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Coverage of HI-FI '99 from Chicago, USA -- May 12-16, 1999
On the topic of 24/96 digital reproduction, Tellig boldly predicted that DVD-Audio would win a format war. Editor John Atkinson announced that the magazine's goal was to have all back content available on the stereophile.com website within five years. On the topic of the Stereophile's progressively slender size, Atkinson cited the weak Asian economy for an overall recession in the audio-publishing business and an 18-month decline in advertising for the magazine. When asked at the end of the session which rooms at the Show were the most impressive so far, the collection of writers cited:
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Friday's
"Ask the Editors: Stereophile" session covered topics from future
review products (expect to see Blue Circle and Legacy products reviewed in Stereophile
sometime in the future) to astronomically priced audio equipment. On the latter, Sam
Tellig expressed "outrage" over the high price of some audio equipment, but
deemed the nearly $30k Lamm ML2 amps he's currently reviewing (and previously reviewed in SoundStage!)
as being worth their hefty cost. Jonathan Scull took a "more global view" on the
topic, pointing out that bleeding-edge advancements often trickle down to lower-priced
equipment.