The courtship between two music-retailing giants is over. <A HREF="http://www.cdnow.com/">CDnow</A&gt; and <A HREF="http://www.columbiahouse.com/">Columbia House</A> have decided to call off a merger that had been in <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/10496/">discussion</A&gt; since last summer. The official explanation from executives close to the deal was a sharp decline in Columbia House's profitability over the past several months.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.