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To: HeyRainier who wrote (42)	10/27/1997 8:43:00 PM
From: HeyRainier	Respond to of 857

The big news with Q-Sound is their agreement with Starkey, the US's largest hearing aid manufacturer. With Q-Sound's position in the marketplace continuing to strengthen, and with the license fees kicking in within the next quarter, the fundamental strength of Q-Sound has never been stronger. I expect the current upswing in long term price trends for Q-Sound to carry it above the $5 threshold. At current market valuations, these are pretty good deals for investors who are interested in QSNDF. In addition, the sector that Q-Sound participates in has gathered strength--this is not just a single company event for just QSNDF, but for SPAZ and SRSL. One of the most important factors to top-down investing is having a strong sector, including all the strong and the weak participants. I have witnessed this turnaround in QSDNF's sector. Also, if someone knows of their revenue exposure to Asia, I would be interested in hearing what they know. If they have manufacturing plants over there, the currency devaluation will actually end up being a positive for them, as their production costs will decrease by an amount proportionate to the currency weakness. Regards, Rainier Trinidad

To: HeyRainier who wrote (42)	10/28/1997 9:11:00 PM
From: jgideon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 857

When considering competition, what do you think of Creative Technology's E-mu subsidiary? E-mu also produces a 3D sound field chip that is used on the newer Sound Blaster cards. In particular, the AWE-64 had good sales last quarter and every one of them has an E-mu chip. Now, QSNDF has made a strong point of being DirectSound 3D compatible. It seems to be optimized to speed up DS3D. Only in the latest SB AWE 64 ads have I seen DS3D compatibility noted. I've also looked at games in CompUSA for 3D audio capabilities and found only one, which specified DS3D as the interface. So, it looks like the Gatesian monster has claimed yet another territory through software standards. Does this worry anyone? Are there other standards out there? Might CREAF be able to reclaim a standard through their dominance of the sound card market? Then again, perhaps Bill will use some pocket change to acquire one of these companies for their software algorithms. Also note that Aureal (AURL) has 3D audio as well. Although it is a small part of the company's business. jg P.S. Upon rereading, it sounds like I'm fixated on the PC game market. That's not true. DVD will be a bigger pie, but it is a little further down the road. I also like the hearing aid stuff too.