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Avantgarde's NYC Showroom

Barry Willis Oct 20, 2002

Making good on a <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11382/">promise</A> made several months back, <A HREF="http://www.avantgarde-acoustic.com/">Avantgarde Acoustic</A> is moving into the retail realm. The company's German-made horn loudspeakers are the featured products at <A HREF="http://www.avantgardemusic.biz">Avantgarde Music & Cinema</A>, a new showroom at 27 West 24th Street, Suite 502 in Manhattan. The store is privately owned and operated by <A HREF="mailto:TheHornStore@aol.com">Bob Visintainer</A>, who emphasized that his business is "definitely Avantgarde focused" but also carries other brands of electronics and accessories.

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Sirius Stock Deal Erases Debt

Barry Willis Oct 20, 2002

In August, the future looked cloudy for <A HREF="http://www.sirius.com">Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.</A> Despite the eventual commercial promise of satellite radio, the startup suffered from massive debt accrued during its development and from a slow initial subscription rate. Company officials had discussed a <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11421/">possible bankruptcy filing</A> if additional financing couldn't be found.

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2002 "Recommended Components"

Stereophile Staff Oct 20, 2002

The release of our 2001 Recommended Components online last month was such a success, we now offer readers the opportunity to buy the 2002 "Recommended Components" from both the April and October issues as .pdf files.

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Webcaster Bill Stalled in Senate

Barry Willis Oct 20, 2002

Legislation establishing royalties to be paid by small webcasters is stalled in the US Senate until after the November elections.

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Music in a Cage

Jon Iverson Oct 20, 2002

To date, record label attempts at adding copy-control systems to CDs to restrict their use have been less than totally succesful. We've had Sony discs that <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11341/">get stuck in computers</A>, discs that <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11261/">don't reliably play</A> in all CD players, <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11247/">trademark violations</A>, and CDs that generate <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11134/">lawsuits</A> and consumer frustration from not being able to create a "fair-use" personal copy of a disc to throw in the car.

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element #12

John Marks Oct 20, 2002

The subject was horses' fannies.

Tube Power Amp Reviews

Air Tight ATM-211 tube monoblock power amplifier

Robert Deutsch Oct 20, 2002

Single-ended triode amplifiers (SETs) have a considerable following, but even their most devoted fans admit that its maximum power output is not among an SET's strengths. You'd be lucky to get an SET that puts out 7Wpc, and some (like those using the 45 tube) are closer to 2Wpc. Highly sensitive speakers (<I>eg</I>, horns) will tend to offset the power limitation, and SETs usually sound more powerful than their measurements indicate, but the laws of physics still apply: 2W is 2W, regardless of the kind of amplifier that produces it, and an amplifier's manner of clipping and recovery from overload take us only part of the way toward achieving greater volume.

Solid State Power Amp Reviews

PS Audio HCA-2 power amplifier

Kalman Rubinson, Sam Tellig Oct 15, 2002

I have a way of grating on people's nerves. Ask Marina, my wife. She calls it my "mean streak."

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Are you interested in any universal all-formats disc-players?

<I>Stereophile </I>Staff Oct 13, 2002

Pioneer, Marantz, Yamaha, and Onkyo now have universal disc-players on the market. Are you interested?

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Web Royalty Deal Near Completion

Barry Willis Oct 13, 2002

A long-running dispute between the music industry and small webcasters may have come to an amicable conclusion. Over the weekend of October 5-6, representatives from both sides agreed on a system of royalties to be paid to record labels and artists based on a percentage of webcaster revenue or expenses, rather than on a per song basis. Last summer, Librarian of Congress James Billington decreed that all webcasters should pay a royalty rate of 0.07¢ per song per 1000 listeners. Many small webcasters, including many college radio stations, chose to go offline rather than face fees they couldn't afford.