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Stereophile Staff Jul 19, 2004 First Published: Jul 19, 2004

Stereophile's John Atkinson teams up with world-renowned recording engineer Tony Faulkner to create a landmark Mozart recording that has just been released simultaneously on hybrid SACD/CD, and LP. In Project">http://www.stereophile.com/musicrecordings/804k622">Project K622, JA recounts the entire process, noting, "The upbeat is the most magic moment in classical music making."

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European Triode Festival 2004

Jon Iverson Jul 19, 2004 First Published: Jul 19, 2004

Tube fans might want to get their passports in order. We've received word that the European Triode Festival 2004 (ETF.04) will take place in Langenargen, Germany in December. The festival, which describes itself as "a gathering of tube audio hobbyists and professionals," says it will host participants from all over the world.

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Stereophile Staff Jul 12, 2004 First Published: Jul 12, 2004

Pay $350,000 for an amplifier?!?!! Michael Fremer takes a deep breath and plugs in the Wavac">http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/704wavac">Wavac SH-833 monoblock power amplifier in order to hear for himself what he might get if he traded in his house. "When tmh's Jim Ricketts asked me if I wanted to review this eight-box assemblage," says MF, "the first thing I did was laugh at the ludicrousness of the situation. Then I said, 'Why the hell not?'"

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Some Rights Reserved

Wes Phillips Jul 12, 2004 First Published: Jul 12, 2004

Running counter to the music industry's paranoia concerning the perils of modern digital technology, some musicians want you to share their music—within limits. GarageBand.comhttp://www.garageband.com">GarageBand.com;, which bills itself as "the world's largest musician community," announced June 7 that it now offers the Creative Commons Music Sharing License as an optional tag for all songs uploaded to its website.

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FCC Seeks Feedback

Wes Phillips Jul 12, 2004 First Published: Jul 12, 2004

For some time now, the truly hip Web-enabled person of stature has shared his or her thoughts with the world via a blog (from web log); these days actors, musicians, and, yes, even politicians are getting into the act.

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Restricting CDs, Version 5

Jon Iverson Jul 12, 2004 First Published: Jul 12, 2004

The digital audio genie was released two decades ago, before the music industry imagined any need to restrict how music files on a compact disc might be used. The last few years, however, have seen myriad attempts to redesign the digital audio bottle, and then shove the genie back in—with limited success.

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Industry Roundup

Stereophile Staff Jul 05, 2004 First Published: Jul 05, 2004

XM on a roll: Recent marketing efforts appear to be paying off for XM Satellite Radio. On July 2, the satellite radio startup announced that it had exceeded the 2.1-million subscriber mark during the second quarter. More than 418,000 new subscribers signed up during that period—over twice the number recruited in the same quarter last year. XM-compatible products are appearing at an ever-increasing number of retail outlets, leading some observers to believe that the company may have a fighting chance in the long run.

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Audio Realism Breakthrough

Barry Willis Jul 05, 2004 First Published: Jul 05, 2004

Audiophiles of every stripe know that achieving a realistic soundstage is maddeningly elusive—some would say impossible. When a system is right for some recordings, it's far off for others.

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Krell "Trade Up" Deal

Stereophile Staff Jul 05, 2004 First Published: Jul 05, 2004

Would a piece of Krell electronics be the crowning jewel on your equipment rack?

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The Digital Den Emerges

Jon Iverson Jul 05, 2004 First Published: Jul 05, 2004

Most audiophiles are generally loathe to think that they'd run their main audio systems from a computer. Last time we">http://cgi.stereophile.com/cgi-bin/showvote.cgi?346">we ran a poll, answers such as this one from David L. Wyatt, Jr. were typical: "Why in the world would I hook my computers to my stereo? If I want to make a compilation CD of the music I have purchased, I'll just burn one."