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DVD-Audio Wishful Thinking?
Jon Iverson  |  Apr 30, 2000  |  0 comments
In hopes of stoking the multichannel DVD-Audio engine, Burr-Brown announced last week the PCM1604 audio digital-to-analog converter, which they describe as a high-performance, 6-channel audio DAC featuring 24-bit capability and 192kHz sampling, for use in a "wide variety of multichannel audio applications."
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Judge to MP3.com: "Guilty as Charged"
Barry Willis  |  Apr 30, 2000  |  0 comments
The roller-coaster fortunes of MP3.com took a downturn April 28, when US district judge Jed S. Rakoff found in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America in its copyright-violation suit against Internet music site MP3.com. Investors in the once–high-flying startup immediately began unloading shares of the company's stock, which had dropped 40% by the end of the trading day.
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Consumer Electronics Giants Post Mixed Results
Jon Iverson  |  Apr 30, 2000  |  0 comments
It's been an up-and-down week for consumer-electronics companies, as revealed by recent earnings reports surfacing around the globe. First, the bad news: Sony reports that its profits fell 32% in the latest fiscal year, and cites the strong yen for depressing the value of the consumer-electronics and entertainment company's overseas earnings.
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USA Digital Radio Coalition Makes Technical Progress
Stereophile Staff  |  Apr 30, 2000  |  0 comments
Progress toward a working digital radio technology took a big step forward in April with the addition of Lowpass Prototype Inc. to the development team. According to an April 27 press release, USA Digital Radio, Inc., a privately held digital radio technology company owned by the nation's largest radio broadcasters, has added the manufacturer of radio-frequency systems for radio and television transmission to its coalition to develop and commercialize digital AM and FM radio.
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What's the oddest name you've seen on a piece of audio equipment?
Stereophile  |  Apr 30, 2000  |  51 comments

Remember the Ampzilla? Are there stranger audio product names out there? What are they?

What's the oddest name you've seen on a piece of audio equipment?
Here it is:
76% (51 votes)
Can't think of one.
24% (16 votes)
Total votes: 67
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Fine Tunes
Fine Tunes #22
Jonathan Scull  |  Apr 28, 2000  |  0 comments
Damned if you do and damned if you don't.
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Who is your favorite 20th-century composer?
Gary Smith  |  Apr 23, 2000  |  175 comments

Many "Greatest Composers of the 20th Century" lists would include Copland, Gershwin, et al, but could also include Roy Orbison, Lennon-McCartney, and Scott Joplin. Who is <I>your</I> favorite?

Who is your favorite 20th-century composer?
Here he/she is:
93% (174 votes)
Don't have one.
7% (13 votes)
Total votes: 187
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Another Hot Season for Audio Products
Jon Iverson  |  Apr 23, 2000  |  0 comments
The healthy trend for the audio market continues: the Consumer Electronics Association reported last week that revenues from factory shipments of audio products to dealers this February increased by 8% over last February, to a total of $542 million. "The fantastic sales in February spurred the year-to-date total for audio sales to more than $1 billion; a 6% increase over the first two months of 1999," said the CEA.
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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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