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Return of a Legend: Upgrading with the Paradigm Monitor SE 8000F Loudspeakers
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- Written by: Roger Kanno
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Can you call the Paradigm Monitor SE 8000F ($1699.98 per pair, all prices in USD) a legend if it is the first iteration of this new model? I do, because it’s based on the highly regarded and long-running Monitor 11, the largest model in Paradigm’s previous Monitor line. The model names for the Monitor SE line are mostly new, but the 8000F clearly owes much of its heritage to the beloved Monitor 11. In fact, Zoltan Balla and Blake Alty from Paradigm said as much in their recent interview with Dennis Burger on our SoundStage! Access website.
New Noise #5: Moving, in Stereo
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- Written by: Jason Davis
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We’re moving.
It feels great to finally say it. We’re moving. We’ve been in our current house on the wrong coast for eight years (plus another year in an apartment), the longest we’ve ever stayed in one place. It’s a lovely little mid-century modern at the top of a cul-de-sac in a great spot—near trails, good schools, and community comforts that we value.
British Short Stack: Getting Acquainted with the Cyrus CDi-XR CD Player and i9-XR Integrated Amplifier-DAC
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- Written by: Roger Kanno
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Back in 2015, I reviewed the Cyrus Audio Stereo 200, an excellent-sounding power amplifier based on the British audio manufacturer’s proprietary class-D amplification topology. Our own Hans Wetzel heard a prototype Stereo 200 during a previous Cyrus factory tour and was also impressed. I have not seen or heard much about Cyrus in the past few years, although I saw its products at High End 2018 in Munich, where it was displaying the One HD integrated amplifier-DAC, which also utilizes the brand’s class-D amplifier circuitry.
A Day Early at EQ Audio Video's Focal Powered by Naim Grand Opening
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- Written by: Doug Schneider
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It seems acceptable to be fashionably late. But can you say the same about being fashionably early?
Five Years Living with MartinLogan Masterpiece Classic ESL 9s
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- Written by: Roger Kanno
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I’ve been listening to MartinLogan Masterpiece Classic ESL 9 loudspeakers in my reference system for five years now, and when SoundStage! Network editor-in-chief Jeff Fritz recently asked me if I was still happy with them, I answered with an emphatic yes. And when asked why, I realized that, although they have their limitations, I have yet to hear other speakers near their price that outperform them in the areas that I find most critical for my own musical enjoyment.
High End 2022 Product Coverage: TriangleArt, Simaudio Moon, Lehmannaudio, Pro-Ject, Monitor Audio, Mission
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- Written by: Doug Schneider
- Category: High End 2022
I wrote the first High End 2022 product-coverage article we published, and then I turned my attention to taking most and editing all of the photos. But during that time with the photos, I came across a number of products I knew that the others on the team didn’t get, and I wanted to make sure they got published—so that’s how I ended up writing this final product-coverage article. All prices are in US dollars or euros.
High End 2022: Jeff's Hot Takes
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- Written by: Jeff Fritz
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Anyone who loves sports and watches ESPN—the United States’ most influential sports-related cable network—and, specifically, commentator Stephen A. Smith, knows what the term hot take means. Merriam-Webster defines the hot take as “a quickly produced, strongly worded, and often deliberately provocative or sensational opinion or reaction.” As I traversed the halls of High End 2022, ate in the restaurants of Munich, or worked in various places on my computer, I muttered myriad opinions both to myself and folks I know in the industry. A thought occurred to me: why should the sports reporters have all the fun?
High End 2022 Product Coverage: T+A, Epos, DALI, Vivid Audio, Focal, and Naim
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- Written by: Jeff Fritz
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The final day of High End 2022 was much like the first few: lots of new products, some of them very cool. In fact, I came to the realization that we would only cover a fraction of what was on display in Germany—I regret that we’ll definitely miss some relevant products. One thing is for sure, though: customers have some wonderful stereo components to choose from when shopping for a new audio system. Prices below in US dollars or euros.
High End 2022 Sights and Sounds: Magico
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- Written by: Edgar Kramer
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Approximate system cost: $230,000.
High End 2022 Sights and Sounds: TechDAS, CH Precision, Rockport Technologies
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- Written by: Jonathan Gorse
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Approximate system cost: €600,000.
High End 2022 Sights and Sounds: Naim, Focal
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- Written by: Jonathan Gorse
- Category: High End 2022
Approximate system cost: €100,000.
High End 2022 Sights and Sounds: SME, Avantgarde
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- Written by: Jonathan Gorse
- Category: High End 2022
Approximate system cost: €250,000.
High End 2022 Sights and Sounds: Auralic, ATC
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- Written by: Jonathan Gorse
- Category: High End 2022
Approximate system cost: €60,000.
High End 2022 Sights and Sounds: Raidho, Moon by Simaudio
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- Written by: Jonathan Gorse
- Category: High End 2022
Approximate system cost: €400,000.
High End 2022 Product Coverage: MSB Technology, Siltech, Crystal Cable, Audiovector, and Estelon
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- Written by: Jeff Fritz
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The second day of High End 2022 was filled with me finding some of the most ambitious products you can imagine. But ambition does not necessarily equate to high prices. Though sometimes it does.
High End 2022 Sights and Sounds: Audia Flight, Alare
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- Written by: Edgar Kramer
- Category: High End 2022
Approximate system cost: €380,000.
High End 2022 Sights and Sounds: Monitor Audio, Roksan
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- Written by: Edgar Kramer
- Category: High End 2022
Approximate system cost: TBA.
High End 2022 Sights and Sounds: Living Voice, SJS, Kuzma
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- Written by: Edgar Kramer
- Category: High End 2022
Approximate system cost: £275,000.
High End 2022 Sights and Sounds: Absolare, Rockport Technologies
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- Written by: Edgar Kramer
- Category: High End 2022
Approximate system cost: €350,000
High End 2022 Sights and Sounds: Nagra, Wilson Audio
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- Written by: Edgar Kramer
- Category: High End 2022
Approximate system cost: if you have to ask . . .
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