Mr. Hirsch was literally present at the creation of the audio industry, which was far from industrial when he first encountered it in the late 1940s. He had received a B.E.E from the Cooper Union in 1943 and served as an officer in the Army Signal Corps. After mustering out of the service, Mr. Hirsch developed laboratory instruments for the developing field of spectral analysis.
He had become entranced by amateur radio at the age of 14 and naturally…
By the "15 minutes" standard, Napster has enjoyed nine lives. Not that long ago, the music file-sharing service was front-page news almost every day of the week. Castigated by the entertainment industry as a harbinger of new distribution models that threatened the very foundations of market capitalism, Napster has been under continuous legal attack for almost two years.
The agonizingly slow litigation process has eroded the startup's celebrity and diminished…
Just one year ago, Stereophile published Martin Colloms' overview of negative-feedback technology in audio amplifier design. We've also included follow-up letters from several readers and notable amplifier…
Next, Stew Glick advises audiophiles not to listen to their systems for a week in As Easy as ABC. Read the article and find out why it may be the solution to your audio problems.
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On the eve of the financing announcement, LDR also…
Among the goodies to be sold is a Mini Moog synthesizer originally purchased by Joel back in 1971, when he was known as Billy Martin. The…
Concert halls bespeak sophistication, but they don't have much advertising value. In the US, the real action is in sponsoring sports stadiums and the rowdy events held in them. So chalk up another one for the inimitable Noel Lee. On Monday, September 27, Lee's Monster Cable Products, Inc. announced that it had signed a four-year deal with…
The draft of a new law entitled "Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society," intended to reach a…
Texas Instruments has also been in the audio news this year with its acquisition of Toccata Technology, developer of the "Equibit" digital audio amplification approach used in…
These predictions are nearing fulfillment as the industry enters its fourth year of declining sales. Some major labels have cut their workforces by as much as 20% and are engaged in discussions to merge their operations to salvage what profits remain in the recorded music business.
In early September, Bertelsmann AG's Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) continued discussions of a joint venture with Warner Music Group (WMG), a division of…