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<B>THE POLICE: <I>Every Breath You Take: The Classics</I></B><BR> A&M Chronicles 069 493 607-2 (hybrid SACD/CD). 2003. The Police, Hugh Padgham, Laurie Latham, orig. prods.; Nigel Gray, Chris Gray, Hugh Padgham, Phil Nicolo, orig. engs.; David Tickle, Martin Pradler, 5.1 remixes (tracks 1-12); Bob Ludwig, 5.1 remixes (tracks 13-14) and SACD mastering; Bill Levenson, reissue supervision. A?D. TT: 59:43<BR> Performance <B>*****</B><BR> Sonics <B>**</B> to <B>*****</B>

Moderation, like a natural death, is what most thinking people roll toward, if only because extremism requires too much energy: Extreme points of view are hard to hold without a certain amount of self-delusion, and the brighter you are, the harder your self-deluder has to work.

Heading back to the West Coast after three Shows back East and in the MidWest, the Home Entertainment Show will fire up again in San Francisco on June 6. Will you be there?

You've got to give the audiophiles who post at the <A HREF="http://www.AudioAsylum.com">Audio Asylum</A> online forum credit. Not only is AA one of the more informative and constructive audiophile communities, some of its members provide the audio industry much-needed feedback on how it's doing&mdash;for better or worse.

In 1997, Martin Colloms reviewed the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/829/">Krell Full Power Balanced 600 power amplifier</A>, wondering "<I>Can</I> a 600Wpc amplifier be relevant to domestic high fidelity?"

Students are often described as people with more time than money. For four accused by the recording industry of being "nodes" for file sharing, the lack of money will almost certainly extend well beyond graduation day.

Tuesday, May 6, 2003 could be a turning point in the contentious history of recording artists and record labels. On that day, hundreds of American musicians will converge on Albany, NY in support of the Artistic Freedom Act of 2003. If passed, the bill would give artists unprecedented freedom in negotiating and terminating recording contracts.