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WAVE OF THE FUTURE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW MARC AUBORT IMASTEROF CLASSICAL RECORDING THE EQUIPMENT AUTHORITY SEPTEMBER 1994 TESTED IN THIS ISSUE SWEET NEWCOMER AYRE V-3 AMP BASS ONActij BUDGET BIC V-12 SUBWOOFER THE NEW KING? PASS ALE PH 0 AMP US $3.50 UK $1 95 CAN $3.95 We also design disc playert "It yielded tight, well -controlled sound whose overall balance and imaging was beyond reproach." ADCOM all Class A analog circuitry dual 16 -bit D/A converters 176.4 kH model GCD-600 disc 1 disc 2 disc 3 disc track time this track disc 4 disc 5 repeat this disc "Th all discs Adcom's compact disc players have always turned the heads of industry critics. Recen comments when reviewing the GCD-600 in High Performance Review. Stop byyour the best heads in the businessare saying about Adcom's components. edourcarousel oturnheads. 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LAWRENCE, KANSAS 66044 1.,,, TELEPHONE 913-749-0133/FAX 913-749-5320 0 1993, Martin -Logan, Ltd. All rights reserved. FASTFORE -WORD AUDIO 1970's 36,100. The number of buyers, that all-important category, was only 8,905 V.P./EDITOR-IN-CHIEF according to the EIA/CEG. The hi-fi Eugene Pitts III industry's cynics, i.e. the press corps., were ART DIRECTOR quoted in "Audio Week," a trade newsletter, Cathy Cacchione as repeating barbed names for the Show ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR including "CES Lite" and "CES Jr." Linda Zerella Ironically, the folks in the Speciality TECHNICAL EDITOR Audio group, the ones in the Hilton in Ivan Berger Summer and in the Sahara in Winter, had MANAGING EDITOR Kay Blumenthal enough traffic, they felt, to want to talk to ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR the EIA/CEG people about holding a Show Teresa Monge in the Hilton for them in June of '95. ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR he 1994 Summer Consumer Thiel's Kathy Gornick, one of those most Douglas Hyde DIRECTORY EDITOR Electronics Show (SCES) is supposed committed to the concepts associated with Ken Richardson to be the last Summer Show or, high -end equipment, told me after the ASSISTANT EDITOR/MUSIC alternatively, the last Show in Chicago. Show that this group could field a Summer Michael Bieber At least, that's what almost everybody Show by getting 50 -plus exhibitors. Having ASSISTANT EDITOR Gerald F. McCarthy Tthought late last Spring, as they got lived in both Chicago and Philadelphia, let ready for the '94 SCES in Chicago. me say that I'd rather listen to Chicago ASSOCIATE EDITOR Edward Tatnall Canby Indeed, the Electronic Industries blues than to W.C. Fields' jokes about Association's Consumer Electronics Group preferring to be in a grave than in the City SENIOR EDITORS (EIA/CEG), which puts on the twice - of Brotherly Love. D. B. Keele, Jr., David Lander annual shows, had announced on March And if that potential Show weren't CONTRIBUTING EDITORS/ARTIST 30, 1994, that they had arranged with the enough, Ken Furst of the Home Theater Michael Aldred, David L. Clark, Pennsylvania Convention Center in Industry Assn. has announced a show at Anthony H. Cordesman, Ted Costa, John Diliberto, Frank Driggs, John Eargle, Philadelphia for 1995 show dates of the Meadowlands Hilton, Secaucus, N.J., Susan Elliott, Edward J. Foster, Thursday, May 11th, through Saturday, March 10 through 12, 1995, and there is Joseph Giovanelli, Bascom H. King, May 13th. Earlier on, both New York City another video game -oriented show set for Edward M. Long, Robert D. Long, and Atlanta had been mentioned as exactly the same dates as the EIA/CEG's Frank Lovece, Paul Moor, Jon W. Poses, Jon R. Sank, John Sunier, Michael Tearson, possible sites, and several alternative Interactive '95. The Electronic Jon & Sally Tiven, Michael Wright Spring dates were suggested. Entertainment Expo will be put on in the More importantly, the EIA/CEG had Los Angeles Convention Center by AUDIO, September 1994, Volume 78, Number 9. AU- renamed the May Show "CES Interactive Infotainment World and Knowledge DIO (ISSN 0004-752X, Dewey Decimal Number 621.381 or 778.5) is published monthly by Hachette '95" to demonstrate its interest in doing Industry Publications. Filipacchi Magazines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary shows for such computer and video game For myself, I rather liked the "moderate of Hachette Filipacchi USA, Inc., at 1633 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019. Printed in U.S.A. at Dyers- stalwarts as Nintendo, Disney Software, traffic" and "manageable number of burg, Tenn. Distributed by Warner Publisher Services WordPerfect, Time Warner Interactive, exhibits" in the Hilton. I was able to get Inc. Second class postage paid at New York, N.Y. 10019 and additional mailing offices. Subscriptions in Konami, and Compton's New Media, who around to a greater proportion of the the United States, $24.00 for one year, $42.00 for two have signed for Philadelphia. "So much for rooms. One item that pleases me no end years, $58.00 for three years; other countries except Canada, add $8.00per year; inCanada, $32.00 for hi-fi .." seemed to be the message. And was the renewed distribution in North one year (includes 7% GST; Canadian GST registra- perhaps the Show people were right, what tion number 126018209). America of Opus 3 records by May Audio. I AUDIO® is a registered trademark of Hachette Fili- with the big exhibitors withdrawing from use several of Opus 3's well -recorded discs pacchi Magazines, Inc. ©1994, Hachette Filipacchi the main floor of McCormick Place and Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved. The Editor as- to evaluate speakers for potential review, sumes no responsibility for manuscripts, photos, or even from having "hospitality suites" in and find they stand up well to the artwork. The Publisher, at his sole discretion, reserves various hotels in downtown Chicago. The necessarily repeated listenings. the right to reject any ad copy he deems inappropriate. Subscription Service: Postmaster, please send change most recognizable electronics industry of address to AUDIO, P.O. Box 52548, Boulder, Colo. names on the main floor were Recoton and 80321-2548. Allow eight weeks for change of address. Include both old and new address and a recent ad- RCA/Thomson. dress label. If you have a subscription problem, please The attendance at this last Chicago Show write to the above address or call (303) 447- 9330. Back Issues: For information, write to P.O. Box was very low, only 36,964, the lowest since 7085, Brick, N.J. 08723. 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