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s, and audio-related news.

History

Founded in 1962 by J. Gordon Holt. ''Stereophile'' is the highest-circulation hi-fi magazine in the Americas and possibly the world. In 1998, ''Stereophile'' was acquired by Petersen Publishing. Until 2018, ''Stereophile'' was published in New York by

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, a publisher of special interest magazines. The magazine was formerly based in

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. During this period it was published eight times a year. until the August 1987 issue, when it started monthly publication. In March 2018, ''Stereophile'' was purchased, along with related magazines and websites, by AVTech Media Ltd. On March 1, 2019, John Atkinson, who had joined the magazine in May 1986, 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 be taking over as Editor. Atkinson had edited the magazine since 1986.

Features

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

External links

''Stereophile''
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40 Years of ''Stereophile'': What Happened When
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