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No, it isn't a joke. Hey, if you're here, it's not like you're using the one you've got.
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Playing Music: The Lost Freedom
How could I have missed this Charles Rosen article? It was even published on my birthday. Aww, he shouldn't have.
Lucy in the Sky—With Diamonds!
Can one ever truly get enough of the spiced ham that is William Shatner?
Colin Meloy's Literary Bona Fides
If I needed a reason to check out the Decemberists beyond Stephen Mejias' recommendation, this interview would be it.
Ferrofluid Sculpture
Not just for cooling tweeters any more. Strangely arresting.
Are there any unfulfilled audiophile needs still waiting to be met?
From basic components to the obscure tweak, there are thousands of products to satisfy every audiophile need. But are there any unfulfilled audiophile needs still waiting to be met?
New Legislation Proposed to Restrict Fair Use
On our regular visit to the Electronic Freedom Foundation's (EFF) <A HREF="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004340.php"><I>Deep Links</I></A> website last Friday, we were alarmed to learn of proposed US Senate broadcast flag legislation that includes provisions to limit fair use to "customary historic use of broadcast content by consumers to the extent such use is consistent with applicable law."
Requiem For a Record Store
On Friday, January 20, five different friends forwarded Chris Morris' <I>The Hollywood Reporter</I> column on the closing of LA's Westwood Boulevard Rhino Records store. Established in 1973, the record store closed its doors on January 19 (although it staged a parking lot sale on January 21 and 22). Rhino owner Richard Foos blamed the store's demise on a number of factors, including pricing competition from national chains, the lack of demand for "a physical product," and "too many other things to do and too many ways to get your music without paying $18 for a CD."
Cyrus CD 8x CD player
A week with the Cyrus CD 8x CD player
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Quad 99 CDP-2 CD player
You can't always get what you want, but sometimes you get what you need—and Quad, bless its cockamamie heart, is the company that gave it to me.