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Merger in Works for BMG, Columbia House?
Barry Willis  |  Apr 23, 2000  |  0 comments
The world's two largest and most active music clubs may become one if preliminary talks between their parent companies bear fruit. Time Warner Inc. and Germany's Bertelsmann AG have conducted discussions with that outcome in mind, according to several reports appearing in late April.
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Despite Legal Pressure, Business Soars for MP3.com
Barry Willis  |  Apr 23, 2000  |  0 comments
The numbers are looking better for MP3.com, the music-archiving site under attack by the Recording Industries Association of America and its allies. Despite the legal pressure, MP3.com has seen its revenues surge as the popularity of downloadable music continues to grow. On April 20, the San Diego–based company reported that its revenue increased to $17.5 million for the first quarter of 2000 compared to $666,000 for the same period a year earlier. MP3.com now has 10 million registered users, according to CEO Michael Robertson.
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Napster Still Under Siege
Jon Iverson  |  Apr 23, 2000  |  0 comments
The Napster saga continues. As reported last week, software maker Napster and several colleges were looking at a likely court battle, instigated by music group Metallica and others attempting to prevent their songs from being distributed via MP3 audio files without official consent or payment of royalties. After Metallica announced its suit, rapper Dr. Dre also jumped in, giving Napster until last Friday to remove links to his work.
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Added to the Archives This Week
Stereophile Staff  |  Apr 23, 2000  |  0 comments
Can Jah Atkinson believe his ears? The PS Audio Power Plant P300 touched an audio nerve with JA, who interviewed the designer, Paul McGowan: High-End Survivor, for the May 2000 Stereophile. As a bonus, we include JA's follow-up to Robert Deutsch's review of the P300, also from the May issue.
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PSB Alpha A/V loudspeaker
John Atkinson  |  Apr 18, 2000  |  0 comments
The original PSB Alpha was reviewed for Stereophile by Jack English in July 1992 (Vol.15 No.7). A modest-looking two-way priced at just $199/pair, it combined a reflex-loaded 6.5" woofer using a plastic-doped paper cone with a 0.5" plastic-dome tweeter. JE summed up the Alpha by saying it "is simply one of the best buys in audio, providing a musically satisfying sound...a sensational audio bargain." It went on to become one of the best-selling audiophile speakers ever, with over 50,000 pairs sold.
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How old are you?
Stereophile  |  Apr 16, 2000  |  0 comments

Conventional wisdom has it that older audiophiles are not being joined by young 'uns. We're curious to test the theory online.

How old are you?
1-10 years old
1% (3 votes)
11-15
1% (3 votes)
16-20
4% (20 votes)
21-25
12% (58 votes)
26-30
14% (69 votes)
31-40
26% (126 votes)
41-50
31% (148 votes)
51-60
9% (44 votes)
61-70
2% (8 votes)
71-80
0% (1 vote)
Over 80
0% (2 votes)
Total votes: 482
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Metallica to Napster: "Don't Tread On Me"
Jon Iverson  |  Apr 16, 2000  |  0 comments
They may sing about death and destruction, releasing albums with titles such as 1983's Kill 'em All, but underneath the menacing exteriors, Metallica is really just a group of sensitive artists.
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Stereophile Staff  |  Apr 16, 2000  |  0 comments
After the bungled launch last year of DVD-Audio, where is a digital audiophile to turn? John Atklinson provides some answers in "Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution," from the April 2000 Stereophile. "So while the DVD Forum argues about increasingly arcane aspects of the DVD-Audio medium, and John Lennon's record-industry 'men in suits' retreat further into their lawyer-built fortresses, I have bypassed all they have to offer . . . "
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Instant Audio Replay?
Jon Iverson  |  Apr 16, 2000  |  0 comments
It's not uncommon for bootleggers to record live performances of favorite artists and then send copies of the tapes around the world. But in an interesting twist that could add a whole new dimension to concert merchandising, the Virgin Entertainment Group and Liquid Audio recently teamed up to record a live performance by the Joshua Redman Quartet at the Virgin Megastore in San Francisco. The recording was then immediately digitized and burned onto CD.
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Kennard's Low-Power Radio Plan Blocked by Congress
Barry Willis  |  Apr 16, 2000  |  0 comments
Congress has blocked a controversial plan that might have launched approximately 1000 low-power community radio stations. On Thursday, April 14, the US House of Representatives voted 274-110 in favor of a bill that would effectively kill development of about 80% of the stations. The vote was a blow to Federal Communications Commission chairman William Kennard, who has been a staunch supporter of the community radio movement, and a gift to the National Association of Broadcasters, which has long opposed low-power radio.
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