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Goodbye Radio?

Jon Iverson Mar 10, 2002 First Published: Mar 10, 2002

According to a recent report from Arbitronhttp://www.arbitron.com">Arbitron; and Edison">http://www.edisonresearch.com">Edison Media Research (EMR), approximately nine million consumers who have ever listened to Internet audio said they would be willing to pay a small fee to listen to the one audio channel they listen to most online.

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The Mobile Audiophile

Jon Iverson Mar 10, 2002 First Published: Mar 10, 2002

If you find yourself spending more time in a car seat than in your audio system's sweet spot each day, the trend pairing high-end audio companies with car manufacturers may offer a little relief. Lexus made a big splash last year by incorporating Mark Levinson technology into its latest cars, joining collaborations between Dynaudio and Volvo among others.

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Denon and Marantz to combine operations

Peter van Willenswaard Mar 10, 2002 First Published: Mar 10, 2002

A year ago, Marantz gained full command over its own operations when Philips reduced its participation in the company from 50.5% to 49% by selling 1.5% of the shares to Marantz Japan Inc. (MJI).

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Autosound Frontier: DVD-A

Stereophile Staff Mar 10, 2002 First Published: Mar 10, 2002

Perhaps even more than the typical living room, the automobile might be considered multichannel audio's natural environment.

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Two-Speaker Surround Sound?

Barry Willis Mar 03, 2002 First Published: Mar 03, 2002

An intriguing loudspeaker technology which generates believable surround effects from only two small enclosures will be arriving at stores later this year, according to a February 24 announcement from Nirotek">http://216.87.12.168/enf/nirotek/niroson.html">Nirotek America Corporation.

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Added to the Archives This Week

Stereophile Staff Mar 03, 2002 First Published: Mar 03, 2002

Michael Fremer says he has heard many phono preamps in his career as vinyl's pre-eminent advocate, but a few do stand out. MF lived with the Conrad-Johnson">http://www.stereophile.com//analogsourcereviews/525/">Conrad-Johnson Premier 15 phono preamplifier for several months to see if it would be one of the medalists. Jonathan Scull also adds some thoughts on the Series 2 version.

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Big Music's Malaise

Barry Willis Mar 03, 2002 First Published: Mar 03, 2002

The most entertaining part of the 44th Annual Grammy Awards wasn't the "Lady Marmalade" production number that opened the show or Alicia Keys' awkward tango later. It was Recording Academy President Michael Greene's rant about the criminal enterprise of electronic music swapping, a phenomenon that, he warned, threatens the music industry's very existence.

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DVD-A Gets a Kick

Jon Iverson Mar 03, 2002 First Published: Mar 03, 2002

At its January CES presentation, Sony announced that this is the year that SACD will roll out big time to the masses. News from EMI/Capitol and Silverline Records would suggest that DVD-Audio may not be far behind, at least as far as available software is concerned.

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Harmanizing Audio

Stereophile Staff Mar 03, 2002 First Published: Mar 03, 2002

Dave McCurdy, president of the Electronic">http://www.eia.org/">Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), announced last week that Dr. Sidney Harman, executive chairman of Harman">http://www.harman.com">Harman International Industries, has been selected to receive EIA's prestigious Medal of Honor for 2002.

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Pay to Play

Jon Iverson Feb 24, 2002 First Published: Feb 24, 2002

Music publishing organizations such as ASCAP and BMI have long worked out licensing deals with radio broadcasters, who pay royalties in exchange for playing music over the air. A US">http://www.loc.gov/copyright/">US Copyright Office panel is now suggesting that online broadcasters also pay royalties, this time directly to the record labels, in a recommendation that has so far left all parties unhappy, particularly broadcasters.