Added to the Archives This Week

Added to the Archives This Week

Digital jitter was a lively topic in the mid-'90s, and the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//digitalsourcereviews/824/">Genesis Technologies Digital Lens</A> was created to tame it. Robert Harley reviews the product and explains why the Lens became an essential part of his system at the time. JA adds comments.

Financial Roundup

Financial Roundup

Recent financial reports from the consumer electronics industry are all over the map, with some manufacturers reporting declines while others report gains. Sony and Samsung have both posted losses, but Toshiba and JVC made money. Pioneer is holding steady.

D&M Acquires Escient

D&M Acquires Escient

Consolidation is a fact of modern corporate life, but the consumer electronics industry has generally bucked this trend and remained relatively fragmented. Notable exceptions include Harman International and Rockford Corporation (which recently acquired loudspeaker manufacturer NHT)&mdash;now it's time to add <A HREF="http://www.dm-holdings.com">D&M Holdings</A> to that sparse list.

Conflicting Rulings From Copyright Battlefront

Conflicting Rulings From Copyright Battlefront

Federal judges have issued somewhat conflicting rulings in the ongoing legal battle over illegitimate file sharing. As the situation stands at the end of April, individuals may be held responsible for copyright violation, but the services they use in the process may not.

Harmonic Technology & Analysis Plus interconnects & speaker cables System Context

Harmonic Technology & Analysis Plus interconnects & speaker cables System Context

The <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//digitalsourcereviews/814/">dCS Verdi/Purcell/Elgar</A> system's ultra-high resolution and superb focus, and its ability to drive an amplifier directly, provided a good opportunity to compare my current reference cables, <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//accessoryreviews/305/">Harmonic Technology's Magic Woofer</A> ($2000/8' set) and <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//accessoryreviews/305/">Pro-Silway II</A> interconnects ($399/m pair, $240/add'l. meter) with Analysis Plus's far less expensive Solo Crystal Oval 8 speaker cable ($969/8' set) and Solo Crystal Oval 8 interconnect ($399/m, longer lengths available).

Harmonic Technology & Analysis Plus

Harmonic Technology & Analysis Plus interconnects & speaker cables

Harmonic Technology & Analysis Plus interconnects & speaker cables

The dCS Verdi/Purcell/Elgar system's ultra-high resolution and superb focus, and its ability to drive an amplifier directly, provided a good opportunity to compare my current reference cables, Harmonic Technology's Magic Woofer ($2000/8' set) and Pro-Silway II interconnects ($399/m pair, $240/add'l. meter) with Analysis Plus's far less expensive Solo Crystal Oval 8 speaker cable ($969/8' set) and Solo Crystal Oval 8 interconnect ($399/m, longer lengths available).

Recoton Saved

Recoton Saved

Last week found Recoton <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11618/">struggling</A&gt; to keep its head above water. This week Gemini Industries tossed the beleaguered company a rope, announcing that it had reached an agreement to acquire Recoton's consumer electronics accessories business. In support of this transaction and Gemini's growth plan, the company raised new funding from Boston-based Parthenon Capital.

D&M Takes Another Bite

D&M Takes Another Bite

The streak of acquisitions for <A HREF="http://www.dm-holdings.com">D&M Holdings</A> continues. Last month saw the company <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11595/">pick up</A> its third major consumer electronics brand when McIntosh Laboratory was brought into the fold with Denon and Marantz. Last week, D&M announced that it was successful in a bid to acquire certain assets comprising the digital video recorder and MP3 business units of troubled SONICblue.

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