Next, Brian Damkroger gets his hands on the GamuT CD 1 CD player. Why the GamuT? BD comments, "I'm picky, so it had to be something that sounded good. I wanted to be realistic, so it couldn't cost a fortune. And I wanted to try something new."
Also from the current May issue, John Atkinson reviews the Ayre CX-7 CD player. JA uses the…
Winners will be announced at the Golden Notes Awards banquet to be held at The Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey, June 10th.á Also on hand at the event will be John Hoskins, co-founder of Advantage Performance Group, who will present the keynote address, "Why Bad Things Happen to Good New Products."
According to Sue Regan, AAHPAV Chairperson, "I believe that because the Golden Note awards are decided following votes cast by manufacturers---Academy General…
Until secure MP3 players dominate the portable market,…
Diamond Multimedia, a company we've been reporting on the last several weeks due to their tangle with the RIAA, announced several new deals to support their Rio MP3 player. Diamond and…
In Berkeley, California, where I lived for many years, crackpot theorists of every variety are as common as cockroaches. I have known people who sincerely believe that the world's economic order is controlled by a secret cabal of bankers, who believe that crystals programmed in ancient Atlantis speak to them personally, who believe that a perky blond equestrienne from the Pacific Northwest is the incarnation of a 40,000-year-old warrior.
Even today, I know…
It was Jon, who is still our webmaster—or "web monkey," as he prefers to be called—who came up with the idea that timely audio news presented regularly would generate the repeat visits that are a website's…
Since the idea first surfaced to use AC lines for music, wireless digital networks have sprung to life and taken off, creating an alternative to running audio on cables. But that hasn't stopped development of what is known as HomePlug audio…
On Wednesday, January 22, the 44-year-old chairman and CEO of the music industry trade organization announced that she would leave at the end of 2003. Rosen's official explanation was that she wished "to spend more time with her family," a reason often cited by departing executives.
The real reason may be closer to battle fatigue. Rosen joined one of the nation's most contentious industries as the compact disc was beginning its ascent, displacing the cassette tape…
Until now, BMG says, its US labels have used copy management technology only on promotional CDs as part of their overall approach to restrict the use of copyrighted content. The first of the new restricted CDs will be Comin' From Where I'm From by singer/songwriter Anthony Hamilton, slated for release nationwide on September 23.…
"We intend to have several rooms at HI-FI '98 dedicated to demonstrations of DVD-Audio and HDTV," noted Larry Archibald, Chairman of Stereophile, Inc., HI-FI '98's sponsor. "The DVD demonstrations will expose customers to direct comparisons of Compact Disc, long-playing record, and the new 24-bit/96kHz DVD-based audio formats that will…