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STEREO visits Wilson Audio and Dan D᾽Agostino
High-End Mega-Trip – What an experience! In the Audio Reference showroom in Hamburg, Germany, we went on a trip to the limits of the high-end universe…

Story: Hi-Fi in New York
An Audiophile Tour Through New York City
Let‘s go on a trip! – Hardly anyone knows New York‘s "sound hot spots" better than David Chesky. The label boss and sound guru, known for his…

Special: STEREO Workshop
STEREO Sound Education Sessions in America
Favorite Subject: Sound Studies – What seemed to be a crazy idea at first turned out to be a didactic hi-fi-hit at an American high school. STEREO…

Test: Cables
CrystalConnect Reference Diamond Review
Diamond Fever – Know-how and unusual materials characterize the standalone „Reference Diamond“ line from CrystalConnect. They appear thin only to the…

Cable Test
Siltech Legend G9 380i Review
"The Ninth" from Siltech – The silver-gold interconnect cables from Dutch brand Siltech now arrived in their ninth generation. STEREO took a closer…

Isolation Transformer Test
Audes ST3000 Review
Baltic Isolation – The loudspeaker specialist Audes once started out as a state-owned company and transformer manufacturer – and is now returning to…

Service
Everything You Need to Know About Bi-Amping
To Bi Or Not To Bi – Bi-amping is considered one of the "ultimate aspects" of sophisticated high fidelity. In this essay, you'll read what it is…

Essay
Beethoven: a Global Phenomenon
Be Embraced, You Millions! – Ludwig van Beethoven is not only the world's most frequently performed composer, in 2020 he will also be reflected in the…

Subwoofers
REL 510 S Line-Array Report
Nonsense or useful experiment? Understandably, that was the question we faced after having ordered six REL 510 S subwoofers and having stacked three…

STEREO Service
Ripping Basics: Digitizing CDs and Records
Digitizing your CDs and LPs can have a lot of advantages – STEREO explains the basics and gives practical advice.

Hi-Fi Classics
Thorens TD 124
Swiss Machine – There are quite a few legendary names in high fidelity which are capable of sparking joy in the hearts of most audiophiles when…

Special: Signature Line on Schloss Groß Rietz
Ultimate High End Burmester Presentation
Gateway to Great Sound – For an appropriate presentation of their ultimate "Signature Line", Burmester invited us to a respectable manor in Eastern…

Advice
HiFi Special: Clean Power
Live Wire – Why is clean power so important for perfect music reproduction? Well, let‘s take a closer look. After all, any music reproduction is, in…

Report
WBT Plasma Protect
The new Gold Standard – WBT, the specialist for connectors from Essen, Germany has recently started coating its high-end plugs and sockets with gold…

Classics
Philips N 4522 & Revox A 700 Review
Is reel to reel just the next retro hype or does it have a current raison d‘être? STEREO took a close look at two heroes of old.
Michael Lang

Report
High End 2019
The High End in Munich was once again a meeting ground for the who is who of the hi-fi world. STEREO has compiled a selection of highlights for you.…

Special
Subwoofer Reviews
Subwoofers are mystical creatures and only very few people are aware of their benefits and really explore their possibilities. STEREO put four…