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Loudspeakers
Marten Parker Trio Diamond ABR-loaded loudspeaker
Review: Mark Craven,  |  Apr 25, 2025  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2025
hfnoutstandingWith uprated tweeter, internal wiring, crossover and terminals, the Diamond edition Parker Trio is a jewel in Marten’s crown

Marten Parker Trio is not, of course, the name of a new jazz act. Marten is the Swedish loudspeaker manufacturer, established as a family business by Leif Mårten Olofsson in 1998, and Parker Trio one of its floorstanding options. Yet the jazz angle still applies, as the company's other speaker ranges are Coltrane, Mingus, and Oscar. Perhaps Olofsson, who heads up the company as its chief designer, has Monk or Davis in mind for the future...

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Loudspeakers
SVS SB17-Ultra R|Evolution active subwoofer
Review: Mark Craven,  |  Apr 23, 2025  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2025
hfnoutstandingOffered in sealed (SB) and ported (PB) variants, SVS’s new Ultra subs claim refinements to driver, amplifier, power supply and DSP, and include a new auto EQ room correction

Although SVS sells a variety of loudspeakers, from its desktop-friendly Prime Wireless Pro powered monitors to the recently launched Ultra Evolution series [HFN Jul '24], it's best known as a subwoofer manufacturer. This is, after all, how the Youngstown, Ohio-based company first got started in 1998, and in the intervening years it's evolved a catalogue of subwoofers that's now crowned by the new 17-Ultra R|Evolution models.

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Jazz
Jazz, March 2025
Steve Harris  |  Apr 23, 2025  |  First Published: Mar 01, 2025

This month we review: Mark Kavuma & The Banger Factory, Josephine Davies, Keith Jarrett and Immanuel Wilkins,

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Classical
Classical, March 2025
Peter Quantrill  |  Apr 23, 2025  |  First Published: Mar 01, 2025

This month we review: Gilchrist Neary, Coleman; William Christie; Pioro, Dennis; and Frans Brüggen and Louis Andriessen

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Rock
Rock, March 2025
Mike Barnes  |  Apr 17, 2025  |  First Published: Mar 01, 2025

This month we review: Mogwai, Manic Street Preachers, Sam Amidon and Richard Dawson

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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, March 2025
Review: Ken Kessler  |  Apr 17, 2025  |  First Published: Mar 01, 2025
This month we review: Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Neil Christian, Erik Deutsch, and Hawkwind
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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, March 2025
Review: Ken Kessler  |  Apr 17, 2025  |  First Published: Mar 01, 2025

This month we review: Lori Lieberman, Ars Nova, Johnny Pacheco, and Simon & Garfunkel

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Hi-Res Downloads
Hi-Res Downloads, March 2025
Review: Ken Kessler,  |  Apr 17, 2025  |  First Published: Mar 01, 2025

This month we review and test releases from: Pat Metheny, Avishai Cohen, MaskXSoul, Daniel Pardo and Vince Guaraldi

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Vinyl Release
John Cale Fear
Steve Sutherland  |  Apr 17, 2025  |  First Published: Mar 01, 2025
The Velvet Underground founder’s fourth solo LP is the perfect distillation of his genre-crossing genius, says Steve Sutherland, as he faces up to the 180g reissue
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Classical Companion
Charles Ives American visionary
Peter Quantrill  |  Apr 17, 2025  |  First Published: Mar 01, 2025

Modernist, patriot, man of faith, insurance broker: a new box illuminates one of classical music’s most singular voices, and his recording legacy, explored by Peter Quantrill

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