This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

This is an era in which products and websites are "launched," but in the past two years Herron Audio has sort of <I>oozed</I> its way into the public ear. With little visible promotion or splashy advertising, Herron is now spoken of within an ever-widening audiophile circle.

<B>GUY CLARK: <I>Cold Dog Soup</I></B><BR> Sugar Hill Sug-CD-1063 (CD). 1999. Chris Latham, prod., eng.; Guy Clark, Verlon Thompson, Darrell Scott, prods. AAD. TT: 40:44<BR> Performance <B>*****</B><BR> Sonics <B>****?</B>

Three-dimensional modeling, 4-pi anechoic chambers, and laser inteferometry were but a few of the industrial marvels revealed in early March to a group of <I>Stereophile</I> and <I>Stereophile Guide to Home Theater</I> scribes. The group convened Tuesday, March 7, at Revel headquarters in the massive <A HREF="http://www.harman.com/">Harman International</A> complex in Northridge, California, for an inside view of the company's research, development, and manufacturing operations, organized and led by <A HREF="http://www.madrigal.com/">Madrigal</A&gt; president Mark Glazier. Madrigal is Harman's Middletown, Connecticut-based high-end operation, with the Proceed, Mark Levinson, and Revel lines under its jurisdiction.

The radio industry's frenzy of mergers and acquisitions has slowed down but hasn't stopped. San Antonio-based <A HREF="http://www.clearchannel.com/">Clear Channel Communications Inc.</A>, one of the largest radio broadcasters in the US, has agreed to acquire <A HREF="http://www.amfm.com/">AMFM Inc.</A>, another major player. The merger will give Clear Channel more than 850 stations nationwide. The deal hinges on Clear Channel unloading 72 of its stations in 27 markets to comply with <A HREF="http://www.fcc.gov/">Federal Communications Commission</A> rules limiting the number of stations that can be owned by a single operator.