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The first day of the annual Home Entertainment shows is traditionally devoted to "trade" access only—that is to say, set aside for press conferences and dealer demonstrations (ie officially sanctioned schmoozing and cruising).

Audiogon/Videogon.com—the online resource for buying and selling high-end audio and video equipment—has joined forces with Primedia and the Elf Foundation for a charity auction, which will be held at the Home">http://www.homeentertainment-expo.com">Home Entertainment 2003 Show in San Francisco, June 6–8, 2003.

All of us at Stereophile were saddened to learn of the death of audio pioneer David Hafler, who died Sunday, May 25 of complications of Parkinson's disease at St. Agnes Hospice in Philadelphia. Hafler was 84.

With Apple Computer's iTunes music service not even one month old, the price wars have already begun.

Several writers take turns with the Apogee">http://www.stereophile.com//loudspeakerreviews/848/">Apogee Duetta II loudspeaker, beginning with Alvin Gold in 1986. Anthony H. Cordesman exclaims, "The Duetta II breaks so much new ground, and is so obviously a superb speaker system, that it simply would not be fair to you readers to put off reporting on this speaker until the next issue."

Sirius">http://www.siriusradio.com">Sirius Satellite Radio may be positioned to make the next great leap forward. In mid-May, Kenwoodhttp://www.kenwoodusa.com">Kenwood; and Audiovoxhttp://www.audiovox.com">Audiovox; announced the first transportable receivers, which will let Sirius listeners enjoy the service wherever they go—home, office, boat, beach, etc—not only in the comfort of their cars.

Robert Deutsch warms up the Audiopax">http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/843/">Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier to hear what famed Brazilian designer Eduardo de Lima has to offer. Deutsch notes, "The Audiopax Model Eighty Eight represents the latest refinement of de Lima's thinking about power amplifiers."