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It's been a roller coaster ride for satellite radio upstarts <A HREF="http://www.siriusradio.com">Sirius Radio</A> and <A HREF="http://www.xmradio.com">XM Radio</A> this past week as both companies fortunes shifted yet again. In a classic billion-dollar consumer electronics gamble, Sirius and XM are betting that they can reach critical mass by selling enough specially equiped digital radio receivers through car manufacturers while simultaneously signing up enough subscribers to reach profitability.

The Home Entertainment 2001 show, held in New York City May 11&ndash;13, 2001, received high marks and a standing ovation from show attendees, who came to experience some of the most innovative and exciting consumer electronics products in decades.

Red Rose Music founder and CEO Mark Levinson may have lost the rights to use his own name, but not the good timing that helped make him a successful businessman and an accomplished bass player. (According to his online bio, Levinson has sat in with the likes of John Coltrane, Sonny Stitt, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett.)

<B>RAE & CHRISTIAN: <I>Sleepwalking</I></B><BR> GrandCentral/Studio K7 K7096CD (CD). 2001. Steve Christian, prod., eng.; Mark Rae, prod.; Rick Cowling, Graham Harwood, Howard Payne, Dejuana "DK" Richardson, Philippe Simonin, Eric Steinen, engs.; Mike Ball, Chris Owen, asst. engs. AAD? TT: 47:05<BR> Performance <B>****?</B><BR> Sonics <B>****</B>

"Larry&mdash;if I'd told you 10 years ago that McIntosh would be heavily into tubes in the 21st century, what would you have said?"

Will audio dealers be interested in selling a product that's been available so far only via mail-order? <A HREF="http://www.audioadvisor.com">Audio Advisor</A> thinks so, and has created a new distribution company, WS Distributing, to begin selling the Musical Fidelity product line through "qualified" high-end audio dealers in the USA beginning May 21. Musical Fidelity has been available through retailers in Europe and Asia for years, but in the US, only from AA's catalog and website sales.

Chip Stern provides us with a mini-review of the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//digitalsourcereviews/346/">Sony SCD-777ES </A>. Find out why this SACD player prompted him to exclaim: "At $2500, the SCD-777ES is not merely a Class A component, it's a steal."