First we unwrap Stereophile's 1999 Products of the Year. Not only is this an important resource for readers, but Stereophile editor John Atkinson decided to post this oft-requested article on our online archives in the same month the original appears in the paper edition.
And while we're releasing articles from the current issue, next is this month's "As We See It": "Dynamics & Dynamic Range." JA gets a little grumpy when he…
Slaughter describes the Lone Star group, called the Dallas Audio Association, as "a new concept in cooperation within the high-end audio industry. We will be providing public education on various audio topics, including how to listen, how to set up systems…
NHT released its flagship model 3.3 several years back to great acclaim. But at $4000/pair, the price and size of the speaker were a bit much for many audiophiles. As Tom Norton notes: "Enter the NHT 2.9 loudspeaker. It resembles the 3.3 to a remarkable degree, offers much of what the larger loudspeaker does, comes in a more manageable size, and costs a lot less money." Norton works hard to…
Besides announcements of DTMG-sponsored live performances by an eclectic assortment of musicians, the site lists the catalogs of the Avant, Tzadik, DIW, Canterbury, and…
Jon wrote at length about the audible differences…
On March 6, the Cupertino, CA–based computer pioneer celebrated its highest stock price in over three years, closing at $26.75/share on the Nasdaq exchange, an increase of 25% since January 1, buoyed by the popularity of Apple's iPod portable music player and the company's iTunes downloadable music service, and by an unconfirmed rumor of a takeover bid by Sony Corporation.
In February, Apple reported that it had received 100,000 preorders for the new iPod mini. The $250 player went on sale February 20, but some customers…
Next, Robert J. Reina tries the Polk Audio LSi7 loudspeaker, which "just scrapes the $1000/pair ceiling of my self-imposed 'affordable speaker' price bracket." As Reina discovers, "Life is full of trade-offs, especially among affordable speaker designs."
Analog fanatic that he is, Michael Fremer is always searching for the…
Among the RMA works that Image plans to release on DVD are a production of Richard Wagner's Lohengrin…
Kazaa has teamed up with telecommunications giant Verizon to propose a system of compulsory Internet copyright licenses that could generate as much as $2 billion annually from Internet service providers alone. Proceeds from the licenses could be used to compensate performers and songwriters who currently get nothing for the sales of their creations by music industry-backed commercial sites pressplay and MusicNet.
"We're proposing the idea of a copyright compulsory…
The CEA says that even though sales of home receivers dipped slightly in August (six percent), other categories within separate home audio components experienced double-digit growth. Within this sector, the CEA reveals that CD equipment…