I visited the Revel room on the last day of the January 1999 CES, expecting another dynamic demo of their Ultima line. Instead, I found a pair of floorstanding Performa F30s connected to a rack full of the best Mark Levinson electronics. Deeply impressed by the dynamics and clarity of this first model in the new Performa line, I called Revel's Kevin Voecks as soon as I got back to New York City, but was told that another <I>Stereophile</I> reviewer had already got first dibs on the F30. Would I be interested in one of the other Revels? Well, yes, sure, but...

I visited the Revel room on the last day of the January 1999 CES, expecting another dynamic demo of their Ultima line. Instead, I found a pair of floorstanding Performa F30s connected to a rack full of the best Mark Levinson electronics. Deeply impressed by the dynamics and clarity of this first model in the new Performa line, I called Revel's Kevin Voecks as soon as I got back to New York City, but was told that another <I>Stereophile</I> reviewer had already got first dibs on the F30. Would I be interested in one of the other Revels? Well, yes, sure, but...

I visited the Revel room on the last day of the January 1999 CES, expecting another dynamic demo of their Ultima line. Instead, I found a pair of floorstanding Performa F30s connected to a rack full of the best Mark Levinson electronics. Deeply impressed by the dynamics and clarity of this first model in the new Performa line, I called Revel's Kevin Voecks as soon as I got back to New York City, but was told that another <I>Stereophile</I> reviewer had already got first dibs on the F30. Would I be interested in one of the other Revels? Well, yes, sure, but...

I visited the Revel room on the last day of the January 1999 CES, expecting another dynamic demo of their Ultima line. Instead, I found a pair of floorstanding Performa F30s connected to a rack full of the best Mark Levinson electronics. Deeply impressed by the dynamics and clarity of this first model in the new Performa line, I called Revel's Kevin Voecks as soon as I got back to New York City, but was told that another <I>Stereophile</I> reviewer had already got first dibs on the F30. Would I be interested in one of the other Revels? Well, yes, sure, but...

I visited the Revel room on the last day of the January 1999 CES, expecting another dynamic demo of their Ultima line. Instead, I found a pair of floorstanding Performa F30s connected to a rack full of the best Mark Levinson electronics. Deeply impressed by the dynamics and clarity of this first model in the new Performa line, I called Revel's Kevin Voecks as soon as I got back to New York City, but was told that another <I>Stereophile</I> reviewer had already got first dibs on the F30. Would I be interested in one of the other Revels? Well, yes, sure, but...

I visited the Revel room on the last day of the January 1999 CES, expecting another dynamic demo of their Ultima line. Instead, I found a pair of floorstanding Performa F30s connected to a rack full of the best Mark Levinson electronics. Deeply impressed by the dynamics and clarity of this first model in the new Performa line, I called Revel's Kevin Voecks as soon as I got back to New York City, but was told that another <I>Stereophile</I> reviewer had already got first dibs on the F30. Would I be interested in one of the other Revels? Well, yes, sure, but...

I visited the Revel room on the last day of the January 1999 CES, expecting another dynamic demo of their Ultima line. Instead, I found a pair of floorstanding Performa F30s connected to a rack full of the best Mark Levinson electronics. Deeply impressed by the dynamics and clarity of this first model in the new Performa line, I called Revel's Kevin Voecks as soon as I got back to New York City, but was told that another <I>Stereophile</I> reviewer had already got first dibs on the F30. Would I be interested in one of the other Revels? Well, yes, sure, but...

It's mating season for entertainment-industry giants. <A HREF="http://www.sonymusic.com/">Sony Music Entertainment</A> and <A HREF="http://www.umusic.com/">Universal Music Group</A> are in talks to develop a jointly operated subscription music service for the Internet, according to a report the two companies issued in the first week of May. The news followed by only a week an announcement of a <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/10729/">possible merger</A> between record clubs Columbia House and BMG Music Club.

Bothered by bounce? Jonathan Scull offers some solutions for turntable owners with problem floors in <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//finetunes/226/">"Fine Tunes" No.20</A>. He also describes how impoverished audiophiles can make their own low-cost anti-vibration shelves. <I>Stereophile</I> readers respond with their own experiences&mdash;and a warning.