Lenbrook Group adds NAD to Roster
Toronto-based Lenbrook Group announced earlier this month that it had acquired NAD Electronics from AudioNord International, a Scandinavian organization that has owned the brand for most of this decade. The deal is expected to close next week, on May 3. Lenbrook will take over NAD's worldwide marketing and distributorship, but AudioNord will continue to market the brand in Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and Scandinavia. Other joint marketing ventures will follow, according to Lenbrook's public relations agent.
Lenbrook/Sonic Frontiers Deal Called Off
Both Sonic">http://www.sonicfrontiers.com/">Sonic Frontiers Inc. and The Lenbrook Group of Ontario, Canada stated June 5th that they will not be proceeding with a deal announced earlierhttp://www.stereophile.com/news/10129/">earlier;.
Leonard Bernstein Honored by Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has honored American composer, conductor, writer, and teacher Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) with an online preview exhibithttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lbhtml/lbhome.html">exhibit; from The Leonard Bernstein Collection, one of the largest special collections in the Library's Music Division.
Less Bits, More Filling?
Dolby">http://www.dolby.com">Dolby Laboratories was demonstrating its new Advanced">http://www.aac-audio.com">Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) consumer encoder, which the company says complements its professional AAC encoder, at this year's New York AES Convention. Dolby says it will license the encoder to enable "high-quality AAC encoding" for CD-rippers, hard disk–based jukebox products, Internet-based music distribution systems, portable players, and other digital audio products aimed at the consumer market.
Levinson Misattributed; New Cello Amp Due in Fall
Every month, we get dozens of press releases about new developments in the audio industry. Many of them, detailing minor changes in product design, company policy, or personnel, are less than newsworthy. A disturbing number are written in an odd variant of English—PR Speak—In Which Every Word Is Capitalized And Quotes Are Used "For Emphasis." Others clearly have been penned by folks not fully in command of the language: Many are thus improved features of great desire and will invite happiness to include in next model.
Lieberfarb Joins Sirius
Sirius">http://www.siriusradio.com">Sirius Radio has added an entertainment industry heavyweight to its board of directors.
Linear Acquires Niles
Linear, LLC of Carlsbad, CA, an innovative firm specializing in radio frequency products, has announced its acquisition of Niles Audio Corporation, the Miami, FL company best known for its whole-house audio and video products.
Linear Tube Audio, Prodigio Audio, and Spiritual Sound Find Natural Harmony Together at SouthWest Audio Fest 2026
At SouthWest Audio Fest 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Jacob Knibb of Linear Tube Audio, Jason Messina of Prodigio Audio (shown above), and Cameron Rector of Spiritual Sound about the gear seen and heard in this room, including the prototype for the Linear Tube Audio Century preamplifier, Prodigio Audio WR1 Sicambria electrostatic loudspeakers, and Spiritual Sound cables and interconnects.
Linear Tube Audio/Clayton Shaw Acoustic Lab
Amplifier manufacturer Linear Tube Audio was seemingly everywhere at the show. LTA appeared with Daedalus Audio in the Randolph Room, with PureAudioProject in Room 825, with Credo Audio and Audioshield Distribution in Room 730, and with Audeze, Meze, iBasso, and ZMF in the Headphone Lounge; LTA debuted the new Velo ($2100) headphone amp at the show.
Linn Abandons CD Players
On November 19, Scottosh manufacturer Linn Products held a press conference in London to announce that it was forthwith ceasing the production of CD players, and effectively replacing them by its new DS-series "digital streaming" components in its product portfolio.