Stereophile
Stereophile is a monthly publication dedicated to premium audio gear, including speakers and amplifiers, as well as the latest news in the audio world, like online streaming. It was established in 1962 by J. Gordon Holt.
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3 days ago |
stereophile.com | Alex Halberstadt
There are things that make me feel so unpleasantly lightheaded that some days I worry my cranium might float away like a helium balloon. Like baby animals generated by AI that I can no longer distinguish from real ones. Skin care for tweens. Headlines about American politics that read like headlines about Turkmenistan. The music of Charli XCX. And being middle aged. Even the term is a con.
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6 days ago |
stereophile.com | Mark Henninger
The reborn US brand KLH debuted its Model Seven loudspeaker ($5998/pair) at High End Munich, proclaiming it the first of its kind: an acoustic suspension speaker with a 13" woofer. KLH and acoustic suspension designs go hand in hand. Co-founder Henry Kloss helped introduce the concept in the mid-50s and established KLH in 1957. The key principle is to use the spring effect of air in a sealed cabinet to control the woofer's movement.
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1 week ago |
stereophile.com | Mark Henninger
High-end speaker and audio electronics maker MBL—best known for its groundbreaking Radialstrahler loudspeakers—has hit a financial rough patch. The Berlin-based company filed for insolvency on May 27, 2025, and is now actively seeking investors. The court tapped restructuring expert Frank Brachwitz of PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH as provisional insolvency administrator.
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1 week ago |
stereophile.com | Ken Micallef
Soulution's 787 Turntable and the Platter That Slid AXISS Europe and Soulution's Cyrill Hammer presented a formidable system in Munich, featuring the debut of the Soulution 787 turntable. Remarkably, the 787 achieves linear tracking not by moving the tonearm, but by sliding the platter itself.
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1 week ago |
stereophile.com | Ken Micallef
Needlework: Chord’s Ultima Phonostage Threads the Groove Designed by Chord Electronics’ founder and owner John Franks, Chord’s new flagship Ultima Phonostage expands the Ultima Reference range, joining the Ultima Pre preamplifier and Ultima Mono power amplifiers. The US price is TBA; the projected UK price is £18,000 (about $24,300). Franks was available for demos and interviews, accompanied by Chord’s Dan George and Maurice Tryner.
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