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At the end of July, UK-based TAG McLaren Audio, which had been experiencing difficult trading conditions and was reducing its workforce, issued a rather pessimistic announcementhttp://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?1701”>announcement;. The core of the announcement concerned the firm's commencement of "a full strategic review of its participation in the audio market."

An archive of articles that the late Michael Gerzon wrote for Hi-Fi News and Studio Sound magazines has been established at the websitehttp://www.audiosignal.co.uk">website; of Hi-Fi News consultant technical editor Keith Howard.

Vinyl junkies again converged on San Luis Obispo, California on Saturday, August 16 for the second annual Vinyl">http://www.vinylrecordday.org">Vinyl Record Day celebration. Vinyl is clearly red hot among audiophiles and music collectors, and VRD organizer Gary Freiberg commented that momentum for the event continues to grow, with this year's turnout easily bigger than last">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11417/">last year's.

From the August issue, Robert Deutsch gives the Audio">http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/901/">Audio Research VS110 power amplifier and SP16L line preamplifier the full treatment. RD reveals how he finds products to review, and more importantly, what he found appealing in the ARC amp and preamp.

August is shaping up as a great month for audiophiles and good causes. The Cable Company's annual "Summer">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11704/">Summer Against Hunger" campaign is in full swing, and Rockford">http://www.rockfordcorp.com">Rockford Home Group has announced that the first production unit of the 50 limited-edition FAP V1 vacuum-tube surround processors (see previoushttp://www.stereophile.com/news/11711/">previous;) will be auctioned via eBay with proceeds donated to charity.

SACD and DVD-Audio have brought multichannel music back into the mix for many audiophiles. However, without an official digital connection standard in place, consumers must contend with multiple cables and then find a preamp designed to manage the analog signals and send them to various amplifiers.

The marque may be gone, but Proceed's">http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/897/">Proceed's PAV audio/video preamplifier is not forgotten. In 1994, Thomas J. Norton examined the breakthrough the PAV represented, stating, "It was inevitable that traditional high-end audio manufacturers would begin producing equipment for the fast-growing home-theater market."