The Day the Music Died

The Day the Music Died

<I>See update at end of article.</I> iTunes continues to grow and Napster has been reborn, but these last few months have been a bumpy ride for <A HREF="http://MP3.com">MP3.com</A&gt;. The music site, known for its large online music library featuring unsigned independent artists, was purchased on December 14 by San Francisco-based <A HREF="http://www.CNET.com">CNET</A&gt;.

What's the greatest audiophile component you ever came across?

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A couple weeks back, we asked our readers for the oddest audio tweak they've come across. Reader Jeff Peterson thinks we should accentuate the positive and ask readers what they think is the greatest audio component that they've discovered, not the strangest.

Recording of May 1993: Tous les matins du monde (soundtrack)

Recording of May 1993: Tous les matins du monde (soundtrack)

<B><I>TOUS LES MATINS DU MONDE</I> (soundtrack)</B><BR>
Jordi Savall, Christophe Coin, bass viols; Les Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall, dir.<BR>
Valois/Auvidis V 4640 (CD only). Pierre Verany Studios, production & engineering. DDD. TT: 76:00

Ikonoklast: Linn's Ivor Tiefenbrun Page 2

Ikonoklast: Linn's Ivor Tiefenbrun Page 2

In July 1877, Thomas Edison wrote that he was sure he would "be able to store up & reproduce at any future time the human voice perfectly," and the word <I>phonograph</I> soon began showing up in his lab notes. By the time <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/457/">Ivor Tiefenbrun</A> stepped onto the audio industry soundstage, nearly a century had passed, and even discriminating listeners took the record player for granted. But Tiefenbrun had discerned sonic differences among players, and he knew that his <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/analogsourcereviews/1103linn/">LP12</A>&mdas… had built a prototype for personal use&mdash;was a superior performer. When people told him that turntables do no more than go 'round and 'round, he would rebut them by pointing out that speakers merely go in and out.

Ikonoklast: Linn's Ivor Tiefenbrun

Ikonoklast: Linn's Ivor Tiefenbrun

In July 1877, Thomas Edison wrote that he was sure he would "be able to store up & reproduce at any future time the human voice perfectly," and the word phonograph soon began showing up in his lab notes. By the time Ivor Tiefenbrun stepped onto the audio industry soundstage, nearly a century had passed, and even discriminating listeners took the record player for granted. But Tiefenbrun had discerned sonic differences among players, and he knew that his LP12—he had built a prototype for personal use—was a superior performer. When people told him that turntables do no more than go 'round and 'round, he would rebut them by pointing out that speakers merely go in and out.

Linn LP Playing System Measurements

Linn LP Playing System Measurements

Long before the Swedes at Ikea did it, the singular Scotsman <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/1101ivor/">Ivor Tiefenbrun</A> began giving his products funny-sounding names. For some reason positively phobic about the letter <I>c</I>, he banned its use in any of those names. Someone once told me his real last name is Tiefencrun, but since it wouldn't <I>sound</I> any different with a <I>k</I>, he settled for a <I>b</I>. "I could have been Ivor Tiefendrun, or Tiefenfrun, or Tiefengrun, for that matter," he's quoted as having said once while krunching a krakker.

Linn Products
8787 Perimeter Park Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 645-5242
www.linninc.com

Linn LP Playing System Associated Equipment

Linn LP Playing System Associated Equipment

Long before the Swedes at Ikea did it, the singular Scotsman <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/1101ivor/">Ivor Tiefenbrun</A> began giving his products funny-sounding names. For some reason positively phobic about the letter <I>c</I>, he banned its use in any of those names. Someone once told me his real last name is Tiefencrun, but since it wouldn't <I>sound</I> any different with a <I>k</I>, he settled for a <I>b</I>. "I could have been Ivor Tiefendrun, or Tiefenfrun, or Tiefengrun, for that matter," he's quoted as having said once while krunching a krakker.

Linn Products
8787 Perimeter Park Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 645-5242
www.linninc.com

Linn LP Playing System Specifications

Linn LP Playing System Specifications

Long before the Swedes at Ikea did it, the singular Scotsman <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/1101ivor/">Ivor Tiefenbrun</A> began giving his products funny-sounding names. For some reason positively phobic about the letter <I>c</I>, he banned its use in any of those names. Someone once told me his real last name is Tiefencrun, but since it wouldn't <I>sound</I> any different with a <I>k</I>, he settled for a <I>b</I>. "I could have been Ivor Tiefendrun, or Tiefenfrun, or Tiefengrun, for that matter," he's quoted as having said once while krunching a krakker.

Linn Products
8787 Perimeter Park Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 645-5242
www.linninc.com

Linn LP Playing System Page 2

Linn LP Playing System Page 2

Long before the Swedes at Ikea did it, the singular Scotsman <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/1101ivor/">Ivor Tiefenbrun</A> began giving his products funny-sounding names. For some reason positively phobic about the letter <I>c</I>, he banned its use in any of those names. Someone once told me his real last name is Tiefencrun, but since it wouldn't <I>sound</I> any different with a <I>k</I>, he settled for a <I>b</I>. "I could have been Ivor Tiefendrun, or Tiefenfrun, or Tiefengrun, for that matter," he's quoted as having said once while krunching a krakker.

Linn Products
8787 Perimeter Park Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 645-5242
www.linninc.com

Linn LP Playing System

Linn LP Playing System

Long before the Swedes at Ikea did it, the singular Scotsman <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/1101ivor/">Ivor Tiefenbrun</A> began giving his products funny-sounding names. For some reason positively phobic about the letter <I>c</I>, he banned its use in any of those names. Someone once told me his real last name is Tiefencrun, but since it wouldn't <I>sound</I> any different with a <I>k</I>, he settled for a <I>b</I>. "I could have been Ivor Tiefendrun, or Tiefenfrun, or Tiefengrun, for that matter," he's quoted as having said once while krunching a krakker.

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