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Health Care for Recording Artists?
Recording artists may soon have improved health care coverage, should an historic agreement be ratified by members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRAhttp://www.aftra.org">AFTRA;).
Lieberfarb Joins Sirius
Sirius">http://www.siriusradio.com">Sirius Radio has added an entertainment industry heavyweight to its board of directors.
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Wes Phillips slips into his well-worn flame-proof underwear as he bravely introduces audiophiles to the musical merits of the Apple">http://www.stereophile.com//digitalsourcereviews/934/">Apple iPod. WP finds he likes living at the edge of audio trendiness, exclaiming, "Holy cow! I'm running with the fashionistas! Can I still be an audiophile, too?"
CD Fair Warning
Whether listeners like it or not, record labels, including major players like BMG and Arista Records, are now">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11734/">now making moves to rein in how their CDs are played and used. Unfettered CDs have been on the shelves for almost two decades, and some industry observers note that changing how they work at this late stage could be a recipe for trouble with consumers.
TMA: Business As Usual
On 28 July 2003, TAG McLaren Audio issued">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11701/">issued a statement saying that it had ceased the development of new products and was undertaking a full strategic review of its participation in the audio market.
Industry News Roundup
GamuT Audio has been acquired by Danish investment firm Rossing Nielsen Electronics A/S, according to an announcement released September 22. Under the new ownership, the number of GamuT products will be reduced to "provide shorter lead times and to make the brand more competitive," according to company principle Poul">http://mailto:gamut@mail.dk">Poul Rossing.
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Kalman Rubinson looks past the odd knobs to discover what's at the heart of the Blue">http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/929/">Blue Circle BC21 preamplifier & BC22 power amplifier. KR reveals, "In the past, I've found components with small drawbacks that made them unacceptable, but the Blue Circle BC21 and BC22 triumphed over their flaws."
Sirius Supports The Bottom Line
Sirius Satellite Radio is concerned about The Bottom Line. Not the company's profitability, but the venerable Greenwich Village music cabaret, which has suffered since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
New Cantus CD recorded by Stereophile's John Atkinson
For Deep River, his third recording of Minnesotan male-voice choir Cantushttp://www.cantusonline.org">Cantus;, Stereophile editor John Atkinson traveled to Sioux Falls, SD, where the city has spent millions of dollars to transform the downtown high school into a gloriously warm-sounding, state-of-the-art performing arts center.