We kick off the New Year with the "Loudspeaker issue"— there are seven models reviewed at all price levels, from Vienna Acoustics, Sjöfn, Monitor Audio, Wharfedale, DeVore Fidelity, Revel, and KEF, a review of an affordable subwoofer from SVS, and an interview with veteran speaker designer Michael Kelly of Aerial Acoustics.
Steve Guttenberg kicks off the issue by explaining why he prefers recorded music to live concerts, while A-list mastering engineer Bob Katz explains why Steve 's analysis of the sound of modern recordings in his November 2014 "As We See It" was misguided, if not actually wrong. Veteran singer-songwriter Jackson Browne opens up to Robert Baird, Michael Fremer enthuses over a new LP player from Pear Audio, Michael Lavorgna auditions network players from Auralic and Simaudio, and John Atkinson auditions two very different-sounding speakers that measure very similarly. Happy holidays, everyone!
