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New CE Product Labeling Requirements Particularly Arduous for High-End Audio Companies
Stereophile Staff  |  Dec 09, 1997  | 
Don Bouchard of Cello forwarded this e-mail to us, which outlines the new CE labeling requirements. These are so draconian that we felt the high-end audio community needs to be made aware of them!
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Low-level Powerline Radiation Disturbs the Effect of Hormones
John Atkinson  |  Dec 07, 1997  | 
We have followed at a distance the discussion over whether 60Hz/50Hz electromagnetic radiation from powerlines affects the health of people in close proximity, and in the November 1997 Stereophile (Vol.20 No.11, p.51), an "Industry Update" story by Barry Willis reported a connection with Alzheimer's Disease.
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High-end Audio Predictions for 1998
Stereophile Staff  |  Dec 06, 1997  | 
Who wouldn't want to know what's in store for the extreme audio devotee? So we rolled a special set of aluminum Tiptoes, read the auspicious signs (you've got to understand how the tips point), and divined our first set of predictions. We'll have more next week, if the Mpingo dots line up just right.
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PBS forms classical-music record label
Stereophile Staff  |  Dec 06, 1997  | 
It only makes sense. PBS, the most visible national broadcaster of classical-music-related programs, has decided to launch its own classical-music label. According to a recent story in Variety, several major record labels are competing for the rights to distribute the new label. It's common in the music business for larger labels to distribute smaller ones, and an association with the new PBS label is seen as a feather in the cap of whoever makes the deal.
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High-end audio-industry veterans have new jobs
John Atkinson  |  Dec 04, 1997  | 
As of October, Meridian America's new VP/Sales, replacing the late Ross Keim, was industry veteran Andy Regan, who started his high-end career at Manhattan retailer Sound by Singer. Most recently, Regan was VP/Sales at cable manufacturer AudioQuest. Not uncoincidentally, Joe Abrams has moved from cable manufacturer MIT to AudioQuest.
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Yamaha displays FireWire-endowed audio/video components at Comdex '97
Jon Iverson  |  Nov 30, 1997  | 
Digital audio took another lurch forward at Comdex '97 with the display of Yamaha's FireWire-to-PCM converter technology.
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Microsoft, IBM, Phone companies make digital leap
Barry Willis  |  Nov 30, 1997  | 
It won't be long before the Net-connected music lover will be able to sample and hold the tunes of his choice without having to visit Tower Records. High-speed transmission, high-density storage, and CD-quality music online---the three parts of the downloading puzzle---all fell into place the week of November 10.
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Stereophile hatches a website!
Jon Iverson  |  Nov 30, 1997  | 
Welcome to the official Stereophile website!
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DVD players thrive at Comdex '97
Jon Iverson  |  Nov 30, 1997  | 
When I first attended Comdex several years back, it was easy to feel like a fish out of water. My core interests were always high-end audio---and the computer biz at the time would get excited about anything that sounded as good as a telephone. But I was still curious about what all the brainiacs were up to.
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Rath's Unnatural Specimens Spoofs Technology
Barry Willis  |  Jan 22, 1997  | 
Audio nuts with a sense of humor and an interest in art will enjoy the works by sculptor Alan Rath currently on display at the Haines Gallery in downtown San Francisco.
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Cybersleuths Rediscover Information-laden Audio
Barry Willis  |  Mar 15, 1996  | 
Throughout the history of the animal kingdom, sounds have always been full of meaning. They provide valuable information on the whereabouts of prey and predator, the location of family, the intentions of friend and foe. Sound cues have always been as important as information obtained by scent and sight.
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