News

It's been a while since the Stereophile website was freshened up. Probably too long. So this time we decided to start from scratch and combine the stack of reader suggestions we've received with the thousands of articles and other features already online to create something that we hope scratches your audiophile itch better than ever.

Stereophile Forums
With all of the excellent audio forums already out there, we thought long and hard about what we could offer that would add to an audiophile's daily web tour. Editor John Atkinson and forum moderators Stephen Mejias (hardware) and Robert Baird (software) invite you to check out their handiwork and join in with Stereophile's editors and fellow audiophiles.

Dealer Locator
You've read the review, now where can you listen to the product? Our Dealer Locator sorts A/V dealers in the US by zip code, type of dealer, type of products carried, and manufacturer. There are already over 3000 dealers in the system, and we are adding new ones and updating the listings daily. Though we've just begun to fill in all of the holes, the Dealer Locator will continue to grow over the next several months to provide the Internet's most comprehensive way to find new high-end audio gear. Try it out, suggest some additions, and send us info on your local dealers and favorite products.

New Categories
You're looking for a tubed preamp review, but those listings for solid-state products keep getting in the way? We hear you and have re-sorted Stereophile's thousands of online articles and reviews into targeted categories. Direct links to all categories are in the right column of every page, and the lists can be sorted alphabetically by manufacturer, by issue date, or by most recently added to the database.

New Look
Along with the new content and community features, we also tried to address reader comments about site navigation and page load times. We've reduced the number of sponsor ads per page and lightened Stereophile's online look. We hope you like it, and we are always looking for new suggestions. .

Old Favorites
Popular features from the old site have been maintained, such as the Vote! polling section (approaching 500 individual polls with comments available for your information and amusement!) and the A/V Links Database, which sports thousands of audio-related links. And, of course, we'll keep adding new reviews and features to the thousands of articles already online, and update our News Desk with audio-related stories every week.

Coming Soon
More stuff is in the works, and several new features will be added to the site before the end of the year. Expect to see some thought-provoking audio blogs show up first, followed by a raft of new music content.