The audiophile in the plaid shirt and gray Dockers had his hand up. Moderator Jonathan Scull handed him the roving microphone, and the <I>Stereophile</I> writers on the podium at HI-FI '99's Sunday afternoon "Ask the Editors" session shifted in their chairs. "This one's for John Atkinson," came the windup. The other writers relaxed; I started to sweat. Then the pitch: "How come <I>Stereophile</I> issues are so small these days?"

The audiophile in the plaid shirt and gray Dockers had his hand up. Moderator Jonathan Scull handed him the roving microphone, and the <I>Stereophile</I> writers on the podium at HI-FI '99's Sunday afternoon "Ask the Editors" session shifted in their chairs. "This one's for John Atkinson," came the windup. The other writers relaxed; I started to sweat. Then the pitch: "How come <I>Stereophile</I> issues are so small these days?"

"There, <I>that</I>'s where you should put the microphone&mdash;5" from the end of my bow."

"There, <I>that</I>'s where you should put the microphone&mdash;5" from the end of my bow."

"There, <I>that</I>'s where you should put the microphone&mdash;5" from the end of my bow."

"There, that's where you should put the microphone—5" from the end of my bow."

"There, <I>that</I>'s where you should put the microphone&mdash;5" from the end of my bow."

"There, <I>that</I>'s where you should put the microphone&mdash;5" from the end of my bow."

"There, <I>that</I>'s where you should put the microphone&mdash;5" from the end of my bow."

"There, <I>that</I>'s where you should put the microphone&mdash;5" from the end of my bow."