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Over 1 Billion Served
Jon Iverson  |  Jul 13, 2003  |  0 comments
Whether or not online file-trading has had an effect on compact disc purchases positive or negative, a new report published by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) indicates that the real problem facing the music industry worldwide is that fewer and fewer of those CD purchases are of the real thing.
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Retail Roundup
Barry Willis  |  Jul 13, 2003  |  0 comments
IPOs are jumping and the Nasdaq is up—some mid-summer economic indicators point toward a recovery, but you wouldn't know it from retail reports. Circuit City, Good Guys, and Harvey Electronics are singing the blues, while discounter Costco is whistling all the way to the bank.
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Solid State Power Amp Reviews
Classé Omega monoblock power amplifier
Brian Damkroger  |  Jul 13, 2003  |  0 comments
Have you ever had one of those conversations with your Significant Other that begins "But I thought you said..." and goes downhill from there? The Other's tone is condescending, and the body language—hands on hips, head slightly tilted—lets you know you're in big trouble.
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Solid State Preamp Reviews
Naim NAC 552 preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 13, 2003  |  0 comments
There's nothing groundbreaking about the technology included in Naim's new $22,400, two-box, remote-controllable, top-of-the-line NAC 552 preamplifier. Still, the inclusion of two sets of RCA input jacks is a departure from Naim's tradition of DIN jacks, and the NAC 552's programmability is unusual for a high-end two-channel audio product. And you can order RCA output jacks at no extra cost, which is how my review sample was configured.
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Recording of the Month
Recording of July 2003: Vivaldi: La Stravaganza
Robert Levine  |  Jul 13, 2003  |  0 comments
VIVALDI: La Stravaganza
12 Violin Concertos, Op.4
Rachel Podger, violin; Arte dei Suonatori
Channel Classics CCS 19598 (2 CDs). 2003. Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, prod.; C. Jared Sacks, eng. DDD. TT: 102:59
Performance *****
Sonics *****
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Stand Loudspeaker Reviews
Spendor S3/5se loudspeaker
Art Dudley  |  Jul 13, 2003  |  0 comments
Transistors can be made to sound like tubes, digital can be made to sound like analog, and cables can be made to sound like no cables. You'd almost think we live in an age of miracles.
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As We See It
Nude, Not Naked
John Atkinson  |  Jul 13, 2003  |  0 comments
The keyboard player looked at his watch. It was midnight. "Time for my break," he said. My heart sank.
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When placing speakers in a room, which do you tend to prioritize: bass response or imaging?
Stereophile  |  Jul 06, 2003  |  0 comments

It's a rare and lucky audiophile who has a room where both bottom end and imaging are optimized in a single speaker location. In reality, speaker placement is often a compromise between finding optimum bass response or perfect imaging. What is <I>your</I> emphasis when setting up speakers?

When placing speakers in a room, which do you tend to prioritize: bass response or imaging?
I prioritize optimal bass response
5% (18 votes)
I prioritize optimal imaging
54% (179 votes)
I don't optimize either, but balance bass and imaging
30% (101 votes)
Other
6% (21 votes)
No compromise needed
4% (13 votes)
Total votes: 332
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Tweeter Group Facing Loss
Barry Willis  |  Jul 06, 2003  |  0 comments
A continuing sales slump has the Tweeter Entertainment Group, Inc. projecting losses for the third straight quarter.
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Downloads Get Respect
Barry Willis  |  Jul 06, 2003  |  0 comments
Dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century, the music industry may finally be settling into an uneasy acceptance that its market and business model have changed. Only two months after the successful launch of Apple's iTunes Music Store, Billboard magazine announced that it would begin accounting for downloads in its weekly music rankings.
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