Denon tackles U.S. MD markets with powerful speakers, circuits

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Nippon Columbia Company Ltd of Japan will introduce a new MiniDisc (MD) recorder and player unit in the US as part of its plan to penetrate the US MD audio equipment market in 1999. The new DMD-M10, which is compatible with the company's high-end D-M line of personal component systems are already selling in the US, features a built-in sampling rate converter for direct digital recording from various digital sources and a full range of editing capabilities. The D-M line of component systems feature high quality speakers.

Digital Audio Disc Players, Compact disc players

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MDs, lower prices, female buyers push Japan's set stereo market

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The market for stereo sets in Japan will reach three million units in 2000, surpassing the 2.96 million mark established during the previous year. Shipments of stereo sets totaled 1.43 million units during the first half of 2000, representing a 4.4% over the same period in 1999. The remarkable growth of the market can be traced to three factors. These are the rising popularity of MiniDisc components; lower prices; and the growing number of female buyers.

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Amps deliver Surround EX, flaunt revamped circuitry

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Pioneer Corp of Japan will introduce in 2000 two audio/video (A/V) amplifiers that can deliver Surround EX, the latest digital surround system. The new VSA-39TX and VSA-38TX feature the THX Surround EX decoder and an MPEG-2 Advanced Audio Coding decoder. The A/V amplifiers boast of improved circuits from their previous compatible models and will be marketed in DVD-based home theater systems.

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