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, <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.