ralphfcooke Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 33 minutes ago, John_Atkinson said: That is not what is going to happen as long as I remain Stereophile's editor. I discussed this subject in my keynote speech at AXPONA yesterday. John Atkinson Editor, Stereophile Lets hope that does continue, I read Stereophile via a very expensive UK supplier, and though I disagree with many of the more 'subjectivist' articles, I do appreciate the overall balance and would be sad to see it change for the worse, which I am sure would happen if JA left. Link to comment
BigAlMc Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 1 minute ago, ralphfcooke said: Lets hope that does continue, I read Stereophile via a very expensive UK supplier, and though I disagree with many of the more 'subjectivist' articles, I do appreciate the overall balance and would be sad to see it change for the worse, which I am sure would happen if JA left. I miss Audiostream.com already. I enjoyed it. spin33 1 Synergistic Research Powercell UEF SE > Sonore OpticalModule (LPS-1.2 & DXP-1A5DSC) > EtherRegen (SR4T & DXP-1A5DSC) > (Sablon 2020 LAN) Innuos PhoenixNet > Muon Streaming System > Grimm Audio MU1 server > (Sablon AES) Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC > PS Audio M1200 monoblocks > Salk Sound Supercharged Songtowers Link to comment
Miska Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Let's put it this way. I like UK's HiFi-News (originally part of AVTech Media). And I've been subscriber of both for a long time. Paul Miller (editor of HFN) and John Atkinson (editor of Stereophile) seem to know each other pretty well. JA has been editor of HFN in the past. So I'm looking this from mostly positive perspective of these two nice publications hopefully becoming even better as a one bigger family. At least I like to see this through positive glasses until proven otherwise. Sure, there are short and midterm uncertainty on various details, but those will be sorted out / cleared over time. Maybe as whole there will be more, even if some earlier things are discontinued, maybe new things will appear too. Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 I agree entirely with kirk's "magical-thinking wing" comment, but let's be careful to not conflate that with expensive prices, per se. I could see a $40,000 turntable as being fairly priced. Or unfairly priced. Products can be produced as technology showcases (Bugatti's Veyron) or as something offering very high performance but is aspirational for all but a few hundred people (McLaren F1 - whose designer strongly criticized the Veyron). To me, the magical-thinking wing produces expensive products that do not perform well, hence the need for blind testing. Even if an expensive product does perform well, that does not mean it is worth buying, even for those who could easily afford it. For example, I know many people who could easily afford a $40,000 DAC but would never spend that kind of money on one because: they have a built-in "cheap skate" orientation (either genetic or acquired during development); they would get more warm fuzzy feeling from donating to charity; or they would put money into a component likely to produce higher SQ/$ such as speakers. The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to comment
Popular Post John_Atkinson Posted April 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2018 8 hours ago, BigAlMc said: I miss Audiostream.com already. I enjoyed it. We announced at AXPONA yesterday that Jana Dagdagan is the new editor of Audiostream.com. She will also continue to produce videos for us. John Atkinson ditor, Streophile jaaptina, christopher3393, opus101 and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 John, was your keynote videoed? If so, will it be on line? Thanks. Link to comment
Brinkman Ship Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 1 hour ago, John_Atkinson said: We announced at AXPONA yesterday that Jana Dagdagan is the new editor of Audiostream.com. She will also continue to produce videos for us. John Atkinson ditor, Streophile Good move chief. Does Jana have a reference system? Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 1 hour ago, John_Atkinson said: We announced at AXPONA yesterday that Jana Dagdagan is the new editor of Audiostream.com. She will also continue to produce videos for us. John Atkinson ditor, Streophile Good to hear. You also seem to have gotten a promotion from Editor... Link to comment
rando Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 They took his big "E". When he reaches "tor" we'll know those daggum infernal Stereophilists are hiding something. Link to comment
rschryer Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 19 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: You also seem to have gotten a promotion from Editor... Yes, in England a "ditor" refers to a King of Editors. :-) Link to comment
rando Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Or latin for enrich. Quote Enrich the Stereophile subscribers and spurn all other men. ~ Atkinus upon defending his claim to the publication in 2018 Link to comment
Popular Post kumakuma Posted April 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2018 I'm pretty sure "ditor, Streophile" is "Editor, Stereophile" in MQA-format. daverich4, Hugo9000, Indydan and 1 other 4 Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 49 minutes ago, kumakuma said: I'm pretty sure "ditor, Streophile" is "Editor, Stereophile" in MQA-format. Lossy :~) Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Indydan Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 6 hours ago, John_Atkinson said: We announced at AXPONA yesterday that Jana Dagdagan is the new editor of Audiostream.com. She will also continue to produce videos for us. John Atkinson ditor, Streophile I don't remember Jana ever writing one single equipment review. So she is fast tracked to Editor of Audiostream?! Link to comment
BigAlMc Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 7 hours ago, John_Atkinson said: We announced at AXPONA yesterday that Jana Dagdagan is the new editor of Audiostream.com. She will also continue to produce videos for us. John Atkinson ditor, Streophile Thanks John, That's welcome news. I thought I'd read that Audiostream was kaput with coverage of streamers & servers rolled up into Stereophile. Cheers, Alan Synergistic Research Powercell UEF SE > Sonore OpticalModule (LPS-1.2 & DXP-1A5DSC) > EtherRegen (SR4T & DXP-1A5DSC) > (Sablon 2020 LAN) Innuos PhoenixNet > Muon Streaming System > Grimm Audio MU1 server > (Sablon AES) Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC > PS Audio M1200 monoblocks > Salk Sound Supercharged Songtowers Link to comment
firedog Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 JA, I do hope you they keep you on and the magazine doesn't change too much. With my criticism of certain aspects of it, the magazine is definitely needed. It covers many niche areas which don't get much coverage (e.g., multi-channel and DSP) in audiophile publications, and your measurement reports are a big breath of needed fresh air and objectivity in the audio review sphere. rschryer 1 Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
John_Atkinson Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 12 hours ago, JoeWhip said: John, was your keynote videoed? If so, will it be on line? Thanks. Yes, it should be posted on the Stereophile YouTube channel later this week. John Atkinson Editor, Stereophile (who is having issues with the E key on his laptop) rschryer 1 Link to comment
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