During this week's <A HREF="http://www.homeentertainment-expo.com/">Home Entertainment Expo</A>, high-tech entertainment fans will get to enjoy some of the best audio and video gear to be found on the planet. A few lucky ones will get to take some of it home—free.
With Apple Computer's iTunes music service not even one month old, the price wars have already begun.
Several writers take turns with the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//loudspeakerreviews/848/">Apogee Duetta II loudspeaker</A>, beginning with Alvin Gold in 1986. Anthony H. Cordesman exclaims, "The Duetta II breaks so much new ground, and is so obviously a superb speaker system, that it simply would not be fair to you readers to put off reporting on this speaker until the next issue."
San Francisco, CA—May 2003—The Home Entertainment 2003 Show and Primedia are giving away a full home theater system valued at $15,000!
<A HREF="http://www.siriusradio.com">Sirius Satellite Radio</A> may be positioned to make the next great leap forward. In mid-May, <A HREF="http://www.kenwoodusa.com">Kenwood</A> and <A HREF="http://www.audiovox.com">Audiovox</A> announced the first transportable receivers, which will let Sirius listeners enjoy the service wherever they go—home, office, boat, beach, <I>etc</I>—not only in the comfort of their cars.
Robert Deutsch warms up the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/843/">Audiopax Model Eighty Eight monoblock power amplifier</A> to hear what famed Brazilian designer Eduardo de Lima has to offer. Deutsch notes, "The Audiopax Model Eighty Eight represents the latest refinement of de Lima's thinking about power amplifiers."
Napster may rise from the dead and live again, this time as a commercial venture.
The Home Entertainment Show highlights the best of the best in home entertainment. With over 250 exhibitors, 80 demonstration rooms, an exciting live music program, and in-depth seminars, it is the largest and most comprehensive event of its kind! Learn the latest about HDTV, SACD, DVD-Audio, DVD, surround sound, two-channel audio, and more. <A HREF="http://www.homeentertainment-expo.com/exhiblist.html" TARGET=NEW>Click here for a list of exhibitors</A>.
In the June issue of <I>Stereophile</I>, John Atkinson writes about the disturbing practice of mastering music releases with unmusical compression and limiting. Is this a big deal for you?