During World War II, Papier worked at the Naval Observatory repairing marine chronometers. He perfected fine machinist's skills during this stint and became a watchmaker after the war. He eventually opened a music store in Wheaton, Maryland.
In the late 1970s, after reading an article about modifying…
Parasound phono preamp: San Francisco-based Parasound…
Classic's Mike Hobson says that the decision to jump into DVD-A was not made…
Blockbuster has closed more than 30 stores this year in an attempt to "make the unit more attractive for a sale…
"I am very pleased to be a part of the Cello development team," Eggleston said. "I look forward to the opportunity to expand Cello's product line, and to further increase the company's role as the technological leader in this area." The highly regarded designer is no longer…
Allegro, a major outsourced messaging company, has developed technology to prevent illegal MP3 files from ever entering a computer system. MailZone, as Allegro has designated it, is security software…
When Thomas J. Norton first penned his review of the Epos ES 14 loudspeaker, he noted that "Americans might be forgiven if they haven't heard of Epos, a small, British specialist loudspeaker manufacturer." Norton is joined by other Stereophile scribblers who provide…
One year earlier, in 1986, J. Gordon Holt reviewed the Celestion's polar opposite, size-wise: the Sound-Lab A-3 loudspeaker. JGH proclaims that the rather large Sound-Lab electrostatic loudspeakers are "legendary" in audiophile circles and explains in detail exactly why. We also…
Also from October, Paul Bolin takes the McIntosh C200 preamplifier out for a stroll. "Though the C200 is laden with features, the approach was to design 'the finest audio preamplifier ever created' with 'no design compromises,'" says PB who puts it to the test.
Next, JA discusses the magazine's semiannual…
Some skeptical observers have noted the possibility that Amazon could diversify to the point of losing its focus. "They are going off in many,…