Welcome to Issue 106, an unusual issue in
several respects, but one that we hope you will enjoy. This is an issue more technical than most,
with plenty of measurement and analysis, but all in the service of the enjoyment of music. Tom
Nousaine makes some sharp observations about the design — and misdesign —of center-channel
speakers, while David Rich offers some insight into what to really look for in evaluating
speakers, then offers a carefully considered review of some speakers that provide state-of-the-art performance at less than stratospheric
prices. With the measurements and the graphs and such, this issue has been more painstakingly
difficult than usual to pull together; we hope, though, that you will find the end result well
worth it.
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Previews of Coming Attractions: Among the equipment we have in or have been
promised for review are loudspeakers from DCM, LaHave, Paradigm, PMC, and Snell;
components from Cary, Grado, JVC, Marchand, and Usher; and much more, including music
reviews and our annual overview of our contributors’ favorite recordings of the past year.
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One Last Thought: "Without music to decorate it, rime is just a bunch of boring production
deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid." — Frank Zappa