Chord's extraordinary DAVE—"Digital [to] Analog Veritas [in] Extremis (Truth in Extreme)"—D/A processor takes pride of place on its cover, but the June Stereophil is packed full of good stuff. Art Dudley reports on Peachtree's "Made in America" nova300 integrated amplifier; Herb Reichert and Jim Austin live with high-performance preamplifiers from PrimaLuna and PS Audio; Kal Rubinson checks out a two-channel AV integrated amplifier from Arcam; Ken Micallef reviews a truly loud speaker, the horn-loaded Rival from Volti; and Robert Baird listens to great-sounding vinyl reissues of recordings of the legendary pianist Bill Evans.
Along with these in-depth reviews, we have auditions of headphones from Sony and AudioQuest, the revised darTZeel preamplifier, and Shunyata's Denali AC conditioners, along with follow-ups on promising English speakers from NEAT and Wharfedale. Art Dudley restores a classic Altec drive-unit, Robert Baird discusses hi-rez downloads and streaming, and Jason Victor Serinus kicks the issue off with a look at why audiophiles need to achieve balance in their systems.
Available on newsstands, tablets, and mailboxes now, the June 2017 Stereophile is a keeper!
