American fans of Jadis products take note: <A HREF="http://www.pierregabriel.com/">Pierre Gabriel Acoustic</A> recently announced that it has acquired exclusive distribution rights to <A HREF="http://www.jadis-electronics.com">Jadis Electronics</A> in the USA. Jadis is based in Villedubert, France and manufactures tube-based audio electronics.
Both the SACD and DVD-Audio disc formats are striking out, with a shaky DualDisc next up to bat. But the video twins HD-DVD and Blu-ray are warming up in the bullpen—and they just might save the day for high-resolution audio.
Is there a future for high-resolution recordings? Why do so many people fail to hear a difference between them and ordinary CDs? Why do some purportedly high-rez discs sound so bad? What obstacles does the audio industry face in trying to make high-rez a commercial success?
Multichannel music was addressed by several seminars at this year's AES. On Friday, the Center Channel Challenge convened with a trio of recording engineers moderated by DTS's Jeff Levison.
Feeling grumpier about spending audio dollars this holiday season? You may not be alone according to a new survey of consumer holiday buying intentions.
<I>Stereophile</I> readers may wonder why we regularly report on a low-fi music distribution service like iTunes. The reason is simple: What becomes popular in the mass market today, is what audiophiles will have to squeeze high-end music out of tomorrow.
Both Macrovision and Sunncomm have been releasing technologies aimed at restricting how consumers can use their legally purchased music and movies. Add <A HREF="http://www.dmsNT.com/">Dynamic Media Solutions</A> to the pack.
Tyll Hertsens is on a mission. He strives to transform the ugly duckling bleat of portable audio into music that sings to an audiophile's heart.
Last week we reported Dolby's <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/092704mlp/">announcement</A> that varying versions of their audio technologies have been selected as "mandatory formats" for <A HREF="http://www.dvdforum.org">HD DVD</A> and <A HREF="http://www.blu-raydisc.com">Blu-ray</A>. Significant for audiophiles is that MLP and high-resolution PCM audio will be available both as two-channel and surround formats on HD DVD.
Audiophiles have had little reason to follow the high-definition video DVD format conflict. Until now.