Month: May 2020

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FIA formally approves F1 cost-saving and rule changes

The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council formally rubber-stamped a raft of cost-saving and regulation changes covering Formula 1’s present and near-term future. As expected, next year’s long-awaited budget cap will be introduced with a $145 million limit that will drop […]

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Questyle Audio QP1R hi-rez portable player

The 2015 T.H.E. Show in Southern California clashed with my having to be in the office to ship our August issue to the printer, so I wasn’t able to attend. But in devouring the online coverage on www.stereophile.com and its […]

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NAD Masters Series M50.2 digital music player

Back in May 2014, I reviewed NAD’s Masters Series M50 Digital Music Player ($2499) and M52 Digital Music Vault ($1999 with 2TB storage). At the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show, NAD announced the M50.2, which is almost identical to the original […]

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Krell K-300i integrated amplifier

I was less than thrilled by Editor-in-Chief Jim Austin’s suggestion to review the solid-state Krell K-300i integrated amplifier ($7000, plus an additional $1000 for the optional DAC). I had recently reviewed another $7000 integrated amplifier, the quite different hybrid Aesthetix […]