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Quad Sound Studios does not advertise, but thegroup is undertaking a project this year to raisefunds for new digital equipment, which willreplace the current analog system, one thatmembers say is 20 years behind industry standards...
...satellite technology to China, and the many other scandals known as Whitewater. It sure looked as though Newt was in charge and ready to launch an open-ended inquiry into all Clintonian abuse-of-power issues that would amount, as one Clinton aide put it, to "the scandal analog of the 1995 shutdown." For now, Democrats were happy just to label Newt the man pulling Hyde's strings. "The leadership calls the shots," said Marty Meehan, a Massachusetts Democrat on the Judiciary committee. "The agenda is coming from above Henry Hyde...
...compact disc only to find the rest of the album filled with moody self-indulgence. We have millions of vinyl records and eight-track tapes taking up space in our closets because electronics makers sold us on a digital future with no way to bring our analog past along for the ride. And speaking of rides, can't those gadget wizards replace our waning (in some climates, melting) cassette tapes with truly portable CDs that won't skip when...
...been big hits in Japan and parts of Europe, may be catching on in the U.S. There's relatively little prerecorded music available in the MiniDisc format, but Sony and others are pushing the MiniDisc for its ability to make recordings of existing CDs and its potential for replacing analog cassettes in portable or car audio systems. MiniDiscs are durable, easily erasable and fit into a shirt pocket. Blank discs cost $4 to $6 each...
Occasionally, conservatism is the best bet. As the first digital TVs roll out next year, for instance, their four-figure price tags will entice only cost-be-damned hobbyists. The rest of us will buy analog sets with built-in digital converters and wait for steep markdowns on those high-definition beauties. The network revolution is coming, though, and quickly. Think twice before choosing the wrong side...