Stereophile

Every month Stereophile magazine offers authoritative reviews, informed recommendations, helpful advice, and controversial opinions, all stemming from the revolutionary idea that audio components should be judged on how they reproduce music.

Envelop me. • THERE ARE AS MANY OPINIONS AS THERE ARE EXPERTS

Stereophile • MARCH 2025

LETTERS • FEEDBACK TO THE EDITOR

AUDIO NEWS & VIEWS

CALENDAR OF INDUSTRY EVENTS

A low-cost CD transport from Japan; two new ’phones from Beyerdynamic • EXPLORING THE ANALOG ADVENTURE

Transforming the music • PEERING INTO HI-FI’S BACK ALLEYS AND DUSTY NOOKS

An ultrasonic bargain • WE COME SPINNING OUT OF NOTHINGNESS, SCATTERING STARS LIKE DUST.—RUMI

Focal Diva Utopia • WIRELESS STREAMING ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM

MEASUREMENTS

ON THE INSIDE

Aurorasound HFSA-01 • INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

MEASUREMENTS

EMM Labs DA2i • D/A PROCESSOR

MEASUREMENTS

MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 888 • LOUDSPEAKER

MEASUREMENTS

REL No.31 • SUBWOOFER

Stromtank S-4000 ProPower MK-II XT • COMPUTER-CONTROLLED BATTERY POWER SOURCE

FOLLOW-UP • A SECOND IMPRESSION

POLICED • THE COMPLEX SIMPLICITY OF ANDY SUMMERS

The Beatles in Mono according to Kevin • THERE’S ONLY TWO KINDS OF MUSIC: THE BLUES AND ZIPPETY DOO-DAH.—TOWNES VAN ZANDT

Lou Donaldson • A MONTHLY SURVEY OF THE BEST NEW LP REISSUES

King Oliver’s (and Louis Armstrong’s) Centennial • A DEEP DIVE

Emily Remler Cooks in Vegas. • A DEEP DIVE INTO OVERLOOKED AND UNDERAPPRECIATED MUSIC

RECORD REVIEWS

Home is where the hi-fi is • INSIDER DISPATCHES FROM HI-FI’S FRONT LINES

MANUFACTURERS’ COMMENTS • ANY CLOD CAN HAVE THE FACTS; HAVING OPINIONS IS AN ART

Maria, Maria…What’s with this gal named Maria? • GOOD AND BAD, I DEFINE THESE TERMS QUITE CLEAR…—BOB DYLAN