Stereophile Staff

For the 13th consecutive year, <I>Stereophile</I> has recognized the components that have proved capable of giving maximal musical pleasure with its "Products of the Year." Based on a vote by the magazine's reviewers and editors, the 2004 winners were announced in the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/features/1204poty/">December 2004 issue</A> and the awards were presented by <I>Stereophile</I> editor John Atkinson at last week's 2005 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

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<A HREF="http://www.dolby.com">Dolby Laboratories</A> founder and chairman Ray Dolby has been formally inducted into Britain's Royal Academy of Engineering.

From the October 2004 issue, Larry Greenhill reviews the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeakerreviews/1004rel">REL Studio III subwoofer</A>, explaining, "Determined to experience sub-bass in my listening room, I arranged with REL's US importer, Sumiko Audio, to audition their largest subwoofer, the Studio III."

New York, NY&mdash;The Home Entertainment 2004 Show, scheduled to take place on November 4-7, 2004 at the Westin-St. Francis Hotel, has been cancelled due to the hotel labor issue in San Francisco.

From the October 2004 issue, John Atkinson reviews the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/1004halcro">Halcro dm38 power amplifier</A>, noting, "When Halcro's affable US distributor, Philip O'Hanlon, asked me if I would be interested in reviewing the company's first two-channel design, the $18,790 dm38, I didn't need much persuading."

Back in April 2001, Jonathan Scull got his hands on the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/digitalsourcereviews/401sony">Sony SCD-C333ES SACD/CD player</A>&mdash;a carousel model no less&mdash;and filed his report. "So I loaded up five discs for the evening&mdash;a process quite different from choosing and playing one disc at a time&mdash;and imagined the angle on the bumper shot I'd have to line up for <I>this</I> review!"