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Ontario arninpraulrillEPPIPPRIP111 min n I MAI I II mu i mu E1 ii MI TIME! 1111111E 111 I I IL:11 ii MI I II II ,Q1ii 11111 /N M 11 II NI MI II 11 II 1E1 El El 1E1 MEIN" JL 1111161111611=•16 A1m1•11611111111111 1 LI 0 00••••••••••000 VOLU ME 34 NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 1984 AUDIO Currents: Compact Discs today: Going for mass appeal . 14 CrossTalk by Robert Long 21 Basically Speaking by Michael Riggs 23 Oversampling and the Holy Grail: Should a CD player have separate D/A converters for each channel? New Equipment Reports Kenwood DP-110013 Compact Disc player 24 Audio-Technica AT-160ML phono cartridge 34 NAD Model 4125 tuner 26 ESB 7/08 loudspeaker 35 Sansui AU-G9OX integrated amplifier 30 *Car Stereo Special Refinements for the Road by Gary Stock 39 Style and function prevail as manufacturers show off their latest high-performance gear. Lab and Road Tests Sony CDX-5 car Compact Disc player 43 Pioneer KE-A880 receiver/tape deck 46 NEW TECHNOLOGIES Video Lab Test: Quasar VH-5845XQ VHS Hi-Fi videocassette recorder 49 Sample and Hold by Paul D. Lehrman 56 Digital sound recording. real-time playback, and more in an add-on package for the Apple II computer *Compact Disc Special CD Players—How They Compare: Buying guide to 58 models by Peter Dobbin 59 Music Reviews: A sampler of pop and classical discs, from Beethoven to Bowie 64 Playing the Name Game: What gets released on CD by Sam Sutherland 67 Latest Pop Releases: What's really available in the stores 68 CD Indexing—A Classic Betrayal by Theodore W. Libber. Jr. 70 1985 Annual Preview of Forthcoming Recordings, Part 2—Compact Discs 74 CLASSICAL MUSIC Odd Man Out—Or In? Reviewed by Thomas L.