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IFPI: Music Sales Off Worldwide
Barry Willis  |  Sep 30, 2001  |  0 comments
The international music industry is once again singing the blues, and CD burning is the refrain.
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Added to the Archives This Week
Stereophile Staff  |  Sep 30, 2001  |  0 comments
John Atkinson wrestles with the fabled YBA 2 HC power amplifier to uncover its very essence. Can this meticulous design, engineered (some might say over-engineered) by Yves-Bernard André deliver the audio goods?
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The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element #4
John Marks  |  Sep 30, 2001  |  0 comments
If you've got a thousand dollars to spend, I think asking for advice in choosing between the Coriolis Effect Deluxe Rev.3.2 power cord and the Shamelessly Hosing Neither Balanced Nor Unbalanced Tofu-Filled Mystical interconnect (footnote 1) is usually asking the wrong question.
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Floor Loudspeaker Reviews
Merlin Music Systems VSM Millennium loudspeaker system
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 28, 2001  |  0 comments
"Viagra couldn't cure our voltage droop!"
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Miscellaneous
ELAC Technische Software CARA 2.0 computer program
Kalman Rubinson  |  Sep 28, 2001  |  0 comments
I have been a proponent of methodical modeling and room analysis as aids in setting up audio systems and rooms. They work hand in hand: Modeling predicts a feasible room arrangement, and analysis, along with careful listening, determines how close the outcome is to that predicted. Of course, there should always be another round of modeling to see if the current setup can be improved with more work. The spiral continues, toward, one hopes, perfection.
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Solid State Preamp ReviewsRoom Treatment Reviews
TacT Audio RCS 2.0 digital equalizer/preamplifier
Kalman Rubinson  |  Sep 28, 2001  |  0 comments
I anticipated the installation of the TacT Audio RCS 2.0 room-correction processor with mixed emotions—I already liked my system and room, and such a device threatened to make all my studied efforts trivial. What if one might use any decent amps and speakers, cables that were merely conductive, and no room treatment at all? And what if, on top of that, you could just put them wherever your significant other thought they looked right? What if all the magic you needed was contained in this box? Scary.
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When buying a new component, what's the toughest type of product for you to research before you buy?
Stereophile Staff  |  Sep 23, 2001  |  0 comments

Purchasing some types of components can be time-consuming and complicated, while others are a relative breeze. Is there a particular type of component that is the toughest for you to evaluate and then buy?

When buying a new component, what's the toughest type of product for you to research before you buy?
Digital player (CD, SACD, converter, etc)
11% (30 votes)
Analog front end (turntable, cart, etc.)
9% (25 votes)
Preamp
6% (17 votes)
Amplifier
5% (13 votes)
Cables
22% (59 votes)
Speakers
42% (114 votes)
Cabinets
0% (0 votes)
Other
5% (13 votes)
Total votes: 271
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Added to the Archives This Week
Stereophile Staff  |  Sep 23, 2001  |  0 comments
A comprehensive set of reviews awaits those interested in learning everything there is to know about the legendary Quad ESL-63 loudspeaker. Writers checking in with analysis, background, and opinion include J. Gordon Holt, Anthony H. Cordesman, Sam Tellig, Martin Colloms, Larry Greenhill, and John Atkinson.
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The Show Must Go On
Jon Iverson  |  Sep 23, 2001  |  0 comments
The official launch of XM Satellite Radio was set for September 12. But within hours of the September 11 attack on New York and the Pentagon, XM announced that it would be postponing its debut, which was slated to take place in Washington DC at its headquarters and broadcast studio complex.
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Retailing: Up, Down, Sideways
Barry Willis  |  Sep 23, 2001  |  0 comments
The terrorist attack of September 11 will likely worsen an already dark period for American retailers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by more than 14% in the week after the attack, the largest slide since the week of July 21, 1933. In the present circumstances, Americans are generally reticent to spend money, according to many reports, a situation that will affect manufacturers and retailers for months or years to come.
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