Yes, with the beginning of winter and the holiday season almost upon us, the January 2018 issue of Stereophile has started dropping into mailboxes, being displayed on newsstand shelves, and being downloaded to tablets. And it is, even if we say so ourselves, one heck of an issue, with GoldenEar's Triton Reference speaker on its cover and reviewed inside by John Atkinson. JA also kicks off the issue with a look at the controversy raised by MQA. Controversy? Also in the January Stereophile, Jim Austin examines the time-domain performance of MQA-equipped DACs and one Internet troll is already offering a $10 bounty for anyone who debunks one of Jim's findings!
And the Triton Reference is not the only speaker reviewed in our January issue: at the high end of the price spectrum Jon Iverson reviews the Spirit update for Vivid's highly regarded G1 Giya, and at the other end Ken Micallef writes about Quad' S-2 bookshelf design. In between, Herb Reichert lives with Totems' Model One Signature and Jim Austin does likewise with the Alta Hestia Platinum. Other reviews included Jason Victor Serinus on Aurender's MQA-capable A10 Server/DAC and Mikey Fremer on the Air Force III turntable and Graham tonearm, while Kalman Rubinson tries out multichannel control devices. And Art Dudley goes fly fishing and listens to Irving Berlin’s gramophone.
When you are done shoveling this weekend's snow, settle down in your chair, sip a glass of Chardonnay, and see what we all have to say.
