Audiophile Audition Contents for DECEMBER 2003

Universal Music sales down, Mo-Fi SACD plans

NIRO single-speaker surround, Marantz CD burner, Mitsubishi Plasma 50-inch!

54 Hi-Res Reviews This Issue!

Rossini Stabat Mater, Martin Mass, works for accordion & harmonica, 9 piano concertos!

Six-CD Michael Torke collection, Stokowski

Oscar Peterson - The Pablo Years 4 CD set

24 reviews incl. Finding Nemo & Das Boot, and 11 music videos

146 reviews of all disc formats this month!

13 test discs reviewed

December 2003 Contents

Component Reviews:

NIRO single-point 5.1 surround system
Marantz CDR300 CD burner
Mitsubishi 50-inch Plasma Display

Hi-Res Disc Reviews (54 total!):

DVD-As = Annie-Sophie Mütter's rip-roaring
Four Seasons, Don Fagen's sci-fi Kamakiriad...
SACDs = Yo-Yo Ma in Paris for Faure, Franck & St.-Saens, New choral albums from Harmonia mundi + 3 xrcds

Survey of the Print Audio Press - just updated!

Weekly Audio News (See Index for previous weeks): NOV. 26; DEC 10; DEC 17; DEC. 24; DEC. 31 = Double-Layer Recordable DVDs; Ultimate Disc Management System; Mini iPod Coming Soon

Welcome to our New Look! Your feedback is encouraged! Click on Editorial button.

Test Discs Special Feature

13 CDs & SACDs to tweak your system and provide the best music tracks for evaluation and introduction to the complete albums

Jazz (17)

New releases from Bill Cunliffe, Sakamoto, Miroslav Vitous, Marty Ehrlich, Kenny Burrell...

Video DVDs (24)

Finding Nemo, The Original Italian Job, Three Music Video Directors sets, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers...

Classical (25)

Complete harpsichord works of Rameau on HM
Masses by Frank Martin & Pizzetti on Hyperion, classical accordion & harmonica, Rossini's Stabat Mater on Decca, Berlioz' L'Enfance du Christ, Carol Symphonies, 7 piano concertos...

Reissues (24)

Michael Torke six-CD reissues set
Legendary Horowitz recordings set on RCA...

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