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Stereovox's Totally Tubular Cables
<A HREF="http://www.stereovox.com">Stereovox</A> has introduced a more affordable Studio series of cables to complement its extravagant Reference products. (John Marks raved about them <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/thefifthelement/742/index2.html">here</A>.) The new Studio HDSE (high-definition single-ended) interconnects are thin and flexible, but each cable is constructed from a single high-purity 0.008" thick copper <I>tube</I>, clad in a silver-plated copper woven shield, with pure tape-wrapped full-density PTFE Teflon dielectric and an FEP jacket. The Studio cables employ a new chrome-plated Xhadow™ Reference precision-machined RCA connector.
Tymphany Corporation Merges With DST
On March 10, <A HREF="http://www.tymphany.com ">Tymphany Corporation</A> and <A HREF="http://www.d-s-t.com">Danish Sound Technology</A> (DST) announced a merger of the two companies, funded by Vantage Point Venture Partners. The combined company, to be called Tymphany Corporation, will have its headquarters in Cupertino, CA.
TunePlugs Put Magnatunes Under Your Thumb
As the cost of data storage has continued to plunge, some industry pundits (well, www.stereophile.com's Jon Iverson) have predicted that the next step in adding value to them would be to give the devices away, but sell the music or data they contain. On March 10, online music label <A HREF="http://www.magnatune.com">Magnatune</A> and Samsung spin-off <A HREF="http://www.hanamicron.com/">Hana Micron</A> fulfilled that prediction with a product called the TunePlug: It's a reusable USB flash memory drive that comes loaded with 10 complete albums from Magnatune artists in MP3 file format.
Discs or Downloads?
Will the future of audio distribution be dominated by discs or downloads? Will we always have both?
Have you heard an impressive multichannel recording? If yes, what is it?
Multichannel audio has its share of fans and detractors. Often, a well-executed example of a new technology can be the most effective tool to attract new fans. Have you heard an impressive multichannel recording? If so, what is it?
Recording of March 2005: Overtime
<B>DAVE HOLLAND BIG BAND: <I>Overtime</I></B>
dCS Verona Master Clock
Five years after the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/164">launch</A> of the audiophile's dream medium, Super Audio CD, the format remains stalled in the market.
Conrad-Johnson ACT2 line preamplifier
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