Audio Research: “Making the Music Glow” Book

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MY TAKE: Probably no other name in high-end audio enjoys the reputation, recognition, and respect of Audio Research. Since the beginning, Audio Research has maintained a fanatical devotion to quality and sonic performance, ensuring their position at the very top echelon of audio manufacturers. Their offerings earn my highest recommendations. 

Chronicling their history and telling their story is the stunningly beautiful coffee table book "Making the Music Glow."  You need it! – Galen Carol

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Audio Research: Making the Music Glow is the story of one of the most important manufacturers in the history of high-end audio.

The company’s first 50 years are celebrated in this lavish volume, sized with the dimensions of an LP sleeve, the tale recounted in the words of those who were there: designers, engineers, and executives, with the full co-operation of Nancy Johnson, widow of founder William Zane Johnson.

Curated by hi-fi journalist and historian Ken Kessler, and beautifully presented by designer Henry Nolan, Audio Research: Making the Music Glow is profusely illustrated with archive images and newly-generated photography.

The book addresses the needs of enthusiasts and collectors through its comprehensive product listing, while long-term employees and authorities on the brand’s output have selected Audio Research’s “Top 25” models. With full factory authorization, Audio Research: Making the Music Glow is the definitive account of the hi-fi manufacturer that restored vacuum tube technology to its rightful place at the pinnacle of sound reproduction.

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The Absolute Sound: "Lavishly and profusely illustrated by Henry Nolan, Ken’s [Kessler] long-time collaborator, well organized and written (as I expected from Ken, who spent better than four years researching his subject), and filled to bursting with stuff you didn’t know about one of the most seminal marques in high-end-audio history, Audio Research: Making the Music Glow is a must-read for any of you guys and gals with an interest in how the high end became the high end. I recommend it most enthusiastically." - Jonathan Valin