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EU: No EMI for Time Warner

Stereophile Staff Oct 01, 2000 First Published: Oct 01, 2000

Citing the potential danger of "collective dominance" of the music business, European Commission members have nixed the proposed merger of American media conglomerate Time Warner and British music-industry powerhouse EMI. The $20 billion joint venture may still have some small chance at a future, provided the companies make further concessions to allay fears of monopolistic control of music prices in Europe.

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The DIY Chronicles, Part Six

Hervé Delétraz Oct 01, 2000 First Published: Oct 01, 2000

Editor's Note: This is Part Six of a six-part series from reader Hervé Delétraz of Switzerland, who has chronicled the development of his DIY (do-it-yourself) audio amplifier.

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Stereophile Staff Oct 01, 2000 First Published: Oct 01, 2000

Every once in a while, John Atkinson comes across a speaker that redefines the boundaries of what is possible with the moving-coil loudspeaker approach established 60 years ago by Rice and Kellogg. JA feels that the B&W">http://www.stereophile.com//loudspeakerreviews/272/">B&W John Bowers Silver Signature loudspeaker is just such a product, and puts it through its paces to reveal its significant virtues and minor faults.

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Red Rose Products Honored by Italian Audio Journal

Barry Willis Sep 24, 2000 First Published: Sep 24, 2000

Italian audio journal Fedelta' del Suono (Sound Fidelity) has honored American startup Red">http://www.redrosemusic.com/">Red Rose Music with "Product of the Year" awards for the company's Model 3 preamplifier and Model 2 power amp. The award is especially noteworthy in view of the fact that the monthly publication, based in Terni, Italy, does not normally fête products from new companies.

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SACD, Multichannel Audio Get Big Boost at AES

Barry Willis Sep 24, 2000 First Published: Sep 24, 2000

An unusual tropical rain welcomed the Audio">http://www.aes.org/">Audio Engineering Society to its 109th gathering, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center September 22–25. Audiophiles may breathe a collective sigh of relief to learn that the Super Audio Compact Disc is getting a big push, not only from corporate parents Sony/Philips but from studio-equipment makers, consumer-electronics companies, and—perhaps most important—music labels.

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Microsoft Acquires Pacific Microsonics Inc.

Stereophile Staff Sep 24, 2000 First Published: Sep 24, 2000

Software giant Microsoft">http://www.microsoft.com/">Microsoft Corporation has acquired Pacific">http://www.hdcd.com/">Pacific Microsonics, Inc. (PMI), developer of High Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) technology. The deal was announced in a joint press release issued September 18. Financial details were not disclosed.

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The DIY Chronicles, Part Five

Hervé Delétraz Sep 24, 2000 First Published: Sep 24, 2000

Editor's Note: This is Part Five of a six-part series from reader Hervé Delétraz of Switzerland, who is chronicling the development of his DIY (do-it-yourself) audio amplifier. Part One of the series is herehttp://www.stereophile.com/news/10825/">here;, Part Two is herehttp://www.stereophile.com/news/10832/">here;, Part Three is herehttp://www.stereophile.com/news/10839/">here;, and Part Four is here.http://www.stereophile.com/news/10844/">here.;

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Stereophile Staff Sep 24, 2000 First Published: Sep 24, 2000

Choice is good, or so would go the common wisdom. But as John Atkinson points out in "The">http://www.stereophile.com//asweseeit/270/">The Crazy You Get from So Much Choice," when applied to diapers and DVD-Audio, choice can quickly develop into a nightmare in which comsumers simply walk away from the shelves, unable to make a decision. Will DVD-Audio suffer such a fate?

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Bang & Olufsen America's Retail Bet Appears to have Paid Off

Jon Iverson Sep 24, 2000 First Published: Sep 24, 2000

We reported">http://www.stereophile.com/news/10339/">reported last year about the new direction that Bang">http://www.bang-olufsen.com/">Bang & Olufsen America has taken in distributing its products: the company has recently opened a series of branded BOA stores around the US. The strategy seems to have paid off. The company reports increased sales of more than 60% in the first quarter of its current fiscal year, and claims that individual shops reported an average sales increase of 20%.

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Warner Music's Ambitious Download Plan

Stereophile Staff Sep 17, 2000 First Published: Sep 17, 2000

One of the industry's most ambitious digital distribution programs has been announced by Warner">http://www.timewarner.com/corp/about/music/wmg/index.html">Warner Music Group. In November, WMG will make more than 1000 albums and singles available as downloads through several online music retailers, using RealNetworks&#039">http://www.realnetworks.com/">RealNetworks' RealPlayer software. Music fans in the US and Canada are the target audience for the download program, according to a September 11 press release.