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The RIAA has been very aggressive in going after audio downloaders that it says are violating copyright laws. Do you agree with its tactics?

An archive of articles that the late Michael Gerzon wrote for <I>Hi-Fi News</I> and <I>Studio Sound</I> magazines has been established at the <A HREF="http://www.audiosignal.co.uk">website</A&gt; of <I>Hi-Fi News</I> consultant technical editor Keith Howard.

Vinyl junkies again converged on San Luis Obispo, California on Saturday, August 16 for the second annual <A HREF="http://www.vinylrecordday.org">Vinyl Record Day</A> celebration. Vinyl is clearly red hot among audiophiles and music collectors, and VRD organizer Gary Freiberg commented that momentum for the event continues to grow, with this year's turnout easily bigger than <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11417/">last year's</A>.

From the August issue, Robert Deutsch gives the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/901/">Audio Research VS110 power amplifier and SP16L line preamplifier</A> the full treatment. RD reveals how he finds products to review, and more importantly, what he found appealing in the ARC amp and preamp.

August is shaping up as a great month for audiophiles and good causes. The Cable Company's annual "<A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11704/">Summer Against Hunger</A>" campaign is in full swing, and <A HREF="http://www.rockfordcorp.com">Rockford Home Group</A> has announced that the first production unit of the 50 limited-edition FAP V1 vacuum-tube surround processors (see <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11711/">previous</A&gt;) will be auctioned via eBay with proceeds donated to charity.

<B>LED ZEPPELIN: <I>How the West Was Won</I></B><BR> Atlantic 83587-2 (3 CDs). 2003. Jimmy Page, prod.; Eddie Kramer, orig. eng.; Kevin Shirley, reissue eng.; Drew Griffith, asst. eng. AAD?. TT: 2:49:51<BR> Performance <B>****&#189;</B><BR> Sonics <B>***</B>

For those who frequent the audio discussion groups on the Internet, the method by which Stereophile selects products for review seems to be a continuing source of fascination and conjecture. Supporters of fledgling manufacturers—whose products these Webcrawlers just happen to own—rail against the rule that products to be reviewed in the magazine must have at least five US dealers. Some suggest that Stereophile's selection of review products is all about catering to advertisers and friends in the industry, a process that seems intended to exclude their favorite products from consideration.