Rt66indierock Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 This should be interesting and I want to be the first to wish John Atkinson well and extend an invitation to visit The Valley of the Sun. Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Congrats to JA on his retirement. Link to comment
Popular Post beetlemania Posted March 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2019 John Atkinson made Stereophile an excellent read for so many years. Head and shoulders better than any other US audio magazine if only because of the measurements. But they also had many excellent writers over the years. Best wishes, JA (I'll refrain from mentioning the M-acronym) tmtomh and audiobomber 2 Roon ROCK (Roon 1.7; NUC7i3) > Ayre QB-9 Twenty > Ayre AX-5 Twenty > Thiel CS2.4SE (crossovers rebuilt with Clarity CSA and Multicap RTX caps, Mills MRA-12 resistors; ERSE and Jantzen coils; Cardas binding posts and hookup wire); Cardas and OEM power cables, interconnects, and speaker cables Link to comment
mav52 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Congrats to JA. But he will still be Technical Editor 👀 The Truth Is Out There Link to comment
mansr Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 JA is dead, long live JA! crenca 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Miska Posted March 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2019 I was just about to post about this too, seeing the announcement on my Facebook feed. I hope the objective aspect brought in by JGH and more so by JA is not going to diminish. So far I've seen that the balance between subjective and objective in Stereophile and as well the now-brother publication Hifi-News (with PM) has been pretty good and I enjoy reading both. Been happy reader of both for Fairly Long Time(tm). Even though I don't agree with everything (especially regarding Stereophile's take on MQA). I hope JA and PM will be able to maintain their line. Superdad and Kyhl 2 Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
Popular Post asdf1000 Posted March 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2019 "My main objective, though, is to steer a steady course—to keep Stereophile pointed in the direction it has been pointed in for decades. In particular, Stereophile has always been a subjectivist audio journal. Its main concern has always been with how music sounds through the equipment we review and how it affects us, the listeners. But for 30 years Stereophile has been built upon the edifice of John Atkinson's measurements, which examine whether the components we review are thoughtfully and solidly engineered. Under my watch, we'll continue to do both those things, with, I hope, renewed vigor." https://www.stereophile.com/content/stereophile-next-generation#hu63juhIDoA5H4yt.99 Miska and tmtomh 2 Link to comment
Popular Post John_Atkinson Posted March 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2019 3 hours ago, beetlemania said: John Atkinson made Stereophile an excellent read for so many years. Head and shoulders better than any other US audio magazine if only because of the measurements. But they also had many excellent writers over the years. Best wishes, JA Thank you beetlemania. I will still be doing all the measurements to accompany Stereophile's reviews but now will have some time to do more in-depth investigation. One area, for example, concerns how an amplifier's distortion spectrum changes with output voltage and output current. I also want to use a scientific graphing app to show a loudpeaker's complex impedance as a "pigtail" plot, which I think will be illuminating. Again, this is something in the frantic schedule to publish each issue's content that I just haven't had the time to work on. John Atkinson (Soon to be Technical) Editor, Stereophile Kyhl, Mike Rubin, mav52 and 17 others 19 1 Link to comment
Popular Post beetlemania Posted March 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2019 14 minutes ago, John_Atkinson said: Thank you beetlemania. I will still be doing all the measurements to accompany Stereophile's reviews but now will have some time to do more in-depth investigation. One area, for example, concerns how an amplifier's distortion spectrum changes with output voltage and output current. I also want to use a scientific graphing app to show a loudpeaker's complex impedance as a "pigtail" plot, which I think will be illuminating. Again, this is something in the frantic schedule to publish each issue's content that I just haven't had the time to work on. John Atkinson (Soon to be Technical) Editor, Stereophile Would be nice to see in room response for all speakers. as an aside, I’ve been imagining Charles Hansen’s reaction to Mr. Austin being your replacement 🤯 crenca and opus101 2 Roon ROCK (Roon 1.7; NUC7i3) > Ayre QB-9 Twenty > Ayre AX-5 Twenty > Thiel CS2.4SE (crossovers rebuilt with Clarity CSA and Multicap RTX caps, Mills MRA-12 resistors; ERSE and Jantzen coils; Cardas binding posts and hookup wire); Cardas and OEM power cables, interconnects, and speaker cables Link to comment
firedog Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Good wishes John. I’m glad the measurements will be continuing and even expanding. Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protectors +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Protection>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three BXT (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 BXT 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
Quadman Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Congrats John, looking forward to your new measurements techniques and reporting of findings. Link to comment
Superdad Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 @John_Atkinson So glad to hear you are getting off the time-crunch merry-go-round and being relieved of the monthly pressure. Looking forward to reading about the fruits of your research as they ripen. Hope to run into you at an audio show again soon. It has been a long time since we last met (Hovland days). All the best, --Alex Crespi UpTone Audio LLC Link to comment
Paul R Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Congrats for sure! You have really led Stereo Review into being the leading publication. Authoritive, but good natured, fun, and populated by a definite cast of characters. -Paul Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat DAC. Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment
esldude Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 4 hours ago, John_Atkinson said: Thank you beetlemania. I will still be doing all the measurements to accompany Stereophile's reviews but now will have some time to do more in-depth investigation. One area, for example, concerns how an amplifier's distortion spectrum changes with output voltage and output current. I also want to use a scientific graphing app to show a loudpeaker's complex impedance as a "pigtail" plot, which I think will be illuminating. Again, this is something in the frantic schedule to publish each issue's content that I just haven't had the time to work on. John Atkinson (Soon to be Technical) Editor, Stereophile https://www.audiograph.se/ Man is anything better than the PowerCube measures for amplifiers? Congrats on more time JA. First subscribed in the 1980's. So I've been reading you and your publication a long time. And always keep in mind: Cognitive biases, like seeing optical illusions are a sign of a normally functioning brain. We all have them, it’s nothing to be ashamed about, but it is something that affects our objective evaluation of reality. Link to comment
Superdad Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Paul R said: You have really led Stereo Review into being the leading publication. What? Stereo Review (1958-1998) was on the opposite side of the pond for most of its and J. Atkinson's life. Think you mean Stereophile... UpTone Audio LLC Link to comment
Paul R Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Yah - thank you. Was thinking earlier about Julian Hirsch. Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat DAC. Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment
TubeLover Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 John, Thank you for your many years of ensuring that Stereophile was always a quality publication and a leader in the field. I also always appreciated your personal reviews of audio equipment. I bought a pair of Pass XA-60.5 amps after you said "I don't have much to say about the Pass Labs XA60.5 other than this: It is the best-sounding amplifier I have ever used." They are wonderful amplifiers, and were a bargain, as you noted, and I have never regretted purchasing them for a minute. JC Superdad 1 Link to comment
mansr Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 9 hours ago, Superdad said: --Alex Crespi Wow, full name. JA must be really something. Link to comment
Miska Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 9 hours ago, esldude said: https://www.audiograph.se/ Man is anything better than the PowerCube measures for amplifiers? PowerCube measurements are really telling overall. It is surprising how much differences it shows between amplifiers. When you combine that with loudspeaker complex impedance / EPDR figures, no wonder there are some differences... Local hifi magazine here, as well as the one from our western neighbor Sweden, publishes PowerCube measurement results for amplifiers which is really nice. For loudspeakers they also publish group delay plots which is also nice. crenca 1 Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
crenca Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 19 hours ago, John_Atkinson said: Thank you beetlemania. I will still be doing all the measurements to accompany Stereophile's reviews but now will have some time to do more in-depth investigation. One area, for example, concerns how an amplifier's distortion spectrum changes with output voltage and output current. I also want to use a scientific graphing app to show a loudpeaker's complex impedance as a "pigtail" plot... This! Hey MQA, if it is not all $voodoo$, show us the math! Link to comment
Panelhead Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 JA, Please continue on. Two of your measurements are the “one look” evaluation I use to separate the wheat from the chaff. Speaker impulse waterfall. Not so much the cleanliness of the decay, the top line. That is the frequency response. The 1 KHz output at -90.3 dB. At 16 and 24 bit resolution. The drop in noise floor shows resolution. Expect to see -160 dB for any dac over 99.00. Also like seeing what the sine wave output is at -90.3 dB and 16 bits. Amazing to see an expensive dac not outputting three clean voltage levels here. When I see an interesting speaker or dac tested I look at these tests before reading. If the review conclusion does not match the results of these simple tests move to the next review of interest. 2012 Mac Mini, i5 - 2.5 GHz, 16 GB RAM. SSD, PM/PV software, Focusrite Clarett 4Pre 4 channel interface. Daysequerra M4.0X Broadcast monitor., My_Ref Evolution rev a , Klipsch La Scala II, Blue Sky Sub 12 Clarett used as ADC for vinyl rips. Corning Optical Thunderbolt cable used to connect computer to 4Pre. Dac fed by iFi iPower and Noise Trapper isolation transformer. Link to comment
Lee Scoggins Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 On 3/1/2019 at 9:25 PM, Paul R said: Congrats for sure! You have really led Stereo Review into being the leading publication. Authoritive, but good natured, fun, and populated by a definite cast of characters. -Paul I think you mean Stereophile. Link to comment
Paul R Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Yep - age is showing I am afraid. My Sterophile subscription might outlast me... Lee Scoggins 1 Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat DAC. Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment
Lee Scoggins Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, Paul R said: Yep - age is showing I am afraid. My Sterophile subscription might outlast me... No worries, happens to the best of us. Link to comment
Sal1950 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Just got in the May issue of Stereophile. John Atkinson still listed at the top of the mast as Editor? Austin still only as a contributing editor? Ishmael Slapowitz 1 "The gullibility of audiophiles is what astonishes me the most, even after all these years. How is it possible, how did it ever happen, that they trust fairy-tale purveyors and mystic gurus more than reliable sources of scientific information?" Peter Aczel - The Audio Critic R.I.P. MQA 2014-2023: Hyped product thanks to uneducated, uncritical advocates & captured press. Link to comment
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