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And it rocks!Paul Miller is now the editor, and he seems to have really breathed some new life into the magazine. The graphics layout is clear, interesting, and inviting. There are lots of little "tidbits" columns scattered throughout that are truly interesting. Ken Kessler is back. A factory tour of Chord Electronics was featured.
Full product tests on 12 (!) different products. These deserve special mentions because they combine a lot of nice features:
- Many nice photos of the products, both inside and out.
- To my mind a perfect length of text at a consistent 1.5 pages per review.
- A clear "Verdict" synopsis, complete with a points rating system.
- A brief lab report with the major numbers being reported.What's also refreshing is a candid honesty regarding a product's weaknesses. For example, reviewer Paul Miller praised the sound of the analog inputs on the Linn Exotik multi-channel preamp, but said that the digital inputs didn't sound nearly as good. He attributed this to a measured jitter of 7300 psec!
So far the only disappointment is that the promised extra technical reports that are supposed to be on the Miller Audio Research website seem to be missing in action.
If you are looking for a good read, with broad product coverage, interesting columns, and nice photos and graphics, check out the new version of Hi-Fi News. I doubt you'll be disappointed. Kudos to new editor Paul Miller!
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I am pretty sure it was this recent issue. There was about 8db difference between the pair....
- This signature is two channel only -
The cover of the March 2007 issue featured a Sonus faber Guarneri Memento with missing ring tweeter phase plug.
Hi Charlie,Thanks for the heads up on the new direction at Hi-Fi News.
I've been meaning to ask you a question off-line, and your post reminded me to do it. But I can't locate your e-mail address.
Could you send me a note to jsmith@myusp.biz, so that I can reply and ask you a question?
Thanks!
Best regards,
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and the fact that no jitter filter is between them? that is that the jitter was allowed to pass to the dac.
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and the fact that no jitter filter is between them? that is that the jitter was allowed to pass to the dac.
I've no idea what Linn's doing inside their preamp, but there are a number of ways to isolate the DAC from upstream jitter. So either the thing's broke, or Linn doesn't care much about jitter.
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If the likes of my little smart-ass comment warrants a "be gone," we'd have both been handed our hats long ago.se
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making a fool of yourself in your posts is the norm, not the exception!
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....with his head, matey!No Guru, No Method, No Teacher....No Head.
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