Terry Cain Needs Audiophile Aid
Dedicated audiophile and all-around nice chap Bill Leebens sent along an email a few days ago, noting:
"Stereophile friends:
"Stereophile friends:
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There Lies the Home, a new Cantus CD, released
There">http://www.stereophile.com/musicrecordings/1206cantus">There Lies the Home, the sixth CD of Minnesotan male-voice choir Cantus recorded by Stereophile editor John Atkinson, is released this week.
Dealer Profile—Ultimate Audio Video
What is the best environment in which to demonstrate and enjoy high-quality audio gear? According to Richard Rives Bird, founder and president of Rives">http://www.rivesaudio.com">Rives Audio, the answer is simple: an acoustically engineered room.
2007 Stereophile Buyer's Guide Available
The 2007 edition of the Stereophile Buyer's Guide is now available! Absolutely bursting with technical specifications for more than 5000 audio components, the Buyer's Guide will help make your music sound better than ever. Honest.
MusicGiants Aligns With Inteset
MusicGiantshttp://musicgiants.com/">MusicGiants;, which bills itself as "the leader in HD music downloads," announced November 7 an agreement with Intesethttp://www.inteset.com/cnsmr/Products/">Inteset;, which manufacturers high-end media servers and advanced extender systems.
Etymotic Research Cuts the Cord
On November 7, Dr. Mead C. Killion, founder and president of Etymotic Research, invited Stereophile to experience the company's newest in-the-ear high-fidelity earphone, the ety-8. What was so special about these half-ounce 'phones? No wires—the ety-8's are the industry's first and only in-the-ear, high-accuracy, noise-exclusion earphones.
Millennia Offers Online Tutorial on Orchestral Recording
One of the best-sounding recordings I've heard in the last few years is Handel's Messiah performed by Jeffrey Thomas and the American Bach Soloists (Delos DE-3360 CD). The sound is spectacularly natural, with realistic dynamics and a wonderful sense of space. If you haven't heard it, I recommend it highly—but Millennia">http://www.mil-media.com/homepage.shtml">Millennia Music & Media Systems is now offering you a chance to experience the recording on a completely different level.
Beyond the Soundbytes Conference Scheduled for November 15
On Friday, November 3, The Register published an interviewhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/03/peter_jenner/">interview; with Peter Jenner, formerly manager of Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett, T. Rex, The Clash, Ian Drury, and Disposable Heroes, as well as Billy Bragg's current manager. The interview was a challenging (and profane) music insider's rant on a variety of subjects ranging from how the dollar download model killed the record store to proposals for a blanket, DRM-free digital music license that would permit consumers to use the music they purchase however they wish.
Advanced Audio 20th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, November 11
As we reported">http://stereophile.com/news/101606advanced/">reported previously, on Saturday, November 11, retailer Advanced Audio will celebrate its 20th anniversary with "an open format seminar" at the Sheraton Tacoma Hotel (1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402. Tel: (253) 572-3200). Seminar participants will include Richard Vandersteen of Vandersteen Audio; Steve Silberman, Ayre Acoustics's national sales manager; Joe Harley, renowned recording producer and AudioQuest vice-president; Shane Buettner, technical editor of Ultimate AV; and Wes Phillips, a senior editor at Stereophile.
Alastair Robertson-Aikman (1924–2006)
One cliché that never loses its aptness is "end of an era." And it certainly applies to the passing on October 29 of SME’s founder, Alastair Robertson-Aikman. While there remain a handful of survivors from the original "golden age" of audio, few of them were still active in 2006. AR-A, as he was known to friends and staff, wasn’t simply still active: he was still tweaking his sound system and planning new products.