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.

Confounding the Circle of Confusion • THERE ARE AS MANY OPINIONS AS THERE ARE EXPERTS

Stereophile • FEBRUARY 2025

LETTERS • FEEDBACK TO THE EDITOR

CALENDAR OF INDUSTRY EVENTS

AUDIO NEWS & VIEWS

The Kalman R Experience • EXPLORING THE ANALOG ADVENTURE

Alex goes to Japan • PEERING INTO HI-FI’S BACK ALLEYS AND DUSTY NOOKS

The Spin Doctor checks out the Kuzma Safir 9, a superarm from Slovenia. • WE COME SPINNING OUT OF NOTHINGNESS, SCATTERING STARS LIKE DUST.—RUMI

Wilson Audio Specialties The WATT/Puppy • LOUDSPEAKER

MEASUREMENTS

Soulution 727 • PREAMPLIFIER

MEASUREMENTS

MoFi Electronics MasterDeck • TURNTABLE

Totem Acoustic Element Fire V2 • LOUDSPEAKER

MEASUREMENTS

Audia Flight FLS10 • INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

MEASUREMENTS

FOLLOW-UP • A SECOND IMPRESSION

R2LIVE4 {2025}

PLANET OF SOUND • BLACK FRANCIS ON HARNESSING THAT MAGIC PIXIES DUST

Sun Ra times two

RECORD REVIEWS

Keeping it personal • INSIDER DISPATCHES FROM HI-FI’S FRONT LINES

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

Michael Des Barres and the Art of Aural Obsession • GOOD AND BAD, I DEFINE THESE TERMS QUITE CLEAR…—BOB DYLAN