Blaming a falloff in CD sales on the popularity of CD burners, <A HREF="http://www.bmg.de/">BMG Germany</A> recently issued approximately 100,000 copy-protected discs in an attempt to thwart the problem&mdash;and had to take a substantial portion of them back because consumers said the discs wouldn't perform in car players and in some home audio systems.

The inclusion of "hyperlinks" in music CDs that direct music lovers to Sony-affiliated online sales sites has angered the <A HREF="http://www.narm.com/">National Association of Recording Merchandisers</A>, a trade organization representing more than 1000 music retailers. NARM has filed suit against <A HREF="http://www.sonymusic.com/">Sony Music Entertainment</A> and Sony Coporation of America, seeking an injunction against the use of hyperlinks and charging that the practice of including the links in CDs is a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Asking retailers to sell discs with such embedded links is the "equivalent of asking Tower Records to put posters for rival Musicland in their stores," said NARM president Pamela Horovitz.

It's been three years since the February 1997 issue, when I last talked with Klaus Heymann, founder and chairman of HHN, the parent company of the Naxos and Marco Polo labels. When I heard that he'd be in New York for a visit, I jumped at the chance for another interview.

It's been three years since the February 1997 issue, when I last talked with Klaus Heymann, founder and chairman of HHN, the parent company of the Naxos and Marco Polo labels. When I heard that he'd be in New York for a visit, I jumped at the chance for another interview.

It's been three years since the February 1997 issue, when I last talked with Klaus Heymann, founder and chairman of HHN, the parent company of the Naxos and Marco Polo labels. When I heard that he'd be in New York for a visit, I jumped at the chance for another interview.

It's been three years since the February 1997 issue, when I last talked with Klaus Heymann, founder and chairman of HHN, the parent company of the Naxos and Marco Polo labels. When I heard that he'd be in New York for a visit, I jumped at the chance for another interview.

It's been three years since the February 1997 issue, when I last talked with Klaus Heymann, founder and chairman of HHN, the parent company of the Naxos and Marco Polo labels. When I heard that he'd be in New York for a visit, I jumped at the chance for another interview.

It's been three years since the February 1997 issue, when I last talked with Klaus Heymann, founder and chairman of HHN, the parent company of the Naxos and Marco Polo labels. When I heard that he'd be in New York for a visit, I jumped at the chance for another interview.

One of the challenges I faced in optimizing the performance of the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//loudspeakerreviews/216/">Thiel CS7.2</A> loudspeakers that I reviewed in February 2000 was controlling and tuning their interaction with my listening room. Intuition, experience, trial and error&mdash;all came into play, as did several of the procedures and calculations covered by Jonathan Scull in his "Fine Tunes" column.

One of the challenges I faced in optimizing the performance of the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//loudspeakerreviews/216/">Thiel CS7.2</A> loudspeakers that I reviewed in February 2000 was controlling and tuning their interaction with my listening room. Intuition, experience, trial and error&mdash;all came into play, as did several of the procedures and calculations covered by Jonathan Scull in his "Fine Tunes" column.