You know the trouble with show reports? You read them after the show. So let me give you a brief report on Home Entertainment 2001 before the Show.

Large companies may be chopping jobs by the thousands, but there are signs elsewhere that the economy is still booming. Recent figures from electronics retailers <A HREF="http://www.bestbuy.com/">Best Buy</A> and the <A HREF="http://www.tweeter.com/">Tweeter Home Entertainment Group</A> and from <A HREF="http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL">Sony Electronics</A> indicate only a partial slowdown in spending for quality audio/video gear.

Now there are three&mdash;Cello spinoffs, that is. More than two years ago, prior to Cello Technologies' ill-fated expansion, company founder Mark Levinson <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/10360/">departed</A&gt; to create <A HREF="http://www.redrosemusic.com/">Red Rose Music</A>. Late in 2000, former vice president of business development Jim McCullough formed <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/11002/">Matthew James LLC</A>, which will make and market a new generation of Cello electronics. In early April, Viola Audio Labs announced its debut.

New York City, one of the world's most diverse and eclectic cities, will play host to an outstanding group of musicians, who will perform live at the Home Entertainment 2001 Show, May 11-13, 2001 at the Hilton New York & Towers.

John Atkinson finds that the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//loudspeakerreviews/333/">Dynaudio Contour 1.3 Mk.II loudspeaker</A>&mdash;a completely overhauled iteration of the original Contour 1.3 Mk.I, released several years back&mdash;reveals details in recordings that most speakers smooth right over. JA reveals other details about the Contour in his review, complete with comments on the Contour 1.3 Special Edition from Sam Tellig.

"Isn't it nice to have some bastions of stability in an ever-changing world?"

"Isn't it nice to have some bastions of stability in an ever-changing world?"

"Isn't it nice to have some bastions of stability in an ever-changing world?"

"Isn't it nice to have some bastions of stability in an ever-changing world?"

"Isn't it nice to have some bastions of stability in an ever-changing world?"