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Stereophile Staff Jan 14, 2001 First Published: Jan 14, 2001

Writer Chip Stern has regarded the form-over-function products from "lifestyle" companies, such as Bose and B&O, for years now with great amusement. But can audiophiles find a product that looks as good as it sounds? Stern calls the Linn">http://www.stereophile.com//digitalsourcereviews/307/">Linn Classik CD receiver a "sleek, unobtrusive, uncomplicated design that does double duty as a lifestyle system and—for those who don't want the hassle of separate components—a true high-end performer." Too good to be true? Stern expounds.

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Be, Inc.'s HARP: "Reference Platform" for Internet Audio?

Stereophile Staff Jan 14, 2001 First Published: Jan 14, 2001

At massive gatherings like the Consumer Electronics Show, some truly newsworthy developments by small companies go unnoticed, overshadowed by splashy launches put on by bigger firms. One such is Be">http://www.be.com/">Be, Inc.'s "Home Audio Reference Platform" (BeIA HARP), an all-purpose computer audio system. HARP will let computers access and broadcast Internet-based audio and services, and will also let them play CDs, tapes, and LPs.

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Philips' Online Strategy: Link Customers, Dealers

Barry Willis Jan 14, 2001 First Published: Jan 14, 2001

The Internet has become an integral part of Philips">http://www.philips.com/">Philips Electronics' global sales strategy. The Dutch technology conglomerate has announced a plan for online marketing that will link customers to more than 60,000 Philips dealers worldwide.

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CEA Inducts Seven New Members Into Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame

Jon Iverson Jan 14, 2001 First Published: Jan 14, 2001

Hundreds, if not thousands, of new products are unveiled to the consumer electronics industry each year at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But there would be no new products without the efforts of the scientists, engineers, journalists, inventors, company founders, and retailers who bring a product from concept to market.

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Stereophile Staff Jan 07, 2001 First Published: Jan 07, 2001

Writer Brian Damkroger had always wanted "a really good, big solid-state amp" to match his Magnepan loudspeakers. So when the Class&#233">http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/304/">Classé CAM 350 monoblock power amplifiers arrived, it seemed like at least one of his dreams had finally come true. But was it a match made in heaven? Damkroger lays out the details in his January, 2001 review.

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More High End Audio From CES

Jon Iverson Jan 07, 2001 First Published: Jan 07, 2001

Several rooms at the Alexis Park featured SACD front ends, but as we moved around the floor of the main LV Convention Center, we heard and saw a lot more about DVD-Audio than SACD. Denon showed their DVD-3300 DVD-A/V player, which began shipping a few months back for $1199. No new models were on the floor, but the Denon rep suggested that something new will be appearing later this year. Pioneer was promising a universal DVD-A/V/SACD/CD machine in the future, and Yamaha was also showing a new DVD-Audio machine, the DVDS1200, in their booth.

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Continuing Coverage of CES

Jon Iverson Jan 07, 2001 First Published: Jan 07, 2001

Audiophiles on a budget will be pleased to learn that not everything on display at Alexis Park requires a second mortgage. We were particularly impressed by the Audes model 037 loudspeaker, of similar size and sound to Revel's excellent Performa F-30. At $1200/pair, the Audes offers extraordinary value. All the company's products, including the drivers, are made in Estonia for export to North and South America, Western (and parts of Eastern) Europe, and Asia. The company has yet to establish a dealer network in nearby Russia because of economic uncertainties there, according to an Audes executive, who cited Russian prejudice against Eastern European products as another discouraging factor.

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Charlie Lourie, Co-Founder of Mosaic Records, Dead at 60

Wes Phillips Jan 07, 2001 First Published: Jan 07, 2001

Charlie Lourie, longtime jazz recording industry executive and co-founder of the enthusiast-oriented Mosaic Records, died December 31, 2000 from cardiac arrest, a complication of the rare viral disease scleroderma, from which he had suffered for the last three years. He was 60.

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CES Day 2

Jon Iverson Jan 06, 2001 First Published: Jan 06, 2001

Evolutionary. That's the word that comes to mind after strolling about the Alexis Park, home of Specialty Audio exhibits at the 2001 Consumer Electronics Show. The revolutionary stuff usually makes its debut at the Las Vegas Convention Center; here, in the high-end halls, we find manufacturers and designers more interested in perfecting existing technology.

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2001 CES Begins with Optimistic Predictions

Jon Iverson Jan 05, 2001 First Published: Jan 05, 2001

The largest of six divisions of Royal Philips Electronics, Philips">http://www.philips.com/">Philips Consumer Electronics Mainstream intends to push the audio industry in several directions this year, according to a presentation made by the division's CEO Guy Demuynck at a January 5 press conference in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Long a dominant force in research and development, as well as in marketing consumer electronics, Philips has great hopes for every segment of the audio market. 2000 was a record year for the company, Demuynck said, and 2001 should be very good as well.