February 12, 2018
- Cover: Issue 52
- Opening Salvo: So Many Holidays!
- Table of Contents: Issue 52
- Too Much Tchaikovsky: Awards Season!
- Music, Audio, and Other Illnesses: In Defense of Taste
- The Audio Cynic: What the Hell is Going On?
- Quibbles and Bits: Bates—Mason, Not Norman
- Twisted Systems: Climbing to the Audio Summit Part 2: Amps/Preamps
- Vintage Whine: The Mysterious Binder
- Music'al Notes: Rikers
- ... And Indie for All: Jesca Hoop
- Music to My Ears: The Blues: Willie (who was also blind) Johnson
- Something Old / Something New: Bach Violin Sonatas
- Industry News: Some Good News, Some Bad News
- The Copper Interview: Audio Fidelity: Andrea Bass
- Featured: Schwartz Does NAMM
- rodrigues: …But It’s An Honor!
- Parting Shot: Cinque Terra