NHT Takes A Break
"It's time to turn down the lights: NHT is going quiet."
NHT, DEQX, and PowerPhysics Collaborate
The NHT Xd DSP powered speaker demo was held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City last week and representatives from NHTwww.nhthifi.com">NHT; and its supporting cast, DEQXhttp://www.deqx.com/">DEQX; and PowerPhysicshttp://www.PowerPhysics.com/">PowerPhysics;, opened by explaining the philosophy behind the new product and the essential components they each contributed (also see previoushttp://www.stereophile.com/news/022304nht/index.html">previous;).
NHT's "Room 2 Room" Series
"Whole-house entertainment systems" and "ease of use" may be anathema for many audiophiles, but they bring joy to the lives of many music lovers—as they seem to do for manufacturers with a keen eye on the bottom line.
NHT's Happy Ending
If you read Stereophile's audio news regularly, you'll frequently see items such as XYZ Audio Acquired by Megalomart, Inc. Have you ever wondered about what that really means? I haven't, and I write those stories. Heck, now that I think about it, over the last eight years, Stereophile has even lived one of those stories.
No Agreement in Sight for Watermarking Issue
As digital distribution grows, the protection of copyrighted material---music, film, video, photographic images, paintings, drawings, and text---becomes ever more important. Tied to this are widespread concerns about maintaining security during online transactions---keeping credit-card numbers and customers' identities hidden from would-be thieves.
No Digital Allowed at David Michael Audio
Brinkmann Balance turntable
Friday, February 17, 59pm: David Michael Audio (4341 Delemere Court, Royal Oak, MI) will host an Evening of Turntables and Vinyl featuring outstanding new pressings from ORG. In addition, all ORG releases will be available for purchase. Space is limited. For more info, e-mail info@davidmichaelaudio.com, call (586) 244-8479, or visit David Michael Audio.No Merger for CDnow, Columbia House
The courtship between two music-retailing giants is over. CDnowhttp://www.cdnow.com/">CDnow; and Columbia">http://www.columbiahouse.com/">Columbia House have decided to call off a merger that had been in discussionhttp://www.stereophile.com/news/10496/">discussion; since last summer. The official explanation from executives close to the deal was a sharp decline in Columbia House's profitability over the past several months.
No Show for T.H.E. Show
The Home Entertainment Show—aka T.H.E. Show—which was originally scheduled for June 12–14 in the Long Beach Hilton, has canceled for 2020. According to a May 13 announcement, T.H.E. Show team of President Maurice Jung and Director of Marketing Emiko Carlin had hoped to postpone the event until December 2020. Not happening.
No Slowdown in File Sharing
Napster may be down for the count, but audio file-sharing is more popular than ever, according to a study released October 10 by research firm Jupiter">http://www.jmm.com">Jupiter Media Metrix Inc.
Noisy E-mail and Recordless Record Companies
E-mail spam just got a lot noisier thanks to AT&T's a2b">http://www.a2bmusic.com">a2b music and BMG">http://www.bmg.com/">BMG Entertainment. (See previous stories 1http://www.stereophile.com/news/10198/">1;, 2http://www.stereophile.com/news/10133/">2;.) Last week, they announced that BMG will deliver the first "mass communication" of a2b MAIL to the consumer databases of each of its websites, www.bugjuice.comhttp://www.bugjuice.com">www.bugjuice.com; (alternative and rock music), www.peeps.comhttp://www.peeps.com">www.peeps.com; (urban music), and www.twangthis.comhttp://www.twangthis.com">www.twangthis.com; (country music).