A USB Turntable?
Interesting concept—maybe.
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The Box That Changed the World
You're thinking television, right? Nope, it's the shipping container.
Living Without Subordinate Clauses
A tribe living on Brazil's Maici River has only three pronouns, no words for colors, no use for numbers, and not much of a past tense. But its language is generating debates among linguists like you wouldn't believe.
The Quarter-Mile Test
Dr. Anne Newman suggests that a simple test—the ability to briskly walk a quarter of a mile—might be an "important determinant" not only of whether an elderly subject might be alive in six years, but of the illness or disability he or she might experience during that time. Yes, it's a small sample, but I'm going to keep walking.
Do you have a favorite recording engineer?
Recording engineers are responsible for getting the sound onto tape or disc, and some develop an audiophile following. Do you have a favorite?
Download War Far From Over
It has been an interesting week on the download battlefront. On Friday, online file-sharing service BearShare announced that it was shutting down its business. The P2P company, along with its operators Free Peers, Inc., agreed to the terms of a $30 million settlement with the recording industry. As part of the settlement, Free Peers agreed not to start any other unlicensed music services, and the company has agreed to sell BearShare's technology, rights, domain name, and user data to iMesh, Inc.
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Koetsu Urushi MC phono cartridge
What makes a phono cartridge worth $3500 or $4000? Pride of ownership? Snob appeal? Sound? Tracking ability? Exotic materials? Styling? Labor cost for skilled artisans? Special ether? Cool wooden box? All of the above?
Monitor Audio Studio 2 loudspeaker
<I>What is truth? What is reality? What is music?</I>
Basis Audio Ovation turntable
As audio enters its second digital decade, it gives me great pleasure to proclaim a great audio truth: to groove is divine, to error-correct ain't so benign.
Fortuna Offers Pre-loaded Classical Server
On May 4, <A HREF="http://www.fortunaclassical.com">Fortuna Classical Music</A> announced release of their Maestro music server, "the first and only music player for the classical music enthusiast." Maestro's launch coincides with a major two-page centerfold spread in the June issue of <I>Gramophone</I> magazine's North American edition, followed by a single-page <I>Gramophone</I> advertisement in July that will include a promo CD.