Stephen Mejias

Audes and Joanna Newsom
CES 2007
Stephen Mejias  |  Jan 08, 2007  |  0 comments
With another act of blatant scoopage (I'm writing this as my colleagues are meeting for breakfast), I must let you know that, while ripping through the Venetian halls, late yesterday evening, making some final preparations before today's morning activities, I nearly fell on my face at the sound of such sublime elfin wonder coming from the Audes Room (suite 29-324, conveniently close to where Primedia's Home Tech Group resides, which is to say: I'll be back, again and again.)
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Something Technical
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Stephen Mejias  |  Jan 03, 2007  |  4 comments
I made a small noise.
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Everything You Know About Making Music
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Stephen Mejias  |  Jan 02, 2007  |  3 comments
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No Clever Plan
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Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 22, 2006  |  0 comments
Well, folks, the week's made it to a close, and my plan — Did I mention my plan to post a daily entry about some product that I'd be reporting on during CES, or were you able to discern what I meant to do without my having to say it? — failed. Yeah, that plan, like so many other 2006 plans, came to an abrupt end soon after it began. I'm beginning to think that some people just aren't made to make plans. And I might be one of those people. Though a plan can be symbolic of so many wonderful things, and I think it's those things that I'm really attracted to — the act of making a plan, to my mind, holds no special charm — the things which have brought the most joy to my life came with no clever plan. They were big, beautiful surprises.
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Heat Sinks
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Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 21, 2006  |  0 comments
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An Enthusiastic "WTF?"
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Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 19, 2006  |  0 comments
Well, I knew, of course. But, in addition to all sorts of great and suite-clearing music, CES (and the renegade T.H.E. Show) will be an absolute explosion of new audio gear and gadgetry. How do I know? I know because I've got the press releases that say so. They keep coming and coming. I've got an Outlook folder dedicated to them. Why don't I share those releases with you?
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The Perfect Demo CD
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Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 18, 2006  |  0 comments
As CES approaches, the e-mails and phone calls pour in. Though the temperature here in New York City remains in the mid-fifties, we're snowed under by invites to dinners, demos, and other assorted press events. We mark our calendars, make reservations, create itineraries. As it continues, I wish that all the talk and preparation would come to a sudden end. I wish we were there already, in Vegas, listening to music.
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Something in the Way
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Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 14, 2006  |  0 comments
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A Little Good-bye Note
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Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 12, 2006  |  0 comments
"Write about me in your blog," she said, waving good-bye.
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Stereophile's Products of 2006
Products of the Year
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 10, 2006  |  0 comments
This Is The Perfect Time—the time of year we love most. Madison Avenue's confounding street signs are suddenly dressed in green and red wreaths, the city's weary scaffolding blinks happily with golden light, the ordinary clamor of traffic and jackhammers is magically transformed into jingle bells and drummer boys. There is music everywhere and nothing to get in our way: A look down the avenue in either direction throws open a window to all that is past and all that is to come.
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