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Klipsch Acquires Mondial Designs; Move Bodes Well for Both Parties
Barry Willis  |  Feb 11, 2001  |  0 comments
One of the oldest names in American audio is venturing into new territory. Indianapolis, IN–based Klipsch Audio Technologies has acquired "selected assets" of privately held Mondial Designs Ltd. of Dobbs Ferry, NY, maker of the Acurus and Aragon brands of amplifiers, preamps, and signal processors. Paul Rosenberg, Mondial's co-founder and former vice president, will become a director at his new parent company, with primary responsibilities in marketing and product development for Acurus and Aragon. Mondial chief engineer Adam Gershon and senior engineer Michael Kusiak will also remain with the company. Anthony Federici, Mondial's president, has moved on to form a new company called D & A Labs, which plans to debut a "high-end home theater receiver" this spring, with other quality electronics to follow.
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Think Pieces
Of Digital Audio and Lettuce Leaves
Sam Tellig  |  Feb 06, 2001  |  0 comments
The year was 1948. As a six-year-old, I haunted record stores with my Uncle Stan. A quiet bank teller from Manchester, England, childless himself and quite overpowered by my Aunt Emily, Uncle Stan shared with me his love of music and movies.
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Recording of the Month
Recording of February 2001: El Cancionero Mas Y Mas
Robert Baird  |  Feb 05, 2001  |  0 comments
LOS LOBOS: El Cancionero Mas Y Mas
Warner Archives/Rhino RS 76670-2 (4 CDs). 2000. Los Lobos, Luis Torres, T Bone Burnett, Ry Cooder, Mitchell Froom, Hal Willner, others, prods.; Larry Hirsch, Tchad Blake, Bob Schaper, John Paterno, others, engs. AAD? TT: 5:01:49
Performance *****
Sonics ****
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Do you like to read reviews of really expensive equipment in Stereophile?
Stereophile Staff  |  Feb 04, 2001  |  304 comments

A common complaint about <I>Stereophile</I> is that we review too much expensive equipment that our readers could never afford. Does this bother you, or should we continue to pursue state-of-the-art sound, without regard to cost?

Do you like to read reviews of really expensive equipment in <I>Stereophile</I>?
Love the expensive equipment reviews
37% (207 votes)
A few are fine
32% (179 votes)
Only once in a while
21% (116 votes)
Would rather they disappear
4% (21 votes)
Sam Tellig from cover to cover!
5% (30 votes)
Total votes: 553
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BMG-EMI Merger Draws Nearer
Barry Willis  |  Feb 04, 2001  |  0 comments
The "Big Five" of the recorded music industry is one step closer to becoming the "Big Four," according to late-January reports from Frankfurt, Germany, home of Bertelsmann AG. Bertelsmann is the parent company of Bertelsmann Music Group, which has been in merger discussions for several months with the United Kingdom's EMI Group PLC. Discussions are near completion, according to a BMG official.
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Added to the Archives This Week
Stereophile Staff  |  Feb 04, 2001  |  0 comments
After a frustrating late-night duel with evil recording gremlins, JA called it a day. But the next morning he was back at the controls to record Canadian pianist Robert Silverman for what would subsequently become one of Stereophile's popular audiophile recordings: Intermezzo: Works for Piano by Brahms. In Intermezzo: The Santa Barbara Sessions, writer Thomas Norton runs down the key events that finally resulted in a completed analog master tape, with engineering from Water Lily Acoustics' Kavichandran Alexander.
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Cutbacks at CDnow; Harman Reports Decreased Profits
Stereophile Staff  |  Feb 04, 2001  |  0 comments
Despite the best efforts of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan to extend an unprecedented economic boom, the nation's economy is slowing. The slowdown is causing negative repercussions in many sectors—including the music retailing business and consumer electronics manufacturing.
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Texas Instruments Unveils High-Performance Audio DAC
Jon Iverson  |  Feb 04, 2001  |  0 comments
Sony may be pretending that DVD-Audio doesn't exist, and Panasonic may be in denial about SACD, but a new chip from Texas Instruments just might help bring the rival formats a little closer together in consumer living rooms and professional recording studios alike.
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Newly Merged AOL Time Warner Will Promote Music
Stereophile Staff  |  Feb 04, 2001  |  0 comments
A billion-dollar loss for the parent company may be a big gain for performers under contract to Warner Music Group, who will benefit from cross-promotional efforts aimed at millions of America Online subscribers beginning this month.
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American Technology Corporation Announces New Patents
Stereophile Staff  |  Feb 04, 2001  |  0 comments
Last week, American Technology Corp. (ATC) announced that three additional patents on its loudspeaker technologies have been granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (see previous story). The company also announced that it has acquired the rights to "strategic" patents from the former Carver Corp. covering a variety of audio reproduction and amplifier technologies.
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