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Red Rose Products Honored by Italian Audio Journal
Barry Willis  |  Sep 24, 2000  |  0 comments
Italian audio journal Fedelta' del Suono (Sound Fidelity) has honored American startup Red Rose Music with "Product of the Year" awards for the company's Model 3 preamplifier and Model 2 power amp. The award is especially noteworthy in view of the fact that the monthly publication, based in Terni, Italy, does not normally fête products from new companies.
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SACD, Multichannel Audio Get Big Boost at AES
Barry Willis  |  Sep 24, 2000  |  0 comments
An unusual tropical rain welcomed the Audio Engineering Society to its 109th gathering, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center September 22–25. Audiophiles may breathe a collective sigh of relief to learn that the Super Audio Compact Disc is getting a big push, not only from corporate parents Sony/Philips but from studio-equipment makers, consumer-electronics companies, and—perhaps most important—music labels.
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Microsoft Acquires Pacific Microsonics Inc.
Stereophile Staff  |  Sep 24, 2000  |  0 comments
Software giant Microsoft Corporation has acquired Pacific Microsonics, Inc. (PMI), developer of High Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) technology. The deal was announced in a joint press release issued September 18. Financial details were not disclosed.
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The DIY Chronicles, Part Five
Hervé Delétraz  |  Sep 24, 2000  |  0 comments
Editor's Note: This is Part Five of a six-part series from reader Hervé Delétraz of Switzerland, who is chronicling the development of his DIY (do-it-yourself) audio amplifier. Part One of the series is here, Part Two is here, Part Three is here, and Part Four is here.
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Added to the Archives This Week
Stereophile Staff  |  Sep 24, 2000  |  0 comments
Choice is good, or so would go the common wisdom. But as John Atkinson points out in "The Crazy You Get from So Much Choice," when applied to diapers and DVD-Audio, choice can quickly develop into a nightmare in which comsumers simply walk away from the shelves, unable to make a decision. Will DVD-Audio suffer such a fate?
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Bang & Olufsen America's Retail Bet Appears to have Paid Off
Jon Iverson  |  Sep 24, 2000  |  0 comments
We reported last year about the new direction that Bang & Olufsen America has taken in distributing its products: the company has recently opened a series of branded BOA stores around the US. The strategy seems to have paid off. The company reports increased sales of more than 60% in the first quarter of its current fiscal year, and claims that individual shops reported an average sales increase of 20%.
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Hi-Rez Disc Player/Transport Reviews
Marantz SA-1 SACD player
Jonathan Scull  |  Sep 24, 2000  |  0 comments
At last, a SACD machine from someone other than Sony! This time, it's a Marantz—the Reference Series SA-1, described as a no-compromise "ultimate-quality" player.
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Recording of the Month
Recording of September 2000: The Water is Wide
Thomas Conrad  |  Sep 23, 2000  |  0 comments
CHARLES LLOYD: The Water is Wide
Charles Lloyd, tenor saxophone; Brad Mehldau, piano; John Abercrombie, guitar; Larry Grenadier, Derek Oleszkiewicz (one track), bass; Billy Higgins, drums
ECM 1734 (CD). 2000. Manfred Eicher, prod.; Michael C. Ross, eng. AAD. TT: 68:29
Performance *****
Sonics *****
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Budget Component ReviewsComputer Audio Reviews
Digital Audio Labs CardDeluxe PC soundcard
John Atkinson  |  Sep 22, 2000  |  0 comments
Convergence. There, I've said it. I swore I wasn't going to use the "C" word, but when you're faced with writing about a product that smashes the boundaries between component categories as completely as the CardDeluxe does, you have little choice.
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As We See It
Watermarking: the Devil's Work!
John Atkinson  |  Sep 20, 2000  |  0 comments
I left you last month 104 miles from Santa Fe, New Mexico, heading east on I-40 accompanied by a dog and two cats, with 1946 miles to go to reach Stereophile's new editorial home, New York City. To cut a long story short, I did arrive in New York (covered in dog and cat hair). After a nerve-wracking delay, so did our furniture. We will be living out of boxes for a while chez Atkinson, but that's a mere inconvenience compared with the Great Adventure of setting up a new listening room.
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