Jim Austin is the new editor of Stereophile

[Sal1950]

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?

 

[Sal1950]

On 4/17/2019 at 7:26 AM, John_Atkinson said:

 

That's correct. The June 2019 issue of Stereophile is my last as editor in chief and you will be able to read my farewell on p.3.

 

John Atkinson

Technical Editor, Stereophile

 

Hoping you will continue doing equipment measurement there.

They are the only thing that keeps me subscribing for many a year.

 

[Sal1950]

2 hours ago, Superdad said:

Sure, and you subscribed to Playboy for the articles...

Everyone enjoys a bit of fiction now and then

 

On 3/1/2019 at 6:18 PM, John_Atkinson said:

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.

That's good to hear John. keep up the good work. 

[Sal1950]

2 hours ago, firedog said:

Fiction?... Sal are you referring to "stories" in Playboy or the "anatomy" of some of the women? 

Nope FD, now you know the reference was to some of the subjective reviews in Stereophile.

Here's a good example of high fiction,

https://www.stereophile.com/content/uptone-audio-usb-regen

You have to dig all the way down into John Atkinson's measurements to find the reality,

"Using this long cable and my MacBook Pro running on battery power, I tested the Regen with a PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream DAC and a Meridian Prime D/A headphone amplifier, using my Audio Precision SYS2722 analyzer and the same test signals I'd used for the JitterBug review. Sad to report, I found that the Regen made absolutely no difference in the D/A processors' analog output signals."
Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/uptone-audio-usb-regen-measurements#DZVzOquGP2LkRw8y.99

[Sal1950]

39 minutes ago, christopher3393 said:

 

Hi Sal. Do you consider Kal Rubinson's part of this review to be "high fiction"? If so, can you explain why?

I consider it quite probably in error.. Whether do to expectation bias or something else I have no idea and don't wish to speculate on what they might be. I'll only comment that Kal said this,

"It was as if the Regen weren't there  (after its inclusion)—until I began listening closely."

So he wasn't listening closely before it's insertion, but later did?  This hints at the improvements often heard when some new piece is added and the listener then starts listening more closely and hears more detail and the other things he's tuning into.

Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/uptone-audio-usb-regen#433U56qVUTosa2GH.99

 

Atkinson's measurements weren't the only ones to find the regen mostly valueless.  There's a 27 page long investigation at ASR if you want to learn more.

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/uptone-iso-regen-review-and-measurements.1829/

[Sal1950]

On 4/25/2019 at 12:48 PM, Albrecht said:

"" In Audiophiledom the radical subjective listening session ""

So funny, - sounds like the orange Trumpet. As if that was somehow "a thing."

At Disney World they call it "Fantasy Land".