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Stereophile Staff Aug 24, 2003 First Published: Aug 24, 2003

More from the August issue: Larry Greenhill updates his system with the Mark">http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/905/">Mark Levinson No.436 monoblock power amplifier. LG says, "I was concerned when [Mark Levinson] discontinued its entire 300 series of dual-mono amplifiers, but the company reassured me that they had a suitable replacement in the No. 436." Greenhill decides for himself.

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OneDisc to Rule Them All

Jon Iverson Aug 24, 2003 First Published: Aug 24, 2003

To combat lackluster CD sales and online file trading, some record labels have been adding bonus DVDs to new releases to get consumers to buy them instead of downloading the data. DVD-Audio proponents, in an attempt to counter Super Audio Compact Disc's single-disc hybrid SACD/CD strategy, have been trying to figure out how to combine CD functionality and DVD-A onto one disc.

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DVD-Audio News

Stereophile Staff Aug 24, 2003 First Published: Aug 24, 2003

DVD-Audio is getting a boost from several directions.

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Reference Recordings Bought By Dorian

Jon Iverson Aug 24, 2003 First Published: Aug 24, 2003

It's been a rough year for the music industry—and possibly an even rougher one for audiophile labels. The Dorian Group, however, seems to be thriving. Parent company to Dorian Recordings, the Dorian Group announced last week its acquisition of Reference Recordings. During its 25 years in business, RR has consistently garnered praise from audiophiles for the sound quality of its recordings, and has scored eight Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards.

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TAG McLaren Audio to continue AV component production

Paul Messenger Aug 24, 2003 First Published: Aug 24, 2003

At the end of July, UK-based TAG McLaren Audio, which had been experiencing difficult trading conditions and was reducing its workforce, issued a rather pessimistic announcementhttp://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?1701”>announcement;. The core of the announcement concerned the firm's commencement of "a full strategic review of its participation in the audio market."

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Archive of Michael Gerzon Articles Opens

John Atkinson Aug 17, 2003 First Published: Aug 17, 2003

An archive of articles that the late Michael Gerzon wrote for Hi-Fi News and Studio Sound magazines has been established at the websitehttp://www.audiosignal.co.uk">website; of Hi-Fi News consultant technical editor Keith Howard.

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Vinyl Record Day 2003

Jon Iverson Aug 17, 2003 First Published: Aug 17, 2003

Vinyl junkies again converged on San Luis Obispo, California on Saturday, August 16 for the second annual Vinyl">http://www.vinylrecordday.org">Vinyl Record Day celebration. Vinyl is clearly red hot among audiophiles and music collectors, and VRD organizer Gary Freiberg commented that momentum for the event continues to grow, with this year's turnout easily bigger than last">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11417/">last year's.

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ISPs vs RIAA

Barry Willis Aug 17, 2003 First Published: Aug 17, 2003

Internet service providers (ISPs) have begun fighting back against the blitzkrieg of lawsuits launched by the Recording">http://www.riaa.com">Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in its struggle to contain the file-sharing phenomenon.

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Stereophile Staff Aug 17, 2003 First Published: Aug 17, 2003

From the August issue, Robert Deutsch gives the Audio">http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/901/">Audio Research VS110 power amplifier and SP16L line preamplifier the full treatment. RD reveals how he finds products to review, and more importantly, what he found appealing in the ARC amp and preamp.

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Charitable Audiophiles

Jon Iverson Aug 17, 2003 First Published: Aug 17, 2003

August is shaping up as a great month for audiophiles and good causes. The Cable Company's annual "Summer">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11704/">Summer Against Hunger" campaign is in full swing, and Rockford">http://www.rockfordcorp.com">Rockford Home Group has announced that the first production unit of the 50 limited-edition FAP V1 vacuum-tube surround processors (see previoushttp://www.stereophile.com/news/11711/">previous;) will be auctioned via eBay with proceeds donated to charity.