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How little can you spend on a system and still get a glimpse of the High End? (In US dollars)
J.R. "Bart" Bartholomy  |  Jul 26, 1998  |  159 comments

It is often claimed that high-end audio is a rich person's pursuit, while others feel that prices are secondary to careful selection and the right attitude.

How little can you spend on a system and still get a glimpse of the High End? (In US dollars)
Less than $500
3% (10 votes)
Around $1000
10% (37 votes)
Around $1500
16% (57 votes)
Around $2000
13% (45 votes)
Around $2500
10% (36 votes)
Around $3000
17% (62 votes)
Around $4000
8% (27 votes)
Around $5000
17% (60 votes)
Around $10,000
4% (16 votes)
More than $10,000
3% (9 votes)
Total votes: 359
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No Agreement in Sight for Watermarking Issue
Barry Willis  |  Jul 26, 1998  |  0 comments
As digital distribution grows, the protection of copyrighted material---music, film, video, photographic images, paintings, drawings, and text---becomes ever more important. Tied to this are widespread concerns about maintaining security during online transactions---keeping credit-card numbers and customers' identities hidden from would-be thieves.
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Calling All The Young Dudes
Ziggy Stardust  |  Jul 26, 1998  |  0 comments
He's got his own bonds on Wall Street, houses all over the world, a fashion-model wife, and more wealth than any other rock star to date. But what he really wanted was his own Internet Service Provider. As a result, David Bowie goes online September 1 with the first rock-star-based ISP: BowieNet.
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Every Grueling Minute Available for Your Entertainment . . .
Jon (goes to 11) Iverson  |  Jul 26, 1998  |  0 comments
The process becomes the product: in an announcement tinged with shades of This Is Spinal Tap, the band LIVE says it will be recording its next album under the scrutiny of a live internet camera. The webcast, which began July 17, is available on LIVE's website 24 hours a day, offering fans and the simply curious an "unblinking" glimpse of the creation of their new album, from "start to finish."
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Burr-Brown Breaks New DAC Ground with PCM1704
Barry Willis  |  Jul 25, 1998  |  0 comments
The DAC performance envelope has been pushed further by Burr-Brown Corporation. The Tucson semiconductor company has just announced the commercial release of its new PCM-1704, an ultra-high-quality digital/analog converter chip boasting a 120dB signal/noise ratio. The new chip supersedes the company's PCM-1702, a DAC found in many high-end products and widely considered the state of the art.
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As We See ItAudiophile Essentials
A Passion For Music
Wes Phillips  |  Jul 21, 1998  |  0 comments
I was watching Mr. Holland's Opus on the tube the other day and was surprised to find myself teary-eyed, even though the film lost me by subjecting me to Michael Kamen's atrocious "symphony" in the finale. Why had I become all choked up? Because I had a Mr. Holland of my own.
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How much of your budget went toward speakers?
Stereophile  |  Jul 19, 1998  |  97 comments

The rule of thumb has historically been to spend more on your speakers than on the rest of your equipment. But audiophiles have found that every part of a system requires attention. Where have you ended up?

How much of your budget went toward speakers?
More than 80%
1% (3 votes)
Around 70%
5% (13 votes)
Around 60%
6% (17 votes)
Around 50%
16% (44 votes)
Around 40%
18% (50 votes)
Around 30%
34% (96 votes)
20% or less
20% (56 votes)
Total votes: 279
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Note to Record Stores: Get Wired
Jon Iverson  |  Jul 19, 1998  |  0 comments
A recent report from Jupiter Communications claims that by the year 2002, fully 55% of the US population and 32% of European households will be browsing the Internet. Not only will this change the way poeple gather information for everything from fish food to concert schedules, it will also profoundly affect the way they shop.
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Miles Davis' Kind of Blue Gets the Web Treatment
Jon Iverson  |  Jul 19, 1998  |  0 comments
The internet has been a boon to music lovers, who now can research almost any piece of music or artist, or shop for obscure discs and memorabilia from a plethora of sources. In an interesting twist on the additional material idea, Sony Music has been making supplemental content for selected CD releases available on a special website.
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Recording of the Month
Recording of July 1998: Beautiful Maladies
Robert Baird  |  Jul 19, 1998  |  0 comments
TOM WAITS: Beautiful Maladies
Island 314-524 519-2 (CD). 1998. Various prods., engs. AAD? TT: 74:00
Performance *****
Sonics ****?
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