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On 28 July 2003, TAG McLaren Audio issued">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11701/">issued a statement saying that it had ceased the development of new products and was undertaking a full strategic review of its participation in the audio market.

GamuT Audio has been acquired by Danish investment firm Rossing Nielsen Electronics A/S, according to an announcement released September 22. Under the new ownership, the number of GamuT products will be reduced to "provide shorter lead times and to make the brand more competitive," according to company principle Poul">http://mailto:gamut@mail.dk">Poul Rossing.

Sirius Satellite Radio is concerned about The Bottom Line. Not the company's profitability, but the venerable Greenwich Village music cabaret, which has suffered since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

For Deep River, his third recording of Minnesotan male-voice choir Cantushttp://www.cantusonline.org">Cantus;, Stereophile editor John Atkinson traveled to Sioux Falls, SD, where the city has spent millions of dollars to transform the downtown high school into a gloriously warm-sounding, state-of-the-art performing arts center.

Is retailing headed up or down? North America's two largest electronics retailers have reported vastly different results for the second quarter.

With two new high-rez audio formats on deck, is a CD-only player still relevant? John Atkinson listens to, and then measures, the Class&#233">http://www.stereophile.com//digitalsourcereviews/924/">Classé CDP-10 CD player to discover why it sometimes takes 20 years to perfect a format.