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Stand Loudspeaker Reviews
AAD Reference Silver-1 loudspeaker
John Atkinson  |  Jul 15, 2007  |  0 comments
Bookshelf loudspeaker. The phrase may be common usage, but I really dislike describing small speakers as "bookshelf" models. Place a pair of high-performance minis on a bookshelf against the wall and you destroy much of the sound quality for which you've paid. Yet place the same speakers on good stands well away from room boundaries, and while it could be argued that their footprint is no smaller than a conventional tower speaker, with the best designs you'll get true high-end sound, particularly regarding the accuracy of midrange reproduction and the stability of stereo imaging.
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As We See ItAudiophile Essentials
Life, Love, and The Big Ahh
Jason Victor Serinus  |  Jul 15, 2007  |  0 comments
A fellow member of the Bay Area Audiophile Society recently forwarded to me a link to Wikipedia's entry for audiophile. It's a horror. Even before the page defines the word, it begins with a large question mark, circled in green, and the warning, "This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references."
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Recording of the Month
Recording of July 2007: The Third Quartet
Thomas Conrad  |  Jul 15, 2007  |  0 comments
JOHN ABERCROMBIE: The Third Quartet
John Abercrombie, electric & acoustic guitar; Mark Feldman, violin; Marc Johnson, bass; Joey Baron, drums
ECM 1993 (CD). 2007. Manfred Eicher, prod.; James Farber, eng. DDD. TT: 59:45
Performance ****½
Sonics ****½
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News
Last-Minute Reprieve for Web Radio
Wes Phillips  |  Jul 14, 2007  |  0 comments
Things looked grim for Internet radio late last week. On July 11, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals declined to delay the increase in digital performance royalties the Copyright Royalty Board imposed last March. The new fees were scheduled to go into effect on July 15, retroactive to the beginning of 2006.
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News
Tweeter Acquired for $38 Million
Wes Phillips  |  Jul 14, 2007  |  0 comments
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc., whch declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 11, accepted a $38 million bid for a "going concern" acquisition from Schultze Asset Management, a firm specializing in "distressed positions."
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As We See ItAudiophile Essentials
Bridges to Babylon
Barry Willis  |  Jul 13, 2007  |  First Published: Jan 01, 1998  |  0 comments
Stadium rock is my idea of the inner circle of Hell. I hate crowds. I have zero interest in the rich and famous. And I've never been much of a Rolling Stones fan. Give me a choice, and I'll take Weslia Whitfield at the Plush Room 10 times out of 10: a cushy seat, some witty companions, a little Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. Heavenly.
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Stephen Mejias
Capturing the Atmosphere
Stephen Mejias  |  Jul 13, 2007  |  4 comments
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Robert Baird
New Math
Robert Baird  |  Jul 13, 2007  |  2 comments
Here's a number to contemplate: 52% of recorded music sales at Sony/BMG are now via downloads.
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Wes Phillips
Now Here's an Argument You Don't See Every Day
Wes Phillips  |  Jul 13, 2007  |  0 comments
An OpEd piece asking why British college students can't write as well as their American peers. And it's not even meant to be funny!
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Ariel Bitran
Madonna
Ariel Bitran  |  Jul 13, 2007  |  0 comments

Madonna wakes me up at 9:30 A.M. Her little paws tap my cheeks. My eyes slowly open. The queen of pop's little furry face smiles down at me, whiskers tickling my cheek.

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