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VOLUME 87, NUMBER 5






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                                                                                                                       ELTON JOHN:
                                                                                                                       MADMAN ACROSS
                                                                                                                       THE WATER—50TH
                                                                                                                       ANNIVERSARY ED.
                                                                                                                       This 1971 masterpiece is celebrated
                                                                                                                       with vinyl, CD, and Blu-ray releases
                                                                                                                       plus copious bonus material,
                                                                                                                       including alternate takes, ou akes,
                                                                                                                       piano demos, and of-era live
                                                                                                                       performances.

                                                                                                                       departments


                                                                                                                       8  TRACK ONE
                                                                                                                       Shifting gears.
                                                                                                                       12  LETTERS
                                                                                                                       Challenging S&V’s projector and
                                                                                                                       subwoofer testing plus more Roon
                                                                                                                       revelations.
                                                                                                                       13  WIDE ANGLE
                                                                                                                       Quick Take: Sudio E2 wireless
                                                                                                                       earbuds with Dirac processing.

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                                                                                                                       14  SIGNALS
                                                                                                                       Freedom matters: Sony Pictures
                                                                                                                       takes on the Chinese censors.

                                                                                                                       16  STREAM ON
                                                                                                                       Mike Mettler revisits the concert
                                                                                                                       streaming site nugs.net.













               contents  test reports


                                                                                                                       18  THE CONNECTED LIFE
                                                                                                                       How to make that massive
                                                                                                                       projection screen disappear.
           28  EPSON LS12000 LASER PROJECTOR
                                                                                                                       20  Q&A
           32  PRIMARE A35.8 POWER AMP
                                                                                                                       What’s it take to upgrade to
           36  LG 65G2PUA 4K OLED ULTRA HDTV
                                                                                                                       Auro-3D surround and set up
                                                                                                                       an old AVR for streaming?
           40  ELITE KESTREL MOTORIZED SCREEN
                                                                                                                       66  ENTERTAINMENT
           44  B&W PANORAMA 3 ATMOS SOUNDBAR
                                                                                                                       The Batman, The Northman,
                                                                                                                       The Unbearable Weight of Massive
           50  MARANTZ MODEL 40N STREAMING
                   INTEGRATED AMP                                                                                      Talent, The Untouchables, Shaft,   Elton John and Bernie Taupin courtesy UMe.
                                                                                                                       Fistful of Dollars, Licorice Pizza,
           54   MONOPRICE MONOLITH TURNTABLE
                                                                                                                       1776, True Romance.
                                                                                                                       74  REMASTER CLASS
           58  JBL SYNTHESIS SDR-38 A/V RECEIVER
                                                                                                                       Black Sabbath: Paranoid
           62  TRINNOV AMPLITUDE16 POWER AMP
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