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Technics Event in Manhattan Thursday

Stereophile Staff Apr 04, 2017 First Published: Apr 04, 2017

Thursday April 6, 68pm, Adirondack Audio & Video (340 East 57th Street, New York, NY) is hosting a Technics event. Bill Voss, US Business Development Manager for Technics, will be demonstrating Technics' new "Grand Class" Component series including the SU-G700 Digital integrated amplifier, the SB-G90 floor-standing loudspeaker, and the affordable SL-1200GR turntable (above).

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Dealer Event in Connecticut Saturday

Stereophile Staff Mar 30, 2017 First Published: Mar 30, 2017

Saturday April 1, 25pm, Take 5 Audio (105 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06510) is hosting an event featuring products from Bryston and Zanden Audio.

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MQA in Manhattan Wednesday Evening

Stereophile Staff Mar 27, 2017 First Published: Mar 27, 2017

Wednesday March 29, 6:009:00pm, Manhattan retailer Innovative Audio (150 East 58th Street, NYC) is holding "The Master Quality Authenticated Experience," the next in a series of "Meet the Innovators Events." Ryan Donaher and Zaheer Alli from Meridian Audio, Peter McGrath from Wilson Audio, and Mike Jbara from MQA will present original concert recordings with and without MQA.

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Technics Event in Scarsdale Saturday

Stereophile Staff Mar 22, 2017 First Published: Mar 22, 2017

Saturday March 25, 125pm, Value Electronics (35 Popham Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583) is presenting an advance preview of Technics' new "Grand Class" component series arriving this summer. Bill Voss, US Business Development Manager for Technics, will be demonstrating and discussing the new SU-G700 Digital Integrated Amplifier, the new SB-G90 floorstanding loudspeaker and the new, more affordable SL-1200GR turntable.

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Luxman Opens US Subsidiary, Launches New Amp and CD Player

Art Dudley Mar 22, 2017 First Published: Mar 22, 2017

On March 16, audio manufacturer Luxman Corporation, now in their 92nd year, announced the establishment of a new US subsidiary, Luxman America: the first time in 30 years that the Japanese tube-amp specialist has had a corporate-owned presence here.

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Wilson Dems in Omaha Thursday

Stereophile Staff Mar 21, 2017 First Published: Mar 21, 2017

Thursday evening, March 23, at 6pm and 7:30pm, The Sound Environment (11021 Elm Street, Omaha, NE 68144) is presenting Wilson Audio's Peter McGrath and the Alexx loudspeakers. Peter McGrath will be playing some of his four-channel master recordings with Wilson Alexias used for the rear channels.

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Musical Magic at San Francisco’s Tone of Music Audio

Jason Victor Serinus Mar 20, 2017 First Published: Mar 20, 2017

Beautiful sound was the order of the day at Tone of Music Audio (1303 Castro Street, Suite D, San Francisco, CA 94114), as the small retailer, headquartered in the heart of San Francisco's Noe Valley, held the first of two spring open houses. Judging from what the 30 or so visitors heard at the first open house, on March 18, those who show up for the second listening session on Saturday, April 1, between noon and 5 pm (RSVP to info@toneofmusic.com), are in for a treat.

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Chuck Berry 1926-2017

Robert Baird Mar 19, 2017 First Published: Mar 19, 2017

"If you tried to give rock'n'roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry.'"John Lennon

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MQA-Encoded CDs? Yes!

Jason Victor Serinus Mar 16, 2017 First Published: Mar 16, 2017

On March 17, Japanese label Ottava will release the first MQA recording on compact disc, A. Piazzolla by Strings and Oboe. Recorded by the UNAMAS Piazzolla Septet, whose videos you can view online, the short disc was mastered by the Tokyo-based label's CEO, Mick Sawaguchi. The recording is also available for download.

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Audirvana Playback Software Now Unfolds MQA

Jason Victor Serinus Mar 15, 2017 First Published: Mar 15, 2017

The recently-released Audirvana Plus 3 has become the first desktop music player for MacOS to include an integrated MQA Core decoder. To quote the press release, issued jointly by London-based MQA and Paris-based Audirvana, Audirvana's MQA Core decoder "enables the first origami 'unfold' and also authenticates the file using a blue or green light to confirm that the sound is identical to that of the source material."