The Absolute Sound

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The Absolute Sound
The Absolute Sound logo.svg
The Absolute Sound December 2024 cover.webp
Cover of the December 2024 issue
EditorRobert Harley
Categories High-end audio
FrequencyTen times a year
FounderHarry Pearson
Founded1973
CompanyNextScreen, LLC.
Country United States
Based inRound Rock, Texas
Language English
Website theabsolutesound.com
ISSN 0097-1138

The Absolute Sound (TAS) is an American audiophile magazine which reviews high-end audio equipment, along with recordings and comments on various music-related subjects.

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History

The Absolute Sound was founded in 1973 by Harry Pearson, who was its editor-in-chief and publisher. In the early years, TAS was a quarterly, digest-sized magazine and accepted no advertisements. [1] During the 1970s and 1980s, TAS (along with Stereophile) was influential in the audiophile industry. [2] Pearson is credited as being the most important figure in the rise of high-end audio. [3]

Until the mid- to late 1990s, Pearson owned and directed all rights to TAS. The magazine was published by Pearson Publishing Inc., which also published a sister high-end video review magazine published quarterly called The Perfect Vision. Pearson remained the chairman of its editorial advisory board until 2006 and regularly contributed a feature entitled HP's Workshop until his departure in 2012. [2] The magazine is now published by NextScreen, LLC. of Round Rock, Texas.

References

  1. ↑ "Harry Pearson". The Absolute Sound. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Vitello, Paul (November 12, 2014). "Harry Pearson, Founder of Absolute Sound, Dies at 77". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Audio Legend Harry Pearson Passes Away". Analog Planet. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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