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December 2005 / January 2006
Ramblings
by Karl W. Nehring
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.
-KWN
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
