Welcome to Issue #89, our annual Staff Picks
Recordings issue. This year, we asked the staff to pick their 10 favorite recordings of the year and offer
comments about them. You will find quite a range of musical tastes represented in the lists. There are some
really interesting recordings to be found in these recommendations, and I hope you enjoy reading
through what our contributors have to say about them.
Of course, we have not neglected to include some equipment reviews in this issue, and our usual
assortment of columns. You're bound to find something to make you smirk, squirm, snort, spit,
snap, or maybe even smile. Enjoy!
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Previews of Coming Attractions: Among Ihe
equipment we have in or have been promised for review are speakers/subwoofers from Legacy Audio,
Martin-Logan, NHT, and Von Schweikert; components from Sunfire and Perpetual Technologies; and much more, including plenty of music reviews, and maybe even a Forum section. - KWN
One Last Thought; "Music is the shorthand of
emotion. Emotions, which let themselves be described in words with such difficulty, are directly conveyed to man
in music, and in that is its power and significance." - Tolstoy