<I>"Gotta get my hands on these!"</I>

<I>"Gotta get my hands on these!"</I>

<I>"Gotta get my hands on these!"</I>

<I>"Gotta get my hands on these!"</I>

<I>"Gotta get my hands on these!"</I>

<I>"Gotta get my hands on these!"</I>

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.burr-brown.com">Burr-Brown Corporation</A> announced the development of the DSD1700, which the company says is its first Direct Stream Digital (DSD) audio digital-to-analog converter. According to Burr-Brown, the converter is designed for Sony's DSD technology, which is used in Super Audio CD players, professional DSD processors, and DSD mixing consoles.

Electronics dealers may have a great autumn if they load up on dual-well CD recorders and DVD carousel changers, two of the hottest audio fashion items. Major manufacturers like <A HREF="http://www.kenwood.com/">Kenwood</A&gt;, <A HREF="http://www.onkyo.co.jp/">Onkyo</A&gt;, <A HREF="http://www.denon.com/">Denon,</A&gt;, and <A HREF="http://www.harman.com/">Harman/Kardon</A&gt; have all announced plans to deliver recorders and DVD changers by October, in time for the holiday season.

It's been a busy week for Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) pioneers <A HREF="http://www.lucent.com">Lucent Digital Radio</A>. (See <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/10463/">previous report</A>.) The company has announced that a new entity, <A HREF="http://www.lucent.com/ldr">Lucent Digital Radio, Inc.</A>, has been created as a result of an investment by Pequot Capital Management. The new company will be owned by Pequot Capital investors and Lucent Technologies, which will hold a majority ownership stake. Lucent says it will continue to support the new venture and provide ongoing access to research from the company's Bell Labs research and development unit.