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Stereophile Staff  |  May 06, 2001  |  0 comments
Brian Damkroger's audio world may have been in a disorienting flux the last several months, but one thing remained a bastion of stability: the Simaudio Moon Eclipse CD player. Damkroger explains why in his complete report.
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Music Direct Purchases Mobile Fidelity
Barry Willis  |  May 05, 2001  |  0 comments
One of the most esteemed labels in the audiophile universe should soon be back in business. Online retailer Music Direct has purchased remastering and re-release specialty company Mobile Fidelity, according to an announcement made April 24.
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When was the last time you listened to a vinyl record on your system?
Francis Brookman  |  Apr 29, 2001  |  0 comments

It has been 18 years since CD appeared, yet audiophile demand for turntables and vinyl continues unabated. When did you last spin a record?

When was the last time you listened to a vinyl record on your system?
Today
43% (305 votes)
Within the last week
27% (191 votes)
Within the last two weeks
4% (27 votes)
Within the last month
4% (30 votes)
Within the last couple of months
3% (19 votes)
Months ago
2% (16 votes)
A year or more
12% (88 votes)
Never
5% (34 votes)
Total votes: 710
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Memorex Announces CD-R Media Price Increases
Jon Iverson  |  Apr 29, 2001  |  0 comments
One argument for the record industry's disappointing sales last year is a combination of high prices for official CD releases coupled with cheap prices for computer-based CD recorders and CD-R blanks. It doesn't look like retail CD prices will be coming down anytime soon, but luckily for the music business, CD-R prices are going up.
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Stereophile Staff  |  Apr 29, 2001  |  0 comments
Jonathan Scull asks "What's it take to compete on the bleeding edge of digital?" Apparently more than what's offered by the "large international manufacturing and marketing concerns stalking the earth today." Will the Accuphase DP-100 Super Audio CD transport & DC-101 Digital Processor make the cut? Scull's incisive report reveals all.
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SDMI Applies Legal Pressure to Suppress Hacks
Barry Willis  |  Apr 29, 2001  |  0 comments
Back in September, the Secure Digital Music Initiative issued a public challenge that offered cash rewards for successfully uncovering and removing watermarks from recorded music. The challenge was met by a number of hackers, most notable among them Professor Edward Felten of Princeton University's Computer Science Department.
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Watermarks Added to Broadcast Audio?
Jon Iverson  |  Apr 29, 2001  |  0 comments
Amid news that its watermark technology for DVD-Audio may have been compromised, Verance nonetheless announced last week the launch of its "ConfirMedia" watermarking service. The company says that ConfirMedia will monitor and report the airplay of encoded commercials, music, and programs broadcast by television, cable and radio stations in the 100 top US markets and on the national feeds of major broadcast and cable television networks in the US.
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Sonic Solutions, Wolfson Microelectronics Push High-Rez Audio Development
Barry Willis  |  Apr 29, 2001  |  0 comments
Little noted by the mainstream media, technology companies are pushing ahead with research and development programs for high-resolution audio. Two announcements in late April indicate that neither DVD-Audio nor the Super Audio CD is a passing fancy.
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Fine Tunes
Fine Tunes #34
Jonathan Scull  |  Apr 29, 2001  |  0 comments
I get mail. Boy do I get mail! But I love hearing about and sharing some of the tips'n'tweaks from all you Victims of the Musical Quest. I can't help myself. Neither can you, I understand. Come to me. [sob]
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Hi-Rez Disc Player/Transport Reviews
Philips SACD1000 SACD/DVD-Video player
Chip Stern  |  Apr 26, 2001  |  0 comments
I suspect that the faces of many of the readers who thumb through the pages of Stereophile must resemble those peering out of some Norman Rockwell representation of Americana: little children, their noses pressed hard against the display window of an urban department store in the weeks preceding Christmas, eyes aglow at the sight of some epic model train or exquisitely detailed dollhouse. So near, yet so far.
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