Next, Art Dudley creates more controversy with his appraisal of the 47 Laboratory 4715 D/A processor & 4716 CD transport. Dudley says, "It seems to me that the two-box Shigaraki combo from Japan's 47 Laboratory is aimed more at that old-style hobbyist—the individualist, if you will—than the average audiophile."
Records to Die From? In "Listening #3," AD confronts…
But outside, in the wilds of the larger music community, the analog herd's numbers are falling precipitously. The first shockwave hit the recording industry when it was announced that Quantegy, the last remaining manufacturer of professional analog recording tape and the only US recording tape manufacturer, had closed its doors on the last day of 2004.
Studios,…
On Wednesday, March 31, Justice Konrad von Finckenstein stymied efforts by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) to rein in file-sharing activity by music fans who had made large collections of recordings available to others via services such as KaZaa and DirectConnect. His decision means that 29 alleged large-scale copyright violators, to date known only by their screen names and IP…
Russia is the world's second-largest market for pirated software, according to the International Federation of Phonographic Industries. Most of the computer software used in the vast country is pirated, as is the bulk of prerecorded audio and video entertainment. Much of the piracy is attributable to Russia's ongoing…
Musicland's four divisions---Sam Goody, Media Play, On Cue,…
Contracts between music companies and European retailers are under…
High-end headphone maker Stax has had its share of ups and downs, ending with a permanent down in 1996. But when several engineers from the company announced that they were reforming the brand to further develop the legendary…
Products affected by the recall include the Linn AV5150 2-Channel Power Amplifier (all serial numbers of this model are recalled), the Linn LK240 Single-Channel Power Amplifier (all serial numbers of this model are recalled), and the Linn AV5150 Melodik Bass Extension Loudspeaker System (only serial numbers 1001–714451 are…
SunnComm's John D. Aquilino says, "This new release will feature security measures via on-board digital rights management (DRM) included as a second session. These new…
Or do we cherry-pick which recordings get treated by inserting an equalizer somewhere in the signal path? This last option has been the least appealing to many audiophiles, due to the undesireable sonic side effects that can result while trying to "fix" a bad…