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We Will All Rejoice

Stephen Mejias Dec 06, 2007 First Published: Dec 06, 2007 0 comments

Alright. There was that">http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119464399153888326.html">that piece in the Wall Street Journal where the writer, Terry Teachout, says he's cool with MP3s because they're wildly convenient and because he can't hear very well anyway, being middle-aged and all. He goes on to say that his hearing loss has set him free from the "snare and delusion of audiophilia"&#151that wallet-choking merry-go-round of upgrading for sonic improvements.

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Stereophile's Products of 2007

Stephen Mejias Dec 06, 2007 First Published: Dec 06, 2007 0 comments

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Note to Self

Stephen Mejias Dec 06, 2007 First Published: Dec 06, 2007 0 comments

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On Your Way to Bay Ridge

Stephen Mejias Dec 04, 2007 First Published: Dec 04, 2007 0 comments

The PATH train ride from Grove Street in downtown Jersey City to Church Street in lower Manhattan takes about seven minutes, maybe less, and offers a chilling tour of Ground Zero. For just a dollar-fifty, you get a Disney-like theme park stroll through a chalky gray wasteland that'll have you wondering why no real memorial exists.

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You Want It

Stephen Mejias Dec 03, 2007 First Published: Dec 03, 2007 0 comments

Sam Tellig doesn't call the office often. In the seven years that I've been at Stereophile, Sam has called only a handful of times. When he does call, however, it's serious. Sam just called.

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Rye y Su Son Sonete at Amor Cubano

Stephen Mejias Nov 29, 2007 First Published: Nov 29, 2007 0 comments

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Of the Most Litigious

Stephen Mejias Nov 27, 2007 First Published: Nov 27, 2007 0 comments

"What's that?!" cried music editor Robert Baird, pointing to the plastic-sleeved CD on my desk.

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This Is Your Left Channel

Stephen Mejias Nov 26, 2007 First Published: Nov 26, 2007 0 comments

It was terribly difficult to get out of bed this morning. Wasn't it? For me, the soft sound of car tires over wet city street was a warm whisper: Stay in bed, don't go.

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A Conga and a Six-Pack

Stephen Mejias Nov 13, 2007 First Published: Nov 13, 2007 0 comments

I just got off the phone with Henry Fiol. Though his singing voice ranges from ethereal to ferocious, his speaking voice is that of the common man&#151a City accent, a casual flow, the blurring of sounds the dropping of syllables a friendly slang. He sounds like a relative, one of my father's cousins. He sounds like family.

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Verses vs Versus

Stephen Mejias Nov 08, 2007 First Published: Nov 08, 2007 0 comments

Did you dudes catch that little segment on PBS last night about analog recording versus digital? I did. It was alright. I don't think of these things in terms of a battle, mind you, where there's a bruised but happy winner and a bloody and beaten loser, but mainstream media seems to like taking that approach. I guess it's more palatable that way. To me, there's room in this world for both methods. Have you seen Ultimate Fighting Championship? Now, that's a battle. Analog versus digital? Not so much.