Issue 77

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FEATURE
Make Your Own Hi-Res Recordings
Who needs SACD? Why wait for Blu-Ray? You may already own most of the gear you need to roll your own 24/96 discs. We show you.

ACOUSTICS
Room Size and Acoustics
by Paul Bergman
The famous series returns, seriously updated. This first segment explains the effects of reverberation, and the relation between room size and standing waves.

THE LISTENING ROOM
Moon P-8 Preamplifier
We liked the W-8 power amp so much we bought it. Now let’s see whether Simaudio has a winning pair

Bryston 2B SST
They still talk to us about our rave review of the original 2B, in UHF No. 10. We listen to its successor

Harmonix Reimyo DAP-777
The company’s magnificent one-box player is gone. Can you console yourself with its converter?

CEC CD3300R
A CEC player without belt drive and with a downmarket price tag. Worth a listen anyway?

CEC AMP3300R
Is it an amp worth matching to the CD player?

Antique Sound Lab Phono Lux 450
Better phono amplification with tubes?

Connecting to Power
We try several power cords, from the affordable to the mortgageable


CINEMA
Dezoned DVDs
by Gerard Rejskind
Watching DVDs meant for a different continent is easier than ever

SOFTWARE
Unplugged
by Reine Lessard
Has amplification changed music and performers? What about the back-to-acoustic movement?

Software Reviews
by Reine Lessard and Gerard Rejskind

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