Did they capture the sound of her violin? Did the nuance of a 9' Steinway grand piano translate onto the disc with all of its dynamic range intact? Hear for yourself when Ida Levin and Delores Stevens mark the debut of <I>Stereophile</I>'s latest recording, <I>Duet</I>, with two live performances at HI-FI '98.
On May 26, <A HREF="http://www.N2K.com"> N2K</A>'s <A HREF="http://www.JazzCentralStation.com"> JazzCentralStation </A> launched the first officially sanctioned Miles Davis StarSite, <A HREF="http://www.MilesDavis.com"> MilesDavis.com</A>. An all-star musical and multimedia tribute was held that evening at New York City's Birdland, hosted by Dr. Billy Taylor and recorded by Phil Ramone and Michael Cuscuna for a September release on N2K Encoded Music. May 26 would have been Davis' 72nd birthday.
The high-end audio business has been around for less than 40 years, with new generations signing on each year. When did you join?
In a move that establishes its leadership in the entertainment business, <A HREF="http://www.seagram.com/">Seagram Company</A> has purchased <A HREF="http://www.polygram.com">PolyGram NV</A> from <A HREF="http://www.sv.philips.com/">Philips Electronics NV</A> of Holland. The deal was valued at $10.6 billion.
In an effort to make computers more useful as audio systems, <A HREF="http://www.musicmatch.com">MusicMatch</A> and <A HREF="http://www.xingtech.com/">Xing Technology</A> recently announced MusicMatch Jukebox, a digital audio management software program for the consumer market.
This past week, <A HREF="http://www.avacademy.com/">The Academy Advancing High Performance Audio & Video</A> (AAHPAV) released its 1998 Golden Note Awards Nominations.
Hundreds of manufacturers will be demonstrating state-of-the-art audio products at <A HREF="http://www.hifishow.com">HI-FI '98</A>---some of which have never before been seen by the public. We are running several announcements each week leading up to the Show to give you a taste of what to expect. Here's the third assortment:
I don't know how many of you buy disposable diapers, but while Harry (now 6) and Emily (now 5) were still toddlers, diapers played a large role in my life. I can still remember my panic when I first saw the miles of drugstore shelves devoted to Pampers and Huggies—not just large, medium, and small, but such a variety that it could almost have been possible that each child had a diaper tailored for him or her. I'm sure that even the weirdly shaped backside of Tommy Pickles could have been securely wrapped.
Back in the Spring of 1990, <I>Stereophile</I> introduced its <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com//reference/176/">first <I>Test CD</I></A>. Featuring a mixture of test signals and musical tracks recorded by the magazine's editors and writers, it sold in large numbers—around 50,000 had been produced at last count. Even as we were working on that first disc, however, we had plans to produce a second disc that would expand on the usefulness of the first and feature a more varied selection of music. The result is our <I>Test CD 2</I>, introduced this month for just <A HREF="http://ssl.blueearth.net/primedia/home.php">$7.95 plus postage and handling</A>. With a playing time of over 74 minutes, the new disc should prove an invaluable tool to help audiophiles optimally set up their systems and rooms by ear—and the music's pretty good, too!—<B>John Atkinson</B>
It's been a decade since the analog vs. digital debate began. Where has your system ended up?