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Issue No. 92
Cover story: It’s beathtakingly beautiful, but the Eximus
DP1 preamp-converter’s beauty doesn’t stop at the
exterior. Behind it, the partly eclipsed Moon against
a field of stars.
Features
Vegas 2012 16
by Gerard Rejskind
It was billed as the biggest CES ever, and you know
what? It may have been just that.
Audio Then and Now 24
by Gerard Rejskind
On this, our 30 th anniversary, we look at the
evolution of hi-fi.
Cinema
Biffs notes on Home Theatre 25
Yes, Biff’s notes. Cliff has lawyers!
Rendezvous
A. J. Van den Hul 28
UHF’s Steve Bourke chats with the evergreen
inventor and industrialist.
Nuts&Bolts
High Definition 32
by Paul Bergman
It’s not what you think. Paul presents a compact
dictionary you may find useful.
The Listening Room
Mastersound Evolution 845 Amplifier 38
It’s big, it’s expensive and it’s Italian. And we had
never realized how good it really is.
The Eximus DP1 42
Imagine you could find a preamplifier-converter
designed by Apple…at a Samsung price!
Two USB interfaces 46
Most contemporary DACs have USB inputs that are
best avoided. But these two outboard boxes, from
M2Tech and Stello respectively, change everything.
Van den Hul 3T Hybrid Interconnect 50
A. J. Van den Hul pioneered the use of dual
materials in audio cables. That didn’t prepare us for
his newest hybrid cable.
New Cables from Atlas 52
The Scottish company discontinued some of its
best-known cables, but launches new ones. They
don’t all pass, but those that do…
Software
Classics and Then Some 63
by Toby Earp
There’s more to classical music than just “classical
music.”
Software Reviews 70
by Steve Bourke and Gerard Rejskind
Departments
Editorial 4
Feedback 7
Free Advice 8
Gossip & News 77
State of the Art 82
ULTRA HIGH FIDELITY Magazine 3