2020 SoundStage! Network Equipment Buying Guide
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- Category: (2020) Stereo Digital Source Components
Price: AU$6795
Website: www.432evo.com
Tom said: The 432Hz tuning feature wouldn’t be worth much on its own if the 432EVO High-end Music Server didn’t sound good.
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The gist: Appears you can “tune” this music server.
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- Category: (2020) Headphones and Related
Price: $350
Website: aiaiai.audio
Brent said: I absolutely love the modular concept of the TMA-2 HD Wireless headphones -- it’s well thought-out, gives the listener lots of options, and solves the largely ignored problem that headphones get broken often.
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The gist: You can listen to these for hours on end.
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- Category: (2020) Headphones and Related
Price: $500
Website: www.andoveraudio.com
Brent said: I found them just really pleasant to use overall, especially with the rounded pads, which gave them a more relaxed sound that dudes in late middle age, like me, tend to prefer.
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The gist: Earpad options can alter the sound to your liking.
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- Category: (2020) Preamplifiers
Price: $3999
Website: www.anthemav.com
Diego said: What Anthem has created is extraordinary for the price -- a full-featured, transparent-sounding preamplifier-DAC with all the analog and digital inputs and outputs most users could ever need (save for HDMI and a headphone jack), and exceptional input-assignment flexibility.
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The gist: Anthem Room Correction is the cherry on top.
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- Category: (2020) Interconnects and Speaker Cables
Prices: $3800/1m pair (interconnects), $3300/1m pair (speaker cables), $4750/1.75m (power cord)
Website: www.audience-av.com
Garrett said: The frontRows made everything I listened to gain gleam and glory.
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The gist: Replaces Garrett’s older Audience cables as his reference.
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- Category: (2020) Power Amplifiers
Price: AU$34,995
Website: www.audioresearch.com
Edgar said: For music lovers who are chasing the purity, engagement and pleasure of music without artefact the 160S presents a solid proposition.
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The gist: Switchable Ultra-Linear and Triode modes offer two sound signatures to choose from.
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- Category: (2020) Stereo Analog Source Components
Price: $799
Website: www.audio-technica.com
Thom said: It provides easy setup, stable performance, and a sweet sound -- a combination hard to beat.
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The gist: Another high-value turntable from Audio-Technica.
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- Category: (2020) Interconnects and Speaker Cables
Prices: $1820 USD per 6’ pair and $960 per 1m pair, XLR; $570 per 1m pair, RCA, respectively
Website: www.claruscable.com
Roger said: For those looking for reference-quality cables that look as good as they sound, I highly recommend the Clarus Aqua Mark II speaker cables and interconnects.
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The gist: Fit’n’finish is as good as the sound.