John Lennon Remixed and Remastered

John Lennon Remixed and Remastered

John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band's 1971 album <I>Imagine</I> has now been remixed and remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, supervised by Yoko Ono, and will be reissued in a new version on vinyl, CD, and cassette by <A HREF="http://www.capitolrecords.com">Capitol Records</A> on March 28. The re-release precedes the April 11 release of a behind-the-scenes DVD documentary, <I>Gimme Some Truth&mdash;The Making of John Lennon's </I>Imagine<I> Album</I>, which attempts to examine the creative process that took place at Lennon's home recording studio during the legendary 1971 sessions.

Let's Face the Music and Dance Page 2

Let's Face the Music and Dance Page 2

Does high-end audio have a future? High-end audio most definitely does have a future. So do the Latin mass, chess, leather-bound books, and wooden boats. But the future will not be like the past, and I think we must face the fact that high-end audio's future, both for hardware and software, will be as a minority enthusiasm. We should plan and act accordingly.

Let's Face the Music and Dance

Let's Face the Music and Dance

Does high-end audio have a future? High-end audio most definitely does have a future. So do the Latin mass, chess, leather-bound books, and wooden boats. But the future will not be like the past, and I think we must face the fact that high-end audio's future, both for hardware and software, will be as a minority enthusiasm. We should plan and act accordingly.

How do you feel about DVD-Audio's surround capabilities?

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Almost two years ago we asked for your opinions about DVD-Audio's surround possiblities (see <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/showvote.cgi?41">previous vote results</A>). Have your opinions changed? What are your current thoughts about multichannel sound?

Yamaha Debuts First 24-bit/96kHz Multichannel Receiver

Yamaha Debuts First 24-bit/96kHz Multichannel Receiver

High-resolution digital audio got a big boost on March 2, when Yamaha Electronics Corporation announced the release of its new RX-V1, a multichannel receiver featuring Burr-Brown PCM 1704 24-bit/96kHz DACs for all 10 channels, including two subwoofer outputs. Six of the channels are full-range with amplifier power of 110W each, with claimed frequency response beyond 100kHz.

Added to the Archives This Week

Added to the Archives This Week

Wes Phillips writes: "If, as some would have it, <I>Audiophilia nervosa</I> is like the dark night of reason, then certain audio epiphanies must necessarily stand out from a distance, like a grove of trees 20 miles away thrown into stark relief by prairie lightning." In his review of the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//loudspeakerreviews/207/">B&W Nautilus 801 loudspeaker</A>, WP recounts that "the B&W Nautilus 801 has the stuff to keep me in fireplace fantasies throughout my dotage, and probably well into my (hyper)active middle age to boot."

Universal Music Group Will Go Online Soon

Universal Music Group Will Go Online Soon

One of the music industry's "big five" will soon begin offering its wares as digital downloads. Seagram, Ltd. chief executive Edgar Bronfman, speaking on Friday, March 3 at the Jupiter Consumer Online forum in New York, said his <A HREF="http://www.umusic.com/">Universal Music Group</A> will start selling music online this spring.

Houston Internet Company Will Bring MP3s to China

Houston Internet Company Will Bring MP3s to China

Houston's <A HREF="http://www.houston-interweb.com/">InterWeb Design</A> has signed a joint venture agreement to bring MP3 audio to China. The three-way agreement, finalized in late February with a Chinese investment company and the Chinese government, will establish the first government-approved MP3 site in China.

Buy Now and Avoid the Rush Hour

Buy Now and Avoid the Rush Hour

It happens to most of us. You're tooling down the road, listening to the radio, and you hear some music that captures your interest. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to easily find out who the artist is and what label they record for without waiting for the announcer, so you can head to your favorite music outlet and buy the disc? But how about pushing a button and ordering the item right there on the spot&mdash;from the driver's seat?

Making the Internet Safe for the Music Industry

Making the Internet Safe for the Music Industry

Because they now realize that downloading music from the Internet is here to stay, it would seem the major record companies would love to see a world in which Web consumers no longer own a copy of a song or album, but simply pay each time they listen to it.

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