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The Absolute Sound, Issue July / August 2025

The last TAS I discussed on our pages was full of overpriced madness. Let’s see if they’ve come down to earth this summer. *The letters section has sad sack audiophiles worried that TAS is written by AI instead of humans. Really boys? Don’t you have more important things to obsess about? While I often chide the magazines for writing too much about…

RIP Brian Wilson

RIP Brian Wilson (1942-2025) Most of us grew up appreciating Brian’s musical creativity. Given his tortured personality it’s amazing that his musical genius could shine through. Fortunately for us… it did. I won’t list a pile of Beach Boys hits. If you love music, you know them. I DO want to point out that the most fascinating musical bio movie I’ve ever…

Why Bryston Speakers?

Al visited from out of town recently. He looked around the store and saw a lot of Bryston speakers. He asked with a confused look, “With all the speakers on the market, why do you sell Bryston? I know they make great amps with a 20 year warranty. But why do you sell their speakers? I didn’t even know they made speakers.”…

Bryston Speaker Curves: Defy the Ordinary

BRYSTON – Family Of Curves, Defy the Ordinary, Designed for Goosebumps

Killer Towers For $1400 Per Pair

Here’s a reminder for you, or a friend, that you can get a very impressive pair of N American built towers for only $1400 Per Pair. The Axiom M50s hit the spot for many aspiring audiophiles. Virtually all the competition in a tower of this price range comes from China. They use flimsy cabinets and drivers. Our point is, you can DO…

My Favorite Power Amp Value

Atoll AM200, $2300, {120×2} There are literally thousands of power amps on the market. When you consider the law of diminishing returns, price vs performance, the Atoll AM200 is my favorite value. Some amps are built to look good on the spec sheet. Atoll amps are made to sound great. Their specs are excellent, but the performance goes far deeper than what…

Make Your Surround Receiver Sound Better!

Your surround sound receiver does many tasks. It’s a LOTTA things in one box. *It starts as a preamp with HDMI, digital and analog inputs *The preamp allows you to configure channel range and amplitude *There’s a built in computer to handle immense audio & Hi-res video switching *There’s a surround sound decoding system *There’s a video processing circuit *It processes HDR10,…