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Apogee Owners Group Forming

Owners of Apogee Acoustics loudspeakers are apparently being left to twist in the wind by a/d/s/http://www.adst.com/">a/d/s/;, the company that took over Apogee and subsequently shut it down (other than to apply the brand to a range of switch-mode power amplification modules). Service will no longer be available for the ribbon speakers, according to Apogee owner Matt">mailto:mcarnicelli@bigfoot.com">Matt Carnicelli.

The End of Analog As We Knew It?

First with CD players, then digital preamps, and recently amplifiers, digital technology has ground inexorably through the audio chain. Several companies have been developing ways to shorten the analog path or remove it entirely. Meridian's">http://www.meridian.co.uk/">Meridian's "digital" loudspeakers come to mind, as well as the amplifiers from manufacturers Spectronhttp://www.spectronav.com">Spectron; and TacThttp://www.tactaudio.com">TacT;.

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A good reference work on a subject like audio can help speed the understanding of complicated terms and develop the reader's grasp of the hobby's more arcane reaches. Unfortunately, not all audio books serve the audiophile equally well. Read about one such mishap in Book">http://www.stereophile.com//reference/101/">Book Review: High Fidelity Audio/Video Systems: A Critical Guide for Owners.

Violinist Yehudi Menuhin Dead at 82

The world is mourning the passing of Yehudi Menuhin. The 82-year-old violinist, conductor, author, educator, and humanitarian died of heart failure at Berlin's Martin Luther Hospital on Friday, March 7. He was in Berlin to conduct performances of Brahms and Mendelssohn by the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra.

Downtown Music Gallery Offers Offbeat Discs

The musical road less traveled leads to places like New York's Downtown">http://www.dtmgallery.com/">Downtown Music Gallery. If your taste in music lies somewhere outside the marketing-demographic bell curve, DTMG has tunes for you: live tunes, recorded tunes, strange tunes, bargain tunes. There's something for almost everyone at recently launched www.dtmgallery.com---from Classical to Klezmer to Progressive Jazz to World Music to Absolutely Uncategorizable.

50 Classical Music Videos to be Released on DVD

Classical music fans will be happy to hear that Image">http://www.image-entertainment.com">Image Entertainment has announced the signing of an exclusive license agreement with England's Reiner Moritz Associates (RMA) that will see the company releasing 50 classical-music programs on DVD in the coming year. In addition to the classical performance programming, Image will also release some of RMA's special-interest fare, featuring such luminaries as Marilyn Horne, Maria Callas, David Hockney, Jackson Pollock, and Margot Fonteyn.

An Inside Look at Top Recording Studios

Stereophile readers tend to exhibit above-average interest in the art and science of reproducing music in the home. Those whose interest extends back up the recording chain and into the recording studio may want to take a look at the Prestige">http://www.studiosource.com/prestige">Prestige Studios of the World website, developed by an Internet company looking to show off its digital wares.

Sony and Philips Announce Version 1.0 of SACD Specification

Last week, Philips">http://www.philips.com">Philips Electronics and Sony">http://www.sony.com">Sony Corporation announced the completion of Version 1.0 of the Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) format specification. According to a statement, the format specification will be released to licensees early this month to allow hardware manufacturers and software providers to begin preparing products for launch in the coming months.

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