August is here, which means it’s time for <a href="http://www.thecableco.com/">The Cable Company</a>’s Annual “Summer Against Hunger” fundraiser. This marks the 15th year that The Cable Company collaborates with <a href="http://www.care.org/index.asp">CARE</a>, a leading humanitarian effort battling global poverty, with a dollar for dollar donation on purchases of sponsored products in the month of August.
Will you be in or around Baltimore tomorrow night? Will you be in the mood for music, hi-fi, and wine? If so, this looks fun:
<a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/last_night_in_other_music/">L… night</a>, after leaving <a href="http://www.othermusic.com/">Other Music</a>, orange bag in my hand, I stopped in front of <a href="http://www.inlivingstereo.com/">In Living Stereo</a> and gazed dreamily at the window display: A pair of DeVore Fidelity Gibbon 3s (just like home!), a Rega P3 (just like home!), and a…
<i>Photo: David Black</i>
On Friday, John Atkinson and I visited the lovely home of <a href="http://www.wircmedia.com/">WIRC Media</a>’s Micah Sheveloff, press representative for Thiel and Bryston.
Remember <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/the_world_is_crazy/">this rad video</a>?
Marantz has introduced four new, relatively affordable products: two integrated amplifiers and two disc players. All carry on the sleek, attractive design of the company’s reference components, featuring the classic Marantz star logo (cool), sculpted faceplates, and solid-looking build.
Phiaton, maker of sexy headphones for sexy people, has <a href="http://www.phiaton.com/">a nice new website</a> filled with pictures of attractive young adults, set in clean, chic surroundings, looking very deeply engaged with what they’re doing, whether at work or at play or getting ready for a big date, while wearing Phiaton headphones. Check it out.
The August 2010 issue of <i>Stereophile</i> is now on newsstands. The cover, with its mellow tones, is one of my favorites. To a greater degree than any other cover we’ve released, this one got a buzz going around the office. People would walk by and say nice things. I hope the cover works the same magic for people browsing the newsstands.
You might say that brown boxes serve as a metaphor for our lives here at <i>Stereophile</i>. Some days are fuller than others. Right now, I’m buried.