Everywhere I go, I now ask this question. I'm often reminded by audiophiles that humans are hunter/collectors and we like to hoard piles of stuff. It's better if we can see and fondle this stuff. Therefore, there will always be discs, or some physical audio object, around to buy and store, they say.
When talking to music fans with hard drives crammed full of tunes, however, I find they often exhibit all of the hunter/collector tendencies, but emphasize that they can do it without all of…
Late in 2000, Klipsch quietly acquired Mondial Designs, maker of Aragon and Acurus electronics.…
But recent research has led to some surprising and some not-so-surprising conclusions. Dr. Bobby Ray Tucker, a professor of marine biology at the University of Florida, recently leaked part of…
Statistics quoted by XM chief executive Hugh Panero in the announcement indicate that about "60% of people who buy a car with pre-installed XM keep it after their free trial subscription runs out." Most drivers gain…
Did these companies simply miss the beginning of the race, or are they the sure-footed tortoises just now coming within range of jackrabbits like CDNow and Amazon.com? We'll know in the coming months, but Tower finally announced last week that their online retail operation…
Coin-operated "Little Ripper" copying machines of undetermined legality are already in place in some Australian convenience stores. They could become commonplace in supermarkets, shopping malls, and music stores by September, thanks to an agreement between the Australian Mechanical…
The merger will be effected through the formation of a new publicly traded company, initially to be called CDnow/N2K Inc., and is expected to be completed by early…
Simaudio's experience in designing and manufacturing power amplifiers, preamplifiers, and integrated amplifiers combined with Magnum Dynalab's expertise in analog FM tuners, provided the foundation to develop…