Terry Cain Needs Audiophile Aid
Dedicated audiophile and all-around nice chap Bill Leebens sent along an email a few days ago, noting:
"Stereophile friends:
"Stereophile friends:
Texas Instruments Acquires Danish Digital Amplifier Company
One of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers is making a move into digital audio. Texas">http://www.ti.com/">Texas Instruments announced March 16 that it has acquired Toccata Technology ApS, a small, privately held company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Toccata is "one of the leading developers of digital audio amplifier technology and board solutions," according to a TI press release, and will become part of TI's Digital Speakers Business Unit, continuing to operate from Denmark.
Texas Instruments Announces Plan to Buy Chipmaker Burr-Brown
Making good its intention to move heavily into the ever-expanding consumer-electronics market, Texas">http://www.ti.com/">Texas Instruments has announced that it will acquire chipmaker Burr-Brown">http://www.burrbrown.com/">Burr-Brown Corporation for $7.6 billion in stock. Burr-Brown makes some of the most highly regarded A/D and D/A converter chips on the market, many of them used in high-end audio and home-theater products.
Texas Instruments Announces Ultimate Hi-Rez Audio Chip
You can't stop progress—especially at Texas">http://www.ti.com/">Texas Instruments. The Dallas, TX–based technology giant has introduced a new two-channel digital audio amplifier chip with the world's best specifications.
Texas Instruments Unveils High-Performance Audio DAC
Sony may be pretending that DVD-Audio doesn't exist, and Panasonic may be in denial about SACD, but a new chip from Texas">http://www.ti.com">Texas Instruments just might help bring the rival formats a little closer together in consumer living rooms and professional recording studios alike.
Texas Musician Doug Sahm Dies at 58
Doug Sahm, of the Grammy-winning Tex-Mex group the Texas Tornados, was found dead in a motel in Taos, New Mexico on Thursday, November 18. He appeared to have died of natural causes, possibly a heart attack, Taos police said. Sahm was 58.
Thank You Jon Iverson
Jon Iverson (right) shares a Big Sur sunset with John Atkinson in 2017. (Photo by Corrina Jones.)
After 27 years, yesterday was the final day AVTech's webmaster Jon Iverson was responsible for overseeing the company's websites, including this one. Now in his mid-60s, Jon felt it was time for him to retire while he still had the energy to explore his other interests.That Analog Hole—Again?
It's baaack!
The "Artist Formerly Available in Record Stores"
Some days the music business reminds us of that old Tom Lehrer quote: "Political satire became obsolete the day they awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Henry Kissinger." It also seems that you can't out-stupid the record industry.
The “Recommended Components” issue is here!
Hitting newsstands on Monday and already in some subscribers’ hands, the October issue of Stereophile features the second installment of our 2014 “Recommended Components” feature. Completely updated since the last edition appeared in April, there are more than 500 components described and rated. (Because this is the largest-ever listing, several product categories had to be omitted from the print edition; these will be published on this website early next week.)