage and ATC-6 Preamplifier • Sweet Sound Abounds

Linear Tube Audio Century ZOTL Monoblock Power Amplifier • The Ferrari of High-Power Tube Amplification

Atoll Electronique PR400 EVO Preamp and AM300 EVO Amp • A Higher Level

The Two Jims Are at It Again • Resurrecting a Forgotten Symphony

Emerson, Lake & Palmer • MoFi’s ELP Reissues Shed Light on Prog-Rock Pioneers

Boards of Canada’s Inferno • When Analog Nostalgia Collides with the Digital Zeitgeist

MUSIC ROCK ETC

MUSIC JAZZ

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Q&A Bob Hazelwood • Director of Engineering and Product Management, Andover Audio