Stereophile
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| Editor | Jim Austin |
|---|---|
| Categories | High-end audio |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Total circulation (June 2013) | 72,159[1][needs update] |
| Founder | J. Gordon Holt |
| First issue | September 1962 |
| Company | AVTech Media |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0585-2544 |
Stereophile is a monthly magazine that focuses on high-end home audio equipment, such as loudspeakers and amplifiers, and audio-related news, such as online audio streaming.
History and profile
Founded in 1962[2] by J. Gordon Holt. Stereophile is the highest-circulation hi-fi magazine in the Americas and possibly the world.
On March 1, 2019, John Atkinson announced that he was stepping down from his position of Editor of Stereophile, that he would continue his association with the magazine as Technical Editor, and that Jim Austin, formerly an editor at Science and a freelance contributor to Stereophile, would taking over as Editor.[3] Atkinson had edited the magazine since 1983.
Until 2018, Stereophile was published in New York by The Enthusiast Network, a publisher of special interest magazines. The magazine was formerly based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[2] During this period it was published eight times a year.[2] In March 2018, Stereophile was purchased, along with related magazines and websites, by AVTech Media Ltd.[4]
In 1998, Stereophile was acquired by Petersen Publishing.[5]
Features include their annual "Records to Die For" section, where each editor and writer reviews two outstanding albums of their choice, and the bi-annual "Recommended Components" issue in which audio equipment which has been reviewed in the recent past are classified as "A, B, C or D" level components, with "A" being the most highly recommended.
References
- ^ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[dead link] - ^ a b c Frank Hoffmann (November 12, 2004). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. p. 2023. ISBN 978-1-135-94950-1. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Stereophile: the Next Generation". Stereophile.com. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "AVTech Media Ltd (UK) Acquires Home Tech Network From Ten Publishing Media". Stereophile.com. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Petersen Publishing Agrees to Acquire Stereophile, Inc". Stereophile.com. 1998-05-17. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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