At Issue . . .
The Higher End: DSD/SACD & The New Sony SCD-1: A New Paradigm, by David W. Robinson 6
Reverberations: Our Readers Respond...We Respond Right Back! 8
On The Margins: "This is Good Enough," Part I: "Audio Satisfaction" Revisited, by Tom Davis 14
The Next 100 Years "Music: Dont Just Listen To It, Eat It!," by Harvey "Gizmo" Rosenberg 19
Impressions I: The Audio Research Corporation LS-25 Preamp
& VT-100 Mk. II Amplifier, by David W. Robinson 24
OUR COVER Impressions II: The Linn CD-12 CD Player, by David W. Robinson 30
Why I Hate the Linn CD-12!!, by Mike Pappas 33
The Linn CD-12 & the Art of Audio Design: Mike Pappas
Talks With Alan Clark, by Mike Pappas 34
Positive Feedback Subscription Form 44
The Audio Scribe: The Rogue Eighty-Eight Vacuum Tube Power Amplifier, by Gerald Burt 46
Back to the Future: Poogeing the Marantz 7T Preamp, by His Dudeliness, Charles Hollander 49
Manolys Mumblings: The Diapason Adamantes III, Wires from JPS Labs, and the Mesa Baron, Revisited, by Bruce Manoly 52
Comparing Headphones: Grado and Sennheiser, by The Poogeosity, Charles Hollander 62
The Tie That Binds...or...Geez Dude, I am COMPLETELY Wired! JENA Labs,
Symphony Speaker Cable and Balanced Interconnects, & ESP
(Essence Sound Products) Power Cords and Power Distributor, by Rick Gardner 65
Doc B.s VALVE The Ultimate Tweak: A Dedicated Listening Room, by Doc B. 72
Doc B.s World of VALVE A DIY Project for SET: The Slim, by Nick Salamouras 78
Mo Music! JVC XRCD2s, DCC, MoFi, et al., by Rick Gardner 84
Editors Choice Recordings: SACDs here!, by Ye Olde Editor 87
Connecting to the Music Again! A Response to DSD/SACD, by John Pearsall 91
From Clark Johnsens Diary: The Art of Knowing, The Craft of Listening, by Clark Johnsen 94
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