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

Tweaks can rear their pointy little heads in the most unexpected of places, as Stereophile's inimitable Jonathan Scull discovered recently when he stubbed his toe. In Fine">http://www.stereophile.com//finetunes/325/">Fine Tunes #33, J-10 reveals the floor screw tweak and many more.

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Delos International Emphasizing SACD, But Not Dropping DVD-A

Barry Willis Mar 11, 2001 First Published: Mar 11, 2001

Contrary to rumors circulating on the Internet, audiophile recording label Delos">http://www.delosmus.com/">Delos International is not abandoning the DVD-Audio format. A quick call to the Hollywood, CA–based company cleared up some confusion created when a few people noticed that "DVD-A" doesn't appear anywhere on the Delos homepage.

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Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow?

Jon Iverson Mar 11, 2001 First Published: Mar 11, 2001

One of the dirty little secrets of the recording business is that some of its most precious assets are slowly self-destructing. In one example, a popular mastering tape supplied by Ampex to recording studios during the '70s and early '80s has been found to prematurely shed its oxide coating at an alarming rate due to poor quality control of the binding agents that hold the magnetic particles to the Mylar.

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Copyright Owners', Consumers' Rights Examined in CEA Conference

Barry Willis Mar 11, 2001 First Published: Mar 11, 2001

Where does "fair use" end and piracy begin? Can consumers have open access to digital information and entertainment while respecting the rights of the creators of such content? Is there an inevitable collision between consumers and the rights of intellectual property owners? Can a happy balance be found in a world of high technology?

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Billy Higgins Update

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

A few weeks ago, we ran an itemhttp://www.stereophile.com/news/10957/">item; concerning drummer Billy Higgins' declining health and rapidly growing medical expenses. Apparently, his fans have come through generously, because we just received the following:

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New Life For An Old Musical Style?

Jon Iverson Mar 11, 2001 First Published: Mar 11, 2001

Who says classical music is having trouble finding a contemporary audience? According to the latest Arbitronhttp://www.arbitron.com/">Arbitron; webcast ratings, for December, 2000, classical music and internet-only webcaster Beethoven.comhttp://www.beethoven.com">Beethoven.com; ranked number one with the most aggregate tuning hours (ATH) for the month. ATH describes the sum total of all hours that listeners tune to a given channel.

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

With the April issue of Stereophile, the "Recommended Components" list is again on its way to subscribers' audiophile homes around the world. But there has always been controversy surrounding the popular feature. George Reisch explores the problem in "Recommended">http://www.stereophile.com//thinkpieces/322/">"Recommended Components"—the St. Hubbins' Syndrome!

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Women, Men React Differently to Loud Sounds, Study Finds

Barry Willis Mar 04, 2001 First Published: Mar 04, 2001

It's well known that women have better high-frequency hearing than men do, as well as a lower threshold of sensitivity. What's loud to most men is louder to most women.

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Stereophile Staff Mar 04, 2001 First Published: Mar 04, 2001

Is there really a benefit to those pointy feet you have? Jonathan Scull has been surfing the Internet for cone-footer tweaks and theories and reveals his latest haul of hot finds in Fine">http://www.stereophile.com//finetunes/319/">Fine Tunes #32.

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Who Hijacked the Stereophile Website?

Jon Iverson Mar 04, 2001 First Published: Mar 04, 2001

If you've visited this website before, you'll notice that we're sporting a new look this week. You'll also find that, in addition to the new sheet metal and colors, there are also plenty of changes under the hood. The Stereophile site was originally launched on December 1, 1997. The old model lasted over three years, but three years is an eternity in Internet time, and we couldn't resist taking all of the comments readers have sent in over the months and sorting through them for fresh ideas.