They'd just returned from scouting the Grand Hyatt Hotel, site of the Home Entertainment Show from May 11–13, 2007 and…
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On a recent tour of Manhattan, Aperion Audio's Win Jeanfreau and Lorraine Janeway took some time to lunch with Stereophile's Stephen Mejias, Robert J. Reina, and me. Reina had just reviewed the $750/pair Aperion Intimus 533-T loudspeakers in the April Stereophile, so we assumed that would be the main topic of conversation. As far as Jeanfreau and Janeway were concerned, however, that was ancient history. They were excited about more recent developments and future plans.
In a move some industry analysts characterized as "an uncertain experiment that could backfire," Circuit City Stores, Inc, the nation's second-largest electronics retailer, laid off 3400 employees, about 8% of the company's workforce, on March 28 because they earned too much money. Company spokesperson Bill Cimino told Bloomberg.com that the jobs that were eliminated were paying "well above" market rates, adding that the fired employees can re-apply for their jobs at lower pay after a 10-week delay. Cimino declined to give the wages of either the fired employees or the wages being given to…
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group announced a massive "restructuring" of its operations on March 22. The chain will close 49 stores, including all operations in California, New York, Alabama, and Tennessee, and trim its workforce by 20%. The chain's remaining 104 stores will be remodeled to conform to the chain's current "CE playground" theme.
Industry analysts generally hail this as a positive move for the company, although a few saw it as a portent of doom for "an outdated business model," to quote Eric Haruki, a research director at technology analysis firm IDC. Haruki told The Boston…
Exhibitors at Home Entertainment 2007), the High Performance Sound & Imaging Show, are gearing up for one of the most important international events of the year! HE 2007 will take place May 11–13, 2007 at the Grand Hyatt New York, conveniently located in Grand Central Station in New York City. This historic centrally located venue will provide the perfect setting to showcase the latest in home audio/video entertainment products, and this year's event marks the show's seventh visit to the Big Apple.
Open to the public, the 2-1/2 day show will focus on the luxury lifestyle, as well as…
With buds and 'phones in hand, headphone enthusiasts from around the US and beyond are about to plug in in San Jose, California. Their destination is the Radisson Hotel, where the Second Annual International Head-Fi Meet takes place on April 21 and 22. Organized by Head-Fi, an online discussion board boasting 53,907 members and a whopping 2,810,005 posts annually, the meet promises two very full days of interactive panels, DIY demos, and vendor exhibits.
Head-Fi's first Meet, held last year in Bayside, Queens, hosted 250 members and guests and 15 vendors. This year's reasonably priced…
The announcement went out on April 1: Apple Computers and EMI Group had scheduled a press conference for April 2 and the announcement was going to be "historic." It was April 1, after all, and there had been rumors swirling about for months that Apple Computers and Apple Corp. had settled their trademark differences as a first step to a bigger display of collaboration. I forwarded the announcement to Jon Iverson under the heading "April Fool's Joke or Genuine Press Release?"
Iverson replied with the URLs of several other hoax announcements.
We were both wrong. At 8:38am April 2,…
Billing itself as a "personalized gateway for music discovery," MOG (a port manteau combination of "music" and "blog") has come out of beta testing and announced "the launch of your favorite new way to waste time on the Internet," MOG 2.0. Since my email tagline is "Waste more time: Read my blog," John Atkinson reckoned that I was the logical reporter for this new development.
So what the heck is MOG?
It is, among things, the brainchild of David Hyman, one of the people behind Gracenote. Gracenote, of course, provides digital music identification through its metadata database, and…
Show attendees at Home Entertainment 2007, the High Performance Sound & Imaging Show of the year, will be treated to several educational seminars and clinics that will help guide and inform them about the choices confronting contemporary music and film lovers looking for better home entertainment experiences.
As technology rapidly changes, consumers need to be prepared with up-to-date information. The seminars at Home Entertainment 2007 have been designed to give consumers an overview of some of the most important things to know before you buy the latest technology.
Friday,…
The website www.appleinsider.com revealed on April 12 that it had discovered filings with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) showing that record label Apple Corps had granted computer manufacturer Apple, Inc. far more than the right to use the word "Apple" in conjunction with music in February's trademark settlement.
At the time, the terms of the settlement were undisclosed, but on April 5, an agreement was filed with the USPTO, according to appleinsider, conceding to the computer maker virtually unlimited use of not only the word "Apple," but images of apples and other Apple…
If I were to tell you that four months into 2007, I already had a nomination for the year's best-sounding record, you might think me daring. If I told you that it features bandoneon—a chromatic accordion—and cello, you'd probably think me barking mad.
But there it is. I've fallen deeply in love with Ojos Negros by Dino Saluzzi and Anja Lechner (CD, ECM-1991). The disc pairs the 72 year-old composer with the young cellist from the Rosamunde Quartet, whom he met in 1996 when the quartet collaborated with him on Kultrum. The two have played together ever since, frequently mixing completely…