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The Absolute Sound

July/August 2025
Magazine

The Absolute Sound is the world’s preeminent source of expert reviews, features, and commentary on high-performance audio and music.

The Absolute Sound

Letters

From the Editor

The 2025 AXPONA Show

Origin Live Sovereign-S Mk5 Turntable and Agile Tonearm • Quirky But Great Sounding

Metaxas & Sins Papillon Tape Deck • A New Standard in Source Components

JV Talks About the Papillon with Designer Kostas Metaxas

YG Acoustics Sonja 3.2 Loudspeaker • Musically Immersive

Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference Series 3P and Alpha USB Reference Series USB Interface • Perfected, Indeed

Clock Phase Noise

Clarisys Audio Piccolo Loudspeaker • Speakers That Sing

Audience frontRow Reserve Speaker Cable • Fine Tuning

WILSON AUDIO SPECIALTIES WATT/PUPPY LOUDSPEAKER 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

DAVID WILSON AND THE LEGACY OF THE WATT/PUPPY

Manufacturer Comments

Marston Records • Unique Label Preserves A Different Style of Music-Making

Kindred Spirits • The Live Adventures of Miles Davis and Santana

Return of the Bluesmen • Craft Recordings Revisits Three Essential Titles

MUSIC ROCK ETC

MUSIC JAZZ

MUSIC CLASSICAL

Q&A • Dan Meinwald EAR USA

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English