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Issue No. 76<br />
Cover story:A new look at <strong>the</strong> contemporary version<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Totem</strong> <strong>Mani</strong>-2, which we once called <strong>one</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> world’s finest speakers. In <strong>the</strong> background: a<br />
cloudscape <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> imagination.<br />
NUTS&BOLTS<br />
Speaker Impedance 18<br />
by Paul Bergman<br />
What it means, how impedance affects<br />
performance, and how you can me<strong>as</strong>ure your<br />
speakers’ own impedance<br />
FEATURES<br />
Montreal 2006 22<br />
by Gerard Rejskind<br />
A leisurely tour <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> venerable Montreal show,<br />
now in a new venue<br />
Touring <strong>the</strong> New/Old Show 25<br />
by Albert Simon<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r way <strong>of</strong> seeing (and hearing!) <strong>the</strong> show<br />
CINEMA<br />
Future High-Res Discs 50<br />
Blu Ray? HD DVD? And what about <strong>the</strong> audiophile?<br />
The Listening Room<br />
The <strong>Totem</strong> <strong>Mani</strong>-2 Signature 30<br />
It w<strong>as</strong> 14 years ago that this <strong>as</strong>tonishing<br />
loudspeaker wowed us. Now <strong>the</strong> Signature version<br />
does it again<br />
The Elac 204 Speaker 34<br />
An inexpensive bookshelf speaker that comes with<br />
<strong>the</strong> fabled Heil tweeter<br />
C<strong>as</strong>tle Richmond 3i Speaker 36<br />
It looks ra<strong>the</strong>r like <strong>the</strong> superb (bu!t no longer made)<br />
C<strong>as</strong>tle Eden, only with both dimensions and price<br />
tag scrunched down<br />
Headph<strong>one</strong> Amplifiers 38<br />
We slip on our cans and try some amp options: <strong>the</strong><br />
Lehmann Black Cube Linear, <strong>the</strong> CEC HD53R,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> built-in ph<strong>one</strong> amp <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Benchmark<br />
DAC1 converter. We also listen to a new headph<strong>one</strong><br />
from…Goldring<br />
The Squeezebox 3 44<br />
Can you get high fidelity by getting a digital signal<br />
from your computer to your stereo system over <strong>the</strong><br />
air? And if so, how? Is it better than just listening to<br />
your iPod?<br />
Power on <strong>the</strong> Go 49<br />
Imagine a portable charger that can adapt to all <strong>the</strong><br />
electronic stuff you own or ever will own<br />
RendezVous<br />
The <strong>Totem</strong> Man 52<br />
We used <strong>the</strong> same title l<strong>as</strong>t time we talked with<br />
Vince Bruzzese…when <strong>Totem</strong> w<strong>as</strong> <strong>still</strong> a startup<br />
Is it like looking for <strong>the</strong> Unknown Soldier?<br />
S<strong>of</strong>tware<br />
Lightfoot 63<br />
by Reine Lessard<br />
Gordon Lightfoot is back after a near death<br />
experience. Reine looks at <strong>the</strong> way he changed a<br />
corner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> musical landscape<br />
S<strong>of</strong>tware Reviews 70<br />
by Reine Lessard and Gerard Rejskind<br />
Departments<br />
Editorial 2<br />
Feedback 5<br />
Free Advice 7<br />
Cl<strong>as</strong>sified Ads 41<br />
Gossip & News 77<br />
State <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Art 80<br />
ULTRA HIGH FIDELITY Magazine
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