Since 1992, <I>Stereophile</I> has named a select few audio components its "Products of the Year." In doing so, we recognize those components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period.

Since 1992, <I>Stereophile</I> has named a select few audio components its "Products of the Year." In doing so, we recognize those components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period.

Since 1992, <I>Stereophile</I> has named a select few audio components its "Products of the Year." In doing so, we recognize those components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period.

Since 1992, <I>Stereophile</I> has named a select few audio components its "Products of the Year." In doing so, we recognize those components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period.

Since 1992, <I>Stereophile</I> has named a select few audio components its "Products of the Year." In doing so, we recognize those components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period.

Since 1992, Stereophile has named a select few audio components its "Products of the Year." In doing so, we recognize those components that have proved capable of giving musical pleasure beyond the formal review period.

In what may be the precursor to a deluge of lawsuits against electronics manufacturers, computer giant <A HREF="http://www.hp.com/">Hewlett-Packard</A&gt; has agreed to pay fees to German music licensing organization <A HREF="http://www.gema.de/eng/index.html">GEMA</A&gt; for revenue supposedly lost to piracy. Hewlett-Packard was targeted by GEMA last May, because the Palo Alto, Calfornia-based company's CD burners dominate the German market, and was originally asked to pay 30 marks ($12.90) for each unit sold in Germany since February, 1998.

A new era in radio will begin on November 30, when a rocket lifts off from the <A HREF="http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/baikonur_cosmodrome_000710.html… Cosmodrome</A> in Kazakhstan carrying a commercial digital radio transponder to a geosynchronous orbit over North America. The satellite, which belongs to <A HREF="http://www.siriusradio.com/detect_flash/index_flash.htm">Sirius Satellite Radio</A>, will eventually beam as many as 100 stations providing "CD-quality" sound to listeners throughout the continent.

First up, from the November, 2000 issue, is the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/291/">Hovland HP-100 preamplifier</A>. Michael Fremer writes, "While the HP-100 is Hovland's first publicly traded audio component, it is . . . the fulfillment of what's been Robert Hovland's goal all along: to bring such a product to market. Or so I was told. It's just taken 'some time to get it all right.' Given the company's history of more than 20 years, that sounds like an understatement." Fremer offers his sonic assessment.

When it comes to purchasing and using electronics products, the gap between men and women appears to be disappearing. That's one conclusion reached by a study conducted in early October by eBrain Market Research and published by the <A HREF="http://www.ce.org/">Consumer Electronics Association</A>. The study, titled <I>Women, Men & Consumer Electronics</I>, questioned 1000 random households about their involvement with electronics technology.