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In Reply to: RE: Stephen Mejias bids farewell to Stereophile posted by Sprezza Tura on March 28, 2014 at 20:54:01
>Stephen Mejias has said goodbye to Stereophile.
Stephen's final writings on audio for Stereophile will be in our June issue.
But he will continue to review indie-rock recordings for our Record Reviews
section.
AudioStream.com's Michael Lavorgna will be starting a new column in the July
Stereophile, to be called, naturally enough, "Audio Streams." Herb Reichert
will be joining our review team, as will Tom Norton now that he is no longer
technical editor of Home Theater magazine.
>He is going to work for Audioquest.
AQ made Stephen an offer he'd have been crazy to turn down. His new title
is VP, Communications.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
Follow Ups:
Bless you, JA. First AD, now HR. Sending my renewal in today.
Also, thanks for giving SM a voice. His articles got me interested in headphones and DACs again. Skullcandy Aviators, Dragonfly 1.2, etc, etc.
I'll miss his perspective. Best of luck to him.
I for one found Mejias metrosexual ramblings about imaginary girl friends and cats a bit too much. I hope "The Entry Level" returns with a reviewer who can do justice to much needed reviews of affordable audio equipment, without all the other baggage Mejias brought to the table.
.............I fully agree with both of you :-)
Cheers,
Al
Ever too true. Yet, Brian H.P. also makes a valid point. When SM was able to refrain from his faux Brooklyn, Hoboken, hipster style, he brought a needed realm of review.
Stevie's main focus was on affordable products that SOUNDED decent, and how to put together a musically satisfying system on a real-world budget. Other S'phile writers (notably Sam) touch upon this segment of the market from time to time, but it was good to have a monthly column dedicated to stuff that offered real value for non-millionaire music enthusiasts. I hope someone carries that on.
I'll miss SM's column, reviews and blogs. Good news about ML and HR! I hope Michael can write on other subjects in addition to computer audio which he covers so well on his web site. Give Herb a column where he can write on anything he wants - I'll read it.
Does this mean it will be his task to tell consumers why Audioquest has 20 different models of interconnects? Snakes and Rivers vs Bridges and Falls? Who comes up with this stuff? I can't make heads or tales of their current product range, or why I should buy one product over another.
I bought a Dragonfly last month and I felt some trembling of the fingers and as if something overwhelming was going to happen. It happened. It was about an Audioquest DAC bringing Joni closer but also taking SM away.
Bill
Thanks for update. Glad to hear Michael Lavorgna will be contributing.
Michael is a very talented guy. After working with him for 1.5 years now, I have come to appreciate his skills and humor.
As a follower of Audiostream I agree totally.
Edits: 03/30/14
Look forward to both Michael Lavorgna and Herb Reichert. Both good writers with interesting points of view.
Herb was very helpful to me when I first got into Audio Note gear years ago. Michael and I have traded a few e-mails in the past and he has an interesting blog well worth checking out at http://www.twitteringmachines.com/
I second that. Michael L. is one of the industry's best writers.
Peter Breuninger, Editor AVShowrooms
I look forward to Tom Norton's upcoming work with Stereophile. It's great to hear he's coming back!
See ya. Dave
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