The Ever-Mutating CD
Although the CD was successfully released into the music industry gene pool 20 years ago, several companies are still tinkering with its DNA in order to assist record labels in restricting how consumers use their discs.
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RIAA: Bigger Fish to Fry
Responding to scrutiny by federal legislators, the Recording">http://www.riaa.com">Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is backing away from the pursuit of small-scale copyright violators. After issuing more than 1000 subpoenas against alleged music pirates, the trade group announced on August 18 that it would go after only big fish in its efforts to contain the file-sharing epidemic.
Added to the Archives This Week
More from the August issue: Larry Greenhill updates his system with the Mark">http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/905/">Mark Levinson No.436 monoblock power amplifier. LG says, "I was concerned when [Mark Levinson] discontinued its entire 300 series of dual-mono amplifiers, but the company reassured me that they had a suitable replacement in the No. 436." Greenhill decides for himself.
OneDisc to Rule Them All
To combat lackluster CD sales and online file trading, some record labels have been adding bonus DVDs to new releases to get consumers to buy them instead of downloading the data. DVD-Audio proponents, in an attempt to counter Super Audio Compact Disc's single-disc hybrid SACD/CD strategy, have been trying to figure out how to combine CD functionality and DVD-A onto one disc.
DVD-Audio News
DVD-Audio is getting a boost from several directions.
Reference Recordings Bought By Dorian
It's been a rough year for the music industry—and possibly an even rougher one for audiophile labels. The Dorian Group, however, seems to be thriving. Parent company to Dorian Recordings, the Dorian Group announced last week its acquisition of Reference Recordings. During its 25 years in business, RR has consistently garnered praise from audiophiles for the sound quality of its recordings, and has scored eight Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards.
TAG McLaren Audio to continue AV component production
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."
Archive of Michael Gerzon Articles Opens
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 Record Day 2003
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.
ISPs vs RIAA
Internet service providers (ISPs) have begun fighting back against the blitzkrieg of lawsuits launched by the Recording">http://www.riaa.com">Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in its struggle to contain the file-sharing phenomenon.