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Home Entertainment Show 2007 Scores a Home Run!

Stereophile Staff Jun 01, 2007 First Published: Jun 01, 2007

The Home">http://blog.stereophile.com/he2007/">Home Entertainment Show 2007 held May 11—13, 2007, at the Grand Hyatt New York Hotel in New York City, will be remembered by exhibitors, consumers, and visiting media as a well-attended showcase of some of the finest home-entertainment products available.

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Sonos and Pandora Announce "Musical Love Child"

Wes Phillips May 27, 2007 First Published: May 27, 2007

On May 23, Sonoshttp://www.sonos.com/">Sonos; announced the release of Sonos Software v 2.2, which adds Pandora's">http://www.pandora.com/">Pandora's personalized Internet radio service to Sonos' wireless multi-room music systems.

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Latest Linn News

Wes Phillips May 27, 2007 First Published: May 27, 2007

When we last heardhttp://stereophile.com/news/042307linn/">heard; from Linn, The Scotsman reported layoffs, restructuring, and a hoped-for resurgence. On May 25, we received a note from Ivor">http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/1101ivor/">Ivor S. Tiefenbrun, Linn's founder, that he had returned to the positions of chairman and managing director, after an absence of four or five years due to serious health problems, thanks to new medications that have "returned [him] to fitness and restored energy levels."

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Digital Adventures

Jason Victor Serinus May 27, 2007 First Published: May 27, 2007

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has taken its first giant steps into the digital domain. Hard on the heels of launching the orchestra's new in-house CD label, CSO Resound, it has announced a partnership with digital distributor IODA that will make CSO Resound recordings available for download via iTunes, Yahoo! Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Verizon, Sprint, and other online retailers.

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Steinway and Peter Lyngdorf Create Monumental System

Wes Phillips May 20, 2007 First Published: May 20, 2007

It's not that we're jaded, but most mornings as we open the day's press releases, we manage to curb our enthusiasm as we read of the breakthroughs du jour. Yet, when we read that Steinway & Sons and Peter Lyngdorf had collaborated (as Steinway Lyngdorf) on a $150,000 "Steinway & Sons Model-D Music System," we knew we had to hear it.

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John Morgan Eargle: 1931–2007

Wes Phillips May 20, 2007 First Published: May 20, 2007

On May 10, members of several pro audio Internet bulletin boards read the following post from Gary Margolis: "It is with great sadness that I inform you that John Eargle, one of the finest audio engineers and teachers it's been my privilege to know, has passed away.

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Amazon Launches DRM-Free MP3 Downloads

Wes Phillips May 20, 2007 First Published: May 20, 2007

On May 16, Amazon.com announced that it would launch an online digital music store "later this year" offering "millions of songs in the DRM-free MP3 format from more than 12,000 record labels." EMI, which recently announced that it would partner with the iTunes Media Store to release premium DRM-free MP3 downloads there, "is the latest addition to the store." Amazon claims that every song and album in the Amazon.com digital music store will be available exclusively as unfettered MP3 files.

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Tweeter Threatens Chapter 11

Wes Phillips May 13, 2007 First Published: May 13, 2007

On May 10, Tweeter Home Entertainment Group announced that it has insufficient working capital to cover its long- and short-term costs and may have to consider filing for Chapter 11. The immediate cause of the shortfall is the cost of closing 49 stores and two distribution centers. This Week in Consumer Electronics reported specifically that lump sum payments to lease-holding landlords was a contributory factor.

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Crutchfield to Sell Thiel Online

Wes Phillips May 13, 2007 First Published: May 13, 2007

Lexington, KY–based Thiel Audio has announced that it will partner with Charlottesville, VA–based Crutchfield to offer its speakers online and in Crutchfield brick-and-mortar outlets. Thiel has been famously reluctant to go online, having established itself through its canny vetting of potential retail partners. It kept its distribution clean.

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Harvey Electronics to Acquire Myer-Emco

Wes Phillips May 13, 2007 First Published: May 13, 2007

On May 8, Harvey Electronics, with 9 stores in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, announced that it would acquire the Myer-Emco chain's 10 stores in Washington and Maryland. Both companies are consistently ranked among the top "hybrid" retail operations, meaning they have retail locations and emphasize custom A/V installation services. The new company will be called Harvey Electronics, but tri-state area stores will continue to be called Harvey and DC area stores will continue to be identified as Myer-Emco.