Besides the reading I do here at
Stereophile, I read a lot on the morning train. When Murakami is pissing me off with his cats and dead friends, I turn to the free dailies handed out by the dudes in the bright orange jackets standing outside the station. I pick one up and I say to myself, "I think I'll get a little stupid this morning." I go for
Metro—"the world's largest global newspaper." Dressed in a cheery green and with a friendly font, it is clearly designed for those in jeans and sneakers, whereas
AM New York is meant for the more serious suits.
I really don't care about that stuff. I just want to know the baseball scores, and
Metro usually gives the Mets a fair share of the space. (No, really: I am a sucker for the fonts.) Today, after learning that the Mets had gotten trashed by the surging Cubbies for the second night in a row, I turned quickly and randomly to the middle of the paper where I saw some familiar faces.
A happy surprise:
Metro had reprinted an article on home stereo systems, originally published in the
April 2008 issue of Domino, that pretty mag for pretty, young domestics. I love the girls who love graphic wallpaper and occasional chairs. Even more, I love the girls who love hi-fi.
In the past, I recall the
Domino editors had their eyes set on the sparkle of
Usher's S-520 loudspeakers.
Domino's latest look at hi-fi is called "Stereos for Every Room" and their editors say, "We blasted everything from Mozart to Fugazi in kitchens, living rooms, and bedrooms to find the devices that deliver mega sound and killer looks." Systems they feature include
Arcam's awesome Solo Music CD receiver paired with Totem's Mite loudspeakers, the outstanding
Outlaw Audio RR2150 receiver matched with a Sony CD player, and Denon's attractive $500 D-M33S desktop system (pictured above).
I just love seeing hi-fi living and smiling outside of our little world. It deserves the attention.
