In late 1997, Polk Audio announced that it had taken an interest in Genesis, only to abandon its stake to a new set of investors by November of 1998. Since that time, the company struggled to maintain an even footing, and finally…
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It's been, as Bette Davis might say, a bumpy ride, but Genesis says it is back as a designer and manufacturer of high-end loudspeakers. Formed in 1991, Genesis was originally partnered by Canadian loudspeaker conglomerate Audio Products International (Mirage, Energy, Sound Dynamics), until famed designers Arnie Nudell and Paul McGowan bought API out in 1994.
Although Gary Shapiro emphasized digital television in his keynote address at Home Entertainment 2001, the Consumer Electronics Association president didn't ignore the importance of audio advancements. "SACD is a fantastic sensory experience," he told reporters at the May 11 press luncheon.
No one who has heard the Super Audio Compact Disc—either two-channel or multi-channel—would disagree. DVD-Audio, the putative competitor for your high-resolution dollars, hasn't had quite the auspicious debut that SACD has enjoyed, but plenty of engineers are working to exploit its potential.
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On 28 July 2003, TAG McLaren Audio issued a statement saying that it had ceased the development of new products and was undertaking a full strategic review of its participation in the audio market.
The scrupulously worded statement, which, in light of the potential number of redundancies involved and the company's association with McLaren International, was drafted by lawyers, closed with a polite but, perhaps, ominous "TAG McLaren Audio would like to thank everybody for their kind support over the years." This provoked a great deal of speculation and rumour mongering, which CEO Udo Zucker…
Issues surrounding the music industry are heating up, and most stories revolve around the record labels, musicians, congress, consumers, and music pirates. Often lost in the noise is the importance of another major player in the business: the technical folks who make recorded music happen.
To gain visibility, this group formed the Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing (P&E Wing) in 2000 in an effort to provide an organized voice for the creative and technical members of the music industry. The organization says that in those two short years it has become a "driving force…
It's well known that women have better high-frequency hearing than men do, as well as a lower threshold of sensitivity. What's loud to most men is louder to most women.
Now a new study indicates that the sexes react differently to sudden loud noises. Women are more easily frightened, but are more tolerant of pain immediately following the noise. Men are more startled than frightened, but become less tolerant of pain.
Those conclusions were reached by researchers at Texas A&M University after exposing 20 men and 20 women to loud sounds such as fire alarms, followed by a painful…
It's a brave new music world.
Universal Music Group has officially revealed that it is the first major label to include restriction technology as a matter of standard policy with its CD releases intended for the US market. The company says it also plans to embed restriction technology on all of its releases by Spring of 2002. A variety of labels, including Universal, have been testing the restricted CD waters in Europe and with stealth releases in the US, with mixed results.
The statement comes on the heels of Universal's announcement that, in conjunction with Sony, it had finally…
GamuT Audio has been acquired by Danish investment firm Rossing Nielsen Electronics A/S, according to an announcement released September 22. Under the new ownership, the number of GamuT products will be reduced to "provide shorter lead times and to make the brand more competitive," according to company principle Poul Rossing.
Lombardi Sales will continue to represent GamuT in the US and at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES). US dealers should contactRay Lombardi for more information. Rossing Nielsen is also majority shareholder of loudspeaker manufacturer Avance International A…
The Minnesota Orchestra has become one of the first symphony orchestras in the US to archive selected broadcasts for online streamed listening on demand. Through an arrangement with Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), which has broadcast virtually every Minnesota Orchestra concert since 1974, the performances are now available for up to a year's time at www.mpr.org/minnesotaorchestra.
MPR has currently posted nine complete concerts from the Minnesota Orchestra's 2005 season. Highlights include Aho's Symphony No.7, Shostakovich's Symphony No.5, Nielsen's Symphony No.5, Emanuel Ax in Mozart's Piano…
Petersen's HI-FI Show management announced October 22 that The Academy Advancing High Performance Audio and Video will be sponsoring Trade Days at HI-FI '99, The Home Theater and Specialty Audio Show, taking place at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago from May 11 to May 13, 1999. This marks the fourth consecutive year that The Academy has sponsored Trade Days at the HI-FI Shows. Show management and The Academy also announced today that the Music and Film Seminar Series will be expanded in 1999 to a two-track educational program. Each track will consist of the five disciplines showcased at…
All available statistics demonstrate that the Internet is still a growing phenomenon, one destined to play an increasingly important role in the distribution of information and entertainment. Recently published studies by Jupiter Media Metrix, Inc., a division of Jupiter Research, show that Internet usage has achieved greater than 50% penetration among US households, giving it what researchers call "mass-market status." Jupiter describes "online consumers" as people who have computers and Internet service provision in their homes, as opposed to having Internet access through a computer at…