DVD Forum to Start Verification of DVD-Audio Format Products

DVD Forum to Start Verification of DVD-Audio Format Products

The <A HREF="http://www.dvdforum.org/">DVD Forum</A> announced July 28 that it will start verification services for products based on the DVD-Audio format (see <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/10379/">previous article</A>) at some of its authorized DVD Format Verification Laboratories starting September 1999. According to the Forum, format verification is conducted to establish the conformity of DVD products with DVD formats created by the DVD Forum, and allows manufacturers of successfully tested products to use DVD logos as proof of conformity.

Added to the Archives This Week

Added to the Archives This Week

While recording the <I>Encore</I> CD for <I>Stereophile</I>, John Atkinson had to decide: "Should I add some artificial reverberation?" After much gnashing of teeth, he plowed ahead. Read about the process in "<A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//features/129/">Encore</A>,&quot; an in-depth look at the recording techniques, the artists, and the music.

SDMI Watermarks Tested In Nashville

SDMI Watermarks Tested In Nashville

Last year the music industry was jolted from its complacency by the rise of MP3, a scheme for the quick and easy transfer of digital audio files over the Internet. Legal attempts to block the format as a form of copyright violation failed, and the industry began scrambling to find a way to prevent the wholesale piracy of higher-resolution formats to come. The Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI), an alliance of more than 240 hardware, software, and music-publishing companies, has been working overtime trying to develop an unobtrusive technique for preventing unauthorized copying&mdash;something that digital technology is making easier than ever.

First DVD-Audio/Video Players Built to DVD-Audio Specification Announced

First DVD-Audio/Video Players Built to DVD-Audio Specification Announced

Time for early-adopter audiophiles to start saving those pennies. <A HREF="http://www.panasonic.com">Panasonic</A&gt; has just announced delivery dates and suggested pricing for two DVD-Audio players: the Panasonic DVD-A7 and the Technics DVD-A10. Beginning this October, Panasonic says that both models will be shipped to dealers nationwide, with the DVD-A7 retailing at $999.95 and the DVD-A10 checking in at $1199.95.

Struck by a Tornado?

Struck by a Tornado?

It was the road signs alongside I-44 that first caught my attention, each with its twin supports neatly snapped halfway up. Then I saw the outlet center east of Oklahoma City, smashed flat as if struck by the mother of all baseball bats swung by a careless god.

Recording of July 1999: Mozart: Così fan tutte

Recording of July 1999: Mozart: Così fan tutte

<B>MOZART: <I>Cos&#236; fan tutte</I></B><BR> V&#233;ronique Gens, Fiordiligi; Bernarda Fink, Dorabella; Werner G&#252;ra, Ferrando; Marcel Boone, Guglielmo; Pietro Spagnoli; Graciela Oddone, Despina; K&#246;lner Kammerchor, Concerto K&#246;ln, Ren&#233; Jacobs<BR> Harmonia Mundi 951663.65 (3 CDs). 1999. Barbara Valentin, artistic dir.; Mark Hohn, eng. DDD. TT: 3:21:09<BR> Performance <B>*****</B><BR> Sonics *****</B>

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