Released on March 3 "Stereo Sound" No.222 --Special feature is "Modern cutting-edge speaker B & W 801D4 major research" "" Audio Hall of Fame "nominated products all 300 models"

Stereo Sound No.222 is a special feature of B & W 801D4 that won the "Golden Sound Award" of Stereo Sound Grand Prix 2021, and all 300 models of "Audio Hall of Fame" nominated products announced in No. 223 released in early June this year are released. It is a book full of various types of reading materials, such as the introduction of notable products and the audition of JBL Everest's multi-amplifier system by the new method developed by Lin, centering on the announcement of voting recruitment. The cobalt blue speaker system that decorates the cover is the XB Diamond MkII from ESTELON, a high-end speaker manufacturer based in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, one of the three Baltic states. It is the company's core model equipped with three high-tech drivers made in Germany in a flowing enclosure made of marble-based composite material.

Special Feature Modern State-of-the-art Speaker B & W801D4 Major Research

The opening project is a special feature of the 801D4, the top model of the British B & W 800D4 series, which won the highest award "Golden Sound Award" at the Stereo Sound Grand Prix 2021 announced in the 221st issue released in December last year. It has been decided that the 801D4 will be the next reference speaker for this magazine as a successor to the previous 800D3. In this special feature, we will clarify the 801D4 from three perspectives. The first is "comparison between old and new". Listen to the 801D4 and 800D3 to see what level the 801D4's sound has reached. The second is "attractiveness / ability / characteristics". We will play the 801D4 with various grades / types of amplifiers and explore the real image as a speaker. The last is "core technology". Ask the developers of the 800D4 series to explore the core technology of the series.

55th Anniversary Special Project Audio Hall of Fame 100 Audio Components to Pass on to the Future

As announced in No. 221 this time, we will introduce all 300 nominated products of the "Audio Hall of Fame" with photos, inform you of specific voting conditions and voting methods, and present products to everyone who voted. Will be announced. The thoughts on the audio components that each reader has voted for play a vital role in deciding on the 100 Audio Hall of Fame models. Please use the postcard for voting to vote by sieving (voting from our website is also possible).

> You can also vote from the link below.

Voting acceptance started! "Audio Hall of Fame" --Stereo Sound ONLINE

As part of the 55th anniversary of the quarterly "Stereo Sound" magazine, a special reader-participation project "Audio Hall of Fame" will be held in the summer 2022 issue (No. 223). We asked readers to vote for "audio components that we want to pass on to the future," such as "components that contributed to the development of audio" and "audio components that we love," and edited with audio critics based on the results. The final discussions will be held at the selection committee of the department, and a total of 100 models of audio components in the "Audio Hall of Fame" will be selected and decided ...

Other notable articles

(1) We invited guitarist Kazumi Watanabe, who celebrated the 50th anniversary of her debut, to the listening room of this magazine and listened to the new high-resolution audio source recording her 50th anniversary performance on two audio systems.・ Prinz

(2) "Impact of EXAKT multi-amplifier drive" that reports the sound quality of the multi-amplifier system that sounded JBL Everest DD67000 using "Exact Digital Crossover" developed by Lin of Scotland.

(3) Introduction notes of two audio critics who newly introduced the attention product that appeared last year to their home system (Mr. Hiromi Wada "Valtere MG1 PKG" / Mr. Hiroshi Yamamoto "Sforzart DST-Lepus").

(4) The final episode of the short-term intensive serialization "File Playback Workshop by Nobuyuki Tatsumi and Hisaaki Hijikata", which has covered "File Playback via USB Connection" and "File Playback via LAN Connection" over the past two times. The final theme is "Roon," a new type of file playback solution that has received a lot of attention in recent years.

(5) "Tsukurite Talk" is a series in which engineers and project leaders involved in the development of the latest audio equipment talk about their passion for product development, their goals, and the hardships of the development process. This time, we would like to introduce Dynaudio (Denmark) and Esoteric's product development manager / designer.

(6) "Audio Shop Exploration" is a series that visits audio shops in various parts of Japan and introduces basic information such as the store's concept, exhibition space, and products handled, as well as the favorite listening boards and recommended boards of sales staff. This time, I visited a long-established audio shop in Gunma prefecture (Challenger sound) and Fukushima prefecture (Nodaya Koriyama main store).

⑦ There are a lot of new products to watch this season as well. Not only Esteron's XB Diamond MkII on the cover, but also CH Precision's D1.5, which has a completely redesigned SACD mechanism, are all products that cannot be overlooked.

Stereo Sound No.222 can also be purchased at the Stereo Sound Store.

Stereo Sound No.222 2022 SPRING

■ Release date: March 3, 2022 ■ Magazine code: 65482-88 ■ ISBN code: 9774880734743 Click here for the back number of stereo sound Subscribe with "monthly payment" at Fujisan.co.jp ★ Bookstore inventory is as follows You can check more. Bookstore inventory search page list ★ You can check the electronic version from the following. Electronic version of the supplier list Stereo Sound No.222 is the B & W 8 that won the "Golden Sound Award" of the Stereo Sound Grand Prix 2021 ...