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Farewell to an Audio Pioneer and a Fine Man
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 18, 2003

Julian Hirsch was a celebrity, but you would never have known it if you'd met him. He'd have been the first person to shrug off any kind of special status. Yet he was special.

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Julian Hirsch Scholarship Fund
SV Staff  |  Dec 18, 2003

Photo by Eleni Mylonas At the time of Julian Hirsch's retirement, Hachette Filipacchi Magazines - the new publisher of Stereo Review, and as of 1999, Sound & Vision - established a scholarship in his name at his alma mater, the School of Engineering of the Cooper Union.

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A Tribute to Julian Hirsch, 1922-2003
SV Staff  |  Dec 18, 2003

Photo by Eleni Mylonas Farewell to an Audio Pioneer and a Fine Man A Giant of Audio Passes The Life and Career of Julian D.

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Interview with Julian Hirsch: After 25 years with /Stereo Review/
Michael Smolen  |  Dec 18, 2003

Photo by Eleni Mylonas Click here for PDF More:A Tribute to Juilan Hirsch, 1922-2003

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Remembering Julian . . .
SV Staff  |  Dec 18, 2003

Photos by Eleni Mylonas No editor could ask for a better contributor (or a better friend) than Julian Hirsch. He was an unquestionably honest man, a scientist who welcomed innovation, an enthusiast who clearly enjoyed what he was doing, an astute critic, and a fine writer who could address complicated technical subjects in plain, straightforward English.

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Shopping Made Simple: Flat-Panel TVs
SV Staff  |  Dec 18, 2003

Click to read PDF More:Flat TVs for Every Room

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 15, 2003

<I>Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian Mc-Kellen, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett, John Rys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Liv Tyler, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Dominic Monaghan, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban. Directed by Peter Jackson. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX (English), Stereo Surround (English). Two discs. 179 minutes. 2002. New Line Home Entertainment N6355. PG-13. $29.95.</I>

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Sonus Faber Cremona surround speaker system
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 15, 2003

Visit the Sonus Faber website and you're given the softest of soft sells. The home page has birds flying lazily overhead while wheat sways gently in the breeze. Quiet classical music hums in the background. Click in the right place and you might find a few words about products, but you won't learn that Sonus Faber is the best-known Italian speaker manufacturer west of . . . Cremona.

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Audio Video News
DVD Forum OKs Toshiba-NEC Format
 |  Dec 15, 2003

Toshiba and NEC have emerged victorious from a prolonged campaign to gain approval for their blue-laser-based high-definition optical disc system. Known as HD-DVD, the system was approved for read-only applications by the DVD Forum on December 8.

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Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Dec 15, 2003

From the November 2003 issue, Thomas J. Norton scrutinizes the <A HREF="/speakersystems/1103sonus">Sonus Faber Cremona surround speaker system</A>, noting that although SF speakers are generally known as very expensive, the compnay "has followed a different strategy with the Cremona, making sure from the get-go that the speaker is home-theater friendly."

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