Mickie Most 1938–2003
The music world is mourning the passing of British record producer Mickie Most, who died of lung cancer in London on May 30. He was 64.
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Sony Qualia Announced
Sony announced last week that it has created a new brand product line intended to identify its highest end products: Qualiahttp://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/QUALIA/">Qualia;. Initially, the new line will launch only in Japan, and will include both audio and video products in addition to a small pocket camera. Sony President Kunitake Ando had previously suggested the line would launch by March 2003.
Hope for Hearing Loss?
There may be hope for the most common type of hearing loss. Researchers at the University of Michigan have succeeded in growing new hair cells in the inner ears of laboratory animals, the first time that such cells have been regenerated in mammals.
Added to the Archives This Week
The ultimate system evaluation disc? John Atkinson has been busy putting together Editor's">http://www.stereophile.com//features/853/">Editor's Choice: Stereophile's Sampler & Test CD. JA chooses his favorite Stereophile recordings from the past 10 years and throws in a few test tones.
HE2003—Day Three
One of the cooler toys being shown at the Westin–St. Francis is the $199 hp digital media receiver en5000. This nifty remote-controlled Ethernet device connects to any TV and stereo in your home and links it to your home computing network. After you've loaded its software onto the network's computers, it will instantaneously communicate with all of them, allowing you to access all digital media contained on any of them. You can create playlists, slideshows, or show movies from, say, the room containing your hi-fi without needing to have a computer in the space at all. This struck us as precisely the sort of product David Hyman was recommending in his keynote address on day one. Best of all, no noisy fans in the listening room!
HE2003—Day Two
Polk Audio completely redesigned its popular RTi series of loudspeakers. The RTis occupy the "better" position in Polk's good (R series), better (RTi), best (LSi) hierachy. The refurbished line features new drivers, higher quality cabinets, and handsome cosmetics—including real wood veneers in black oak and cherry.
HE2003—Day One
The first day of the annual Home Entertainment shows is traditionally devoted to "trade" access only—that is to say, set aside for press conferences and dealer demonstrations (ie officially sanctioned schmoozing and cruising).
Rooms of Magic
Audiogon/Videogon.com—the online resource for buying and selling high-end audio and video equipment—has joined forces with Primedia and the Elf Foundation for a charity auction, which will be held at the Home">http://www.homeentertainment-expo.com">Home Entertainment 2003 Show in San Francisco, June 6–8, 2003.
David Hafler 1919–2003
All of us at Stereophile were saddened to learn of the death of audio pioneer David Hafler, who died Sunday, May 25 of complications of Parkinson's disease at St. Agnes Hospice in Philadelphia. Hafler was 84.
Free Stuff at Home Entertainment Expo
During this week's Home">http://www.homeentertainment-expo.com/">Home Entertainment Expo, high-tech entertainment fans will get to enjoy some of the best audio and video gear to be found on the planet. A few lucky ones will get to take some of it home—free.