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Study: Filesharing Shows No Slowdown

Stereophile Staff Oct 13, 2001 First Published: Oct 13, 2001 0 comments

Napster may be down for the count, but its millions of former members are happily swapping audio files elsewhere, according to an October 10 report from technology research firm Jupiter">http://www.jmm.com">Jupiter Media Metrix Inc.

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Audio Charity Rakes It In

Jon Iverson Oct 07, 2001 First Published: Oct 07, 2001 0 comments

The final numbers aren't in yet, but all indications point to an astounding show of support from the audiophile community for the Audio">http://www.audiogon.com/charity.html">Audio Charity Auction conducted by Audio">http://www.audioasylum.com">Audio Asylum's Rod Morris and Audiogon's">http://www.audiogon.com">Audiogon's Arnie Chinta. The numbers are still stacking up, but as of Sunday, October 7, the benefit had raised $173,738 from over 400">http://gonmain.iserver.net/cgi-bin/auc_ch.pl?charity&1&c">400 closed auctions.

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Too Little Too Late?

Jon Iverson Oct 07, 2001 First Published: Oct 07, 2001 0 comments

Last week, Napsterhttp://www.napster.com/">Napster; announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement with US songwriters and music publishers to settle a class action lawsuit currently pending in federal court in California. The beleaguered company says the agreement includes terms under which the songwriters and music publishers will license their music to Napster's new membership-based service.

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Can We All Get Along?

Jon Iverson Oct 07, 2001 First Published: Oct 07, 2001 0 comments

Last week, Cirrus">http://www.cirrus.com">Cirrus Logic unveiled what it is calling the world's highest-performance six- and eight-channel D/A converters, which the company says will give consumers the ability to decode high-resolution multichannel surround content at home or in the car. The converters are the latest addition to Cirrus Logic's Total-E platform group of products.

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Added to the Archives This Week

Stereophile Staff Oct 07, 2001 First Published: Oct 07, 2001 0 comments

As the results from last week's Vote prove, having the right tool for the audiophile job makes all of the difference. And a lot of you selected the Stereophilehttp://www.stereophile.com//features/424/">Stereophile; Test CD 3 as your weapon of choice for uncovering the good, the bad, and the ugly of a component under consideration. Here's the complete story on the most recent test disc from Stereophile and company.

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Record Labels in Joint Ventures?

Barry Willis Oct 07, 2001 First Published: Oct 07, 2001 0 comments

The need to cut costs may push the music industry to experiment with collaborative manufacturing and distribution, according to reports that emerged the first week of October.

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Hollings Bill: Electronic Big Brother?

Barry Willis Sep 30, 2001 First Published: Sep 30, 2001 0 comments

How likely would you be to buy a computer, TV, or DVD player knowing that it could monitor your activities and automatically report possible copyright violations to the federal government? That's one of the nightmare scenarios that could evolve from the proposed Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (SSSCA), drafted by Senator Ernest "Fritz" Hollings and strongly backed by Walt Disney Company and other members of the Motion">http://www.mpaa.org">Motion Picture Association of America.

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Every New CD to be Restricted?

Jon Iverson Sep 30, 2001 First Published: Sep 30, 2001 0 comments

Let's try to imagine the ideal music-buying landscape from a record company's point of view. As distasteful as this may seem to an ever-growing legion of unhappy audiophiles and music fans, it can go a long way towards explaining why the major labels appear to suddenly be at war with their customers.

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IFPI: Music Sales Off Worldwide

Barry Willis Sep 30, 2001 First Published: Sep 30, 2001 0 comments

The international music industry is once again singing the blues, and CD burning is the refrain.

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Added to the Archives This Week

Stereophile Staff Sep 30, 2001 First Published: Sep 30, 2001 0 comments

John Atkinson wrestles with the fabled YBA">http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/420/">YBA 2 HC power amplifier to uncover its very essence. Can this meticulous design, engineered (some might say over-engineered) by Yves-Bernard André deliver the audio goods?