Luxman does DSD
Luxman does DSD at listening events to be held at Audio Revelation in Carlsbad, California, and The Gramophone in Alberta, Canada.
Luxman Open House at Audio by Mark Jones
This special event in Toronto includes first North American preview of Luxman's new flagship vacuum tube pre-amplifier.
Luxman Opens US Subsidiary, Launches New Amp and CD Player
On March 16, audio manufacturer Luxman Corporation, now in their 92nd year, announced the establishment of a new US subsidiary, Luxman America: the first time in 30 years that the Japanese tube-amp specialist has had a corporate-owned presence here.
Luxman Returns
Philip O'Hanlon, formerly US marketing director for Halcro, has a new project. His distribution company, On">http://www.onahighernote.com">On a Higher Note, is bringing Japanese high-end company Luxman back to the United States.
Lydstrom's "Next Generation CD Player" will Handle 5000 Songs
If Lydstrom">http://lydstrom.com/">Lydstrom, Inc. has anything to do with it, the next hot ticket in home audio won't be just another CD player, but a musical database manager capable of organizing and playing as many as 5000 songs, from CDs or from Internet downloads. The Boston, Massachusetts-based company announced June 30 that it has licensed Lucent">http://www.lucent.com/">Lucent Technologies' Enhanced Perceptual Audio Coder (ePAC) for inclusion in a product as yet unnamed but projected to be available by Christmas 1999.
M&A Mania
Mergers and acquisitions are among the oldest tactics for commercial ventures that want to increase their power and presence. They are also increasingly popular in the non-commercial sector, according to a March 14 Associated Press report.
M&K: End of Story
John Atkinson forwarded a message to me on February 26 from reader Peter Clissold: "The Miller and Kreisel website is indicating that operations there are closed."
M&K's Assets to be Auctioned
As we reportedhttp://stereophile.com/news/030507kreisel/">reported; last March, Ken">http://stereophile.com/interviews/136/">Ken Kreisel declared bankruptcy, closing M&K Sound after 34 years of operation. Last week, the Great American Group, which, according to its website, "provides asset management, disposition, and financial services," announcedhttp://www.greatamerican.com/admin/uploads/events/047adb79-a055-4a5a-95…; that it would offer M&K's $3 million in assets at auction on July 19.
Macrovision Beta-Testing CD Copy Protection Technology
Forget the Serial Copy Management System, music fans. http://www.macrovision.com/"> Macrovision Corporation is taking CD copy prevention to the next level. The folks who made it impossible to loop your DVD player through your VCR want to make sure you can't copy new music either. On February 27, Sunnyvale, CA-based Macrovision announced that it will begin beta-testing its "Safeaudio Toolkit," a CD-audio copy-protection technology. One major record label has already completed its own testing, according to an official statement. Macrovision announced its intentionhttp://www.stereophile.com/news/10623/">intention; to go forward with the technology late last year.
Madly Audio Room at Montreal Audiofest 2026
In our latest video interview from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer speaks with Madly Audio co-founder Armando about the equipment shown in the Madly Audio room, including Maco Macaria speakers, a Burmester 232 integrated amplifier, and a Matrix Audio NT-1 Reference transport.