Sony BMG Drops DRM

Sony BMG Drops DRM

Jan 05, 2008

On January 4, <I>BusinessWeek.com</I> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2008/tc2008013_398775…; that Sony BMG Music Entertainment was dropping digital rights management (DRM) from "at least part of its collection." Sony BMG thus becomes the last of the big four music labels to do so&mdash;following <A HREF="http://stereophile.com/news/123107warner/">Warner Music Group's example</A> by less than a week. EMI and Universal Music Group began the stampede earlier in the year, pioneering DRM-free downloads with <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/100107amazon/">Amazon.com</A&gt;, among other partners.

Dealers in NYC

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Submitted by tabla on

I'm looking for places to audition Rega Amps and Wharfedale speakers (not necessarily together) in NYC, as well as other NYC area dealers that you would recommend for someone just starting out.

Places I have checked out - SBS, Harvey (19, 21 45 Street locations), Lyric Hi Fi, Stereo Exchange, Park Ave Audio - heard lots of good stuff, but unfortunately none of them had Rega or Wharfedale. I have searched a lot on this and other forums, which is how I got some of the names listed above.
I appreciate the help. Thank you.

Advice Needed

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Submitted by illcaprice on

I've recently acquired a new Yamaha Rx 797 receiver and Yamaha S1700 DVD/CD player.
Now I'm in the market for a pair of new bookshelf speakers and considering the Totem Mites. I'm wondering if anyone has paired the mites with a Yamaha Rx 797 and if so how did it sound?

Reference Recordings Aims At Your Hard Drive

Reference Recordings Aims At Your Hard Drive

Jan 05, 2008

Reference Recordings, the Bay Area-based audiophile label founded by John T. "Tam" Henderson in 1976, has adopted a unique approach to computer and music server playback. Later this month, the company will begin to market what they call "HRx" discs. Incompatible with conventional optical disc players, these are data discs containing WAV files intended for playback on computer-based music servers. Each HRx is a digit-for-digit copy of an original Reference Recordings 24-bit/176.4kHz digital master. The format is slated for audition during this week's CES. It can be heard in the TAD, FIM, and Magico rooms at the Venetian, as well as in On a Higher Note's Vivid/Luxman suite at the Mirage. Actual HRx discs will be available soon thereafter.

Wadia Announces Launch of iPod Dock with S/PDIF Output

Wadia Announces Launch of iPod Dock with S/PDIF Output

Jan 04, 2008

Wadia Digital, Inc. announced that it will debut the $349 iTransport iPod dock in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 7, 2008. Certified by Apple as "Made for iPod&#174;," the iTransport bypasses the iPod's internal D/A conversion to output an S/PDIF signal, "providing CD-quality resolution from full-resolution from file formats such as .WAV and [Apple Lossless]."

Almost Set on the Amp!

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Submitted by linden518 on

Hey, guys. It's been a blast, this whole process of trying to set up my 1st system, especially this sharing on the Stereophile forum & getting feedback and valuable opinion from y'all. As for the amp, I think I'm close to jumping on the Pathos Classic MKIII, as there's a used one in Audiogon. Perhaps I should audition more amps (i.e. Plinius), but I just can't forget the sound I heard yesterday, and I don't know if there's any better indicator on whether or not it's the "right" amp for me than that...

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