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FEATU RES ARC ANGLES Keith Howard looks at the thorny problem of optimizing tonearm geometry and comes lip with some diflnitive C01l cl us; 0 115.

FINALLY, A FINALE? Left unfinished at his death ill 1896, All/on Bmckller's Symphony No.9 has finally been completed- several times! Brucknerian Richard Lehnert recounts the //lays alld sounds of how one of classieoll1lHsie's grearest detective stories was finally solved.

EQUIPMENT REPORTS 68 NAD M2 "Direct Digital" integrated amplifier

John Atkinson

79 Vandersteen Model Seven loudspeaker Michael Frclllcr

91 Dynaudio Excite X12 loudspeaker Robert]. Reina

99 Naim Uniti CD player/receiver Art Dudley

107 Manley Laboratories Stingray iTube integrated amplifier Erick Lichte

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STEREOPHILE MARCH 1010

COLUMNS 3 As We See It

Stcve GllttellbclY{ rediscovcrs the Joy of Villyl, thallks to a reccllt purchase of a VPI fIImtablc.

11 Letters Readers respond to Art Dlldley's rcecllt IVritillSs 011 live vs recorded sOl/lid alld u:"y III'. call't keep his political viell/S ill Ilis pallfs, alld COllllllellt 011 two cOlltrover~ sial reviews.

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15 Industry Update High~e/l{1 audio 111'1115, illdwlillg the deall'r~spollsoreJ evellts lakillg place ill

Mardi awl April, a prelimillary rqJOrt 011 the Dallish Holm DSPrc 1 DSP~ based preamplifier amI rOO/IJ correctioll system, alld a visil to professiollal Ellglisll alladJrophile Jolm HOllies alld 'Iis collcctioll of Voigt !'om loudspeakers.

Walll to klloll' //lore? Go to tfte "NelliS Desk" at 1IJ1I'1IJ.5tereophile.wm for IIp4t~ the·/lJillllle ilifo.

23 Sam's Space SOllie like it hot! Sam Tellig allditiolls the dillS~A Musiml Fidelity AMS3 5i illtegrated amplifier.

29 Analog Corner Michael Premer visits cartridge I1I(//Jllfocturer Ortofoll ill Dellmark, allditiolls tlTe Orade Delphi Mk.VI tumlable, alld tries ollf a hig/14tec{, stroboscope from SlItllcrlalid Eligilleerilig.

37 Listening Art Dlldley sets lip 111t~ ·1110111(/5 Sf"i&' tralJ5m·ptioll~lellgth tOlleanll from Ger+ mallY Oil his '11lOrells TD~124 Ilimtable.

43 Music in the Round Kalmall Rubillsoll (lilditiolis ulliversal BIll-ray players with aspiratiolls from Oppo alld Lexicoll allli is impressed by PSB's bJil/gel4priced III/age '1'6 10lldspeaker. Plus "Recordillgs ill tile RoulUl:' Kal's Sllrvey of the latest, greatest lIIulticllalillel recordi IIgs.

115 Record Reviews AileII' LP boxed set of Neil YoIIIIg'S first follr albums, Neil Young Official Release Series, Discs 1-4, is our "Rewrdillg of the Momh" jor March. 111 Classiml, wc have reviellls of tWOIICIII rewrdillgs by malc soprallos, Philippe

Jaroussky alld Michael Malliaci. 111 Rock/ Pop, we havc all IIl1expected British folksollg rcvivalfrom Midlake. A mi illJazz; we !Javc /lelV releasesfrol1l Slefa/lo Bollani, KeitllJarrctt, and Gmllt Stewart.

123 Manufacturers' Comments DC SOllllll, Slif/Jerlalld, Schick, Valldcrsteell, Dyllmulio, allll Mau/ey Labs respolld to ollr revi/..1I's oj their prodllcts.

130 Aural Robert Whalll/akes a solo artist solo? Ollce a part ofJellyjish lIlIil "l1,e Grays, sillger/ sOllgwriter JasOIi Falkller, who's rccellt a/bulIIs/Jave oll/y beell lIvai/aMe ill Japall, is filially raisillg his profile here at hOll/c. By Robert Baird.

INFORMATION 127 Audio Mart

121 Manufacturers' Showcase

126 Dealers' Showcase

126 Advertiser Index

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