Ramblings.

Welcome to Issue 110, which features, among other things, some more in-depth loudspeaker and component reviews by David Rich, including a review of what Dr. Rich asserts--with objective evidence to back up his subjective claim--is the world's finest-sounding loudspeaker system. The bad news is that the system costs $6,000; the good news is that price includes amplification and a subwoofer.

In our Music section, two of our reviewers report on recordings that they have already determined will be on their "Best Recordings of 2006 List," so you can get a sneak preview of next winter's list. In addition, John Puccio brings us more of his recommendations of the best classical recordings on CD.

To fit in all of these things, we have omitted some of our usual columns from this issue. Trust me, they will be back. They were just on summer vacation.

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Previews of Coming Attractions: Among the equipment we have in or have been promised for review are loudspeakers from LaHave, SVS, and VMPS; components from Blue Circle, Bose, Jolida, Music Hall, Onkyo, and Panasonic; and much more, including both the ridiculous and the sublime.

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