News

Numbers Up for Harvey, Tweeter; Good Guys Stagnant

Stereophile Staff Jul 22, 2001 First Published: Jul 22, 2001

The year has been a good one so far for New York's Harvey Electronics and for national electronics retailer the Tweeter">http://www.tweeter.com">Tweeter Group. The news isn't so rosy for West Coast chain the Good Guys.

News

Added to the Archives This Week

Stereophile Staff Jul 22, 2001 First Published: Jul 22, 2001

While doing research for his analysis of the Totem">http://www.stereophile.com//loudspeakerreviews/378/">Totem Acoustic Forest loudspeaker, Larry Greenhill uncovered a legacy of great reviews for the company's previous products each ending with a final "but . . ." comment. But . . . does Greenhill discover any killer "buts" with the Forest? He explains in detail.

News

Watermark Patent Awarded

Jon Iverson Jul 22, 2001 First Published: Jul 22, 2001

There appears to be nothing more important to the music business today than controlling the distribution and use of digital content on the web and in the home. Proprietary schemes to prevent or control the use of audio files have become hot commodities and valuable assets for many companies. Liquid">http://www.liquidaudio.com">Liquid Audio recently announced that the US Patent Office has awarded the company a patent (#6,219,634) for its watermark technique used for distributing secure digital music files.

News

Copy-Protecting CDs Begins

Jon Iverson Jul 22, 2001 First Published: Jul 22, 2001

In what is intended to have the biggest impact yet on the thriving "rip, mix, burn" lifestyle, Macrovisionhttp://www.macrovision.com">Macrovision; has revealed that several record labels have been secretly putting its copy protection system onto new CD releases since around March of this year (see previous">http://www.stereophile.com/news/10985/">previous report). The process, called SafeAudio, is a Macrovision registered trademark and is intended to prevent the copying of CDs, or tracks from CDs, onto CD-R discs and computer hard drives. The technology was developed jointly by Macrovision and TTR">http://www.ttrtech.com">TTR Technologies.

News

Arista Records Faces Tough Sledding in Davis's Absence

Barry Willis Jul 22, 2001 First Published: Jul 22, 2001

One of the most astute bits of folk wisdom is the old saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

News

Heart Attack Claims Harvey "Gizmo" Rosenberg

Barry Willis Jul 22, 2001 First Published: Jul 22, 2001

We were saddened to learn of the death of audio guru Harvey "Gizmo" Rosenberg, who died Monday, July 16 of an apparent heart attack. He was 59.

News

Added to the Archives This Week

Stereophile Staff Jul 15, 2001 First Published: Jul 15, 2001

Several months back, Stereophile editor John Atkinson asked David Rich to investigate the technical merits of SACD. With Super">http://www.stereophile.com//features/374/">Super Audio CD: The Rich Report, DR discovers that there is both more and less than meets the ear to the new format, including why it is being promoted in the first place.

News

An Audio Archivist's Dream

Jon Iverson Jul 15, 2001 First Published: Jul 15, 2001

Music fans who use their computers to organize their CD or MP3 music libraries have found the CDDB music database, now owned and operated by Gracenotehttp://www.gracenote.com">Gracenote; (see previous">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11046/">previous story), to be an essential part of their audio world. If you use CDDB-enabled hardware or software, the artist, album title, genre, and track titles will automatically display when you put a CD or load an MP3 file into your computer or compliant player.

News

Last Gasp for Napster?

Barry Willis Jul 15, 2001 First Published: Jul 15, 2001

Last year's media darling may be this year's has-been. Napsterhttp://www.napster.com">Napster;, the music file-sharing service that shook the music industry's foundations, remains shut down after US District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel ruled that it cannot resume operations until it can prove that no copyrighted songs can slip through its filter. In a closed session on Wednesday, July 11, Patel ordered Napster to stay offline until she authorizes it to do otherwise.

News

Who's Your CE Hero?

Jon Iverson Jul 15, 2001 First Published: Jul 15, 2001

If you work in the consumer electronics industry and would like to see your personal CE hero rewarded, the Consumer">http://www.ce.org">Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) would like to hear from you. The CEA announced last week that it is seeking nominations from its members, the press and other industry professionals for the 2002 class of inductees into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame.