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Stereophile's Products of 2014

Stereophile Staff Nov 21, 2014 First Published: Nov 21, 2014

The December issue is here and it features our annual "Products of the Year" (cutely referred to as "PotY" in-house). 67 products made it through to the final round of voting from the magazine's editors and reviewersread Art Dudley's comments to find out who the winners are.

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Harry Pearson, 1937–2014, a Personal Appreciation

Robert J. Reina Nov 20, 2014 First Published: Nov 20, 2014

Harry Pearson (left) with Stereophile founder J. Gordon Holt (right) at a 1988 party in Sea Cliff, NY. Photo: Chris Yuin

I was shocked when I learned that my dear friend Harry Pearson had passed away, on November 4 . . .

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An Afternoon With Audio Research and McIntosh in Maryland, Next Saturday

Stereophile Staff Nov 19, 2014 First Published: Nov 19, 2014

Bethesda, MD retailer JS Audio (4919 St. Elmo Avenue) is having an open house Saturday November 22, 12pm4pm to debut the new Audio Research Galileo Series amplifier and preamplifier with the Wilson Audio Alexandria XLF loudspeakers!

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Music Matters Evenings at Audio Advice in NC, Wednesday & Thursday

Stereophile Staff Nov 09, 2014 First Published: Nov 09, 2014

Wednesday & Thursday, November 12&150;13, 5:309pm: North Carolina Dealer Audio Advice will host two consecutive Music Matters events, with special guest Michael Fremer of Stereophile magazine and AnalogPlanet.com. The Wednesday evening event will take place at Audio Advice's Raleigh location (8621 Glenwood Avenue), while the Thursday night event will be held at the dealer's Pineville showroom in Charlotte (11409 Carolina Place Parkway, near Carolina Place Mall). Several manufacturer representatives, including Dave Gordon (Audio Research), Alex Brinkman (Ayre Acoustics), and Jett Logan (AudioQuest), will be on hand to provide demonstrations and answer questions. Food and drink will be served. For more info, visit www.audioadvice.com or call (919) 881-2005 (Raleigh) or (704) 821-4510 (Pineville). RSVP, including the evening you'll attend and number of people in your party: event@audioadvice.com.

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Harry Pearson, January 5, 1937–November 4, 2014

John Atkinson Nov 08, 2014 First Published: Nov 08, 2014

The founder and until recently the long-term editor of The Absolute Sound, Harry Pearson (left above), has passed away. His protege Michael Fremer (right above) offers an appreciation here and Robert J. Reina, a long-term friend, is writing his own rememberance of HP in the February 2015 issue of Stereophile. (The January issue has already gone to press.)

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MartinLogan's new Neolith Loudspeaker at Overture in Wilmington, DE, Saturday, November 8

Stereophile Staff Nov 05, 2014 First Published: Nov 05, 2014

MartinLogan's Truth in Sound Tour continues with the introduction of its new flagship loudspeaker, the built-to-order Neolith, at Overture Ultimate Home Electronics, 2423 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE on Saturday, November 8, from 11am to 6pm.

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Virginia Retailer's Grand Opening Saturday November 8

Stereophile Staff Nov 05, 2014 First Published: Nov 05, 2014

Virginia retailer Command Performance A/V115 Park Ave. Suite #2, Falls Churchis having a Grand Opening on Saturday November 8 from 11am to 5pm. The day will feature Constellation Audio's new Inspiration Series (above), presented by Irv Gross, Director of Sales for Constellation Audio.

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Toronto Show Starts Friday

Jason Victor Serinus Oct 27, 2014 First Published: Oct 27, 2014

New location, new features, and a more inclusive, consumer electronics-orientated approach: that's the word on the fourth annual Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show (TAVES). Now ensconced in the Sheraton Centre Hotel in downtown Toronto, which offers far more large exhibit rooms than did TAVES' former venue, the three-day show opens on Friday, October 31 with four floors' worth of audio, video and consumer electronics-oriented exhibits.

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November's Here!

Stereophile Staff Oct 20, 2014 First Published: Oct 20, 2014

"Is it wrong to love it for its physical beauty?" asks Michael Lavorgna of Astell&Kern's extraordinary (and expensive) AK240 portable file player, which gets the star treatment on the November 2014 issue's cover. But as he also found it a joy to listen to, the question becomes moot . . .

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RMAF 2014: Tidal Alert

Jason Victor Serinus Oct 16, 2014 First Published: Oct 16, 2014

The big newsthe really big news at RMAFwas the "before winter" US launch of five-year old Tidal of Oslo's full CD-quality, (lossless 1411kbps) music streaming service. Demonstrated in a fine sounding room with Electrocompaniet equipment, the sound was convincingly good when we cued up a track from pianist Leif Ove Andsnes' recording of Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto. (More on the sound in another blog, where Hegel was using Tidal's service to source music for their room.)