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Imbruglia Imbroglio

Jon Iverson Nov 25, 2001 First Published: Nov 25, 2001

Record label attempts at restricting the potential uses of their CDs have hit another bump in the antipiracy road. Music label BMG had announced earlier this year that it would try to find ways to restrict its CDs, in an effort to stem piracy and the trading of MP3 files. But those plans appear to have backfired, so far.

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EMI: Steep Losses and DVD-As

Barry Willis Nov 25, 2001 First Published: Nov 25, 2001

Citing poor sales in North and South America, EMIhttp://www.emigroup.com">EMI; reported that it lost $77.6 million during the first six months of its business year, ended September 30, compared to a loss of $44.3 million for the same period last year.

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Tweeter Group Revenue Rises 55%

Barry Willis Nov 25, 2001 First Published: Nov 25, 2001

The economic downturn doesn't appear to be hurting Tweeter">http://www.tweeter.com">Tweeter Home Entertainment Group.

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Stanley Kelly, 1912-2001

John Atkinson Nov 18, 2001 First Published: Nov 18, 2001

Sad news this week: We heard from Ken Kessler of the passing of legendary UK engineer Stanley Kelly, who died in his sleep on November 13, after suffering a stroke the previous week. Stan would have been 89 next month. While he was, of course, the "Kelly" of the classic Kelly Ribbon Tweeter, he was also one of the founders of Hi-Fi News and was the only person to have been listed on the English magazine's masthead since Vol.1 No.1, the June 1956 issue. In recent years, Stan had developed a series of high-sensitivity speakers for UK manufacturer Musical Fidelity.

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Wanted: EE PhD Candidate

Stereophile Staff Nov 18, 2001 First Published: Nov 18, 2001

See it, hear it. That is the essence of an engineering project underway at the University of Applied Sciences in Fribourg, Switzerland—one that needs the assistance of a highly qualified PhD student.

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Added to the Archives This Week

Stereophile Staff Nov 18, 2001 First Published: Nov 18, 2001

Michael Fremer wraps his ears around the Westlake">http://www.stereophile.com//loudspeakerreviews/449/">Westlake Audio Lc5.75F loudspeaker in an effort to figure out "what's a pro audio company doing at CES?" Fremer discovers why a brand that, until recently, was rarely heard outside of recording studios is now selling 70% of its products to consumers.

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Music in Their Minds

Barry Willis Nov 18, 2001 First Published: Nov 18, 2001

Can you hear long passages of music in your mind? If so, your brain may be wired for sound like those of professional musicians.

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Digital Radio Update

Jon Iverson Nov 18, 2001 First Published: Nov 18, 2001

In the race to get satellite radio to market, XM">http://www.xmradio.com">XM Satellite Radio was the first to hit">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11148/">hit the air this past September. But competitor Siriushttp://www.siriusradio.com">Sirius; says they were saving the best for last, and has now announced that its official launch date will be as early next year as February 14, with initial broadcasts reaching Denver, Phoenix, and Houston.

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Finally Time for a Tune-Up

Jon Iverson Nov 18, 2001 First Published: Nov 18, 2001

They don't turn over quite as fast as computer equipment, but mass-market audio component product cycles typically last about a year, until the next Consumer Electronics Show comes around. High-end audio products, however, enjoy much longer life spans—sometimes stretching to several years.

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Musicians Win Web Royalties

Stereophile Staff Nov 11, 2001 First Published: Nov 11, 2001

Thanks to an agreement reached in October, musicians, rather than their record labels, will receive royalty payments for the use of recordings distributed over the Internet or broadcast over cable and satellite systems. Royalty collection agency SoundExchangehttp://www.soundexchange.com">SoundExchange; will distribute payments directly to performers, regardless of their contracts with the record companies, according to a statement issued the second week of November.