Stephen Mejias

Lovely Ladies of the Press Room
HE 2006
Stephen Mejias  |  Jun 03, 2006  |  0 comments
Jenna Russo, Lucette Nicoll, and Erika Pearson (L to R) keep the press room stocked with coffee and cookies so that we can keep working hard.
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Shure's PTH Control Switch
HE 2006
Stephen Mejias  |  Jun 01, 2006  |  0 comments
I've never owned a set of headphones. Is that what they're called? Or should it be pair of headphones? Headphones? Earphones? I don't even know. I've stayed away from headphones for a couple of reasons: I don't like having things on my head or in my ears, and I actually do enjoy hearing the sounds around me — the banjos on the F train, the buses on Madison Avenue, the sirens around the corner, the construction in our hall. Oh, and the birdies chirping, too.
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HeadRoom's Headphone Heaven
HE 2006
Stephen Mejias  |  Jun 01, 2006  |  1 comments
After experiencing Shure's Push-to-Hear control switch, I was in a headphone kind of mood, so I walked on over to HeadRoom's aptly named Headphone Heaven. I imagine that this heavenly set-up will serve as a much-needed respite for many weary showgoers. I found smiling faces, comfy lounge chairs, happy flowers, and lots of sunshine. Everything in the room begged, "Try Me!"
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Also In the Belkin Room
HE 2006
Stephen Mejias  |  Jun 01, 2006  |  1 comments
Also in the Belkin room, I had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Bruce Edgar who had furnished the room with his Edgarhorn Titan II loudspeakers ($16,000). Dr. Edgar is an experimental physicist. And also a mind reader. I sat beside him, facing the system with its outrageous array of silvery PureAV interconnects and speaker cables jutting out like all sorts of tentacles and arms and legs, thinking: "Any other cables would make this system look ugly," when Dr. Edgar said to me: "Any other cables would make this system look ugly, don't you think?"
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Belkin's TuneTalk Stereo
HE 2006
Stephen Mejias  |  Jun 01, 2006  |  0 comments
There are two tiny omnidirection mics on that sweet little thing — Belkin's TuneTalk Stereo ($69.99) — displayed here by Jackie Romulo. You can record stuff directly onto your iPod and play it back later. So, if you're a student at a sleepy lecture or a hack reporter like me, you have an instant cheat sheet.
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Proof of What
Stephen Mejias
Stephen Mejias  |  May 31, 2006  |  0 comments
Written on the way to JFK Airport, Tuesday afternoon.
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Sailing Invidious Multinational Germs
Stephen Mejias
Stephen Mejias  |  May 30, 2006  |  7 comments
I remember — it must have been about five years ago — when Jonathan arrived in the office, fresh from a Home Entertainment Show and as happy as can be. He had finally discovered the secret for avoiding the show flu, despite the handshakes and late nights.
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A Large Brass Hookah
Stephen Mejias
Stephen Mejias  |  May 25, 2006  |  2 comments
"Stevie!"
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Vicarious Presence
Stephen Mejias
Stephen Mejias  |  May 24, 2006  |  3 comments
I'm getting excited about the Show. You know what Show I'm talking about. I have this good feeling that I'm going to rock it. Hmm, thinking back, I've actually had this good feeling before every show I've attended. Then, I get there, I shake somebody's hand, and I get sick. Disappointed and fatigued, I get left in the dust. The guys call me names. But, that's not going to happen this time. No, it isn't. Today is a new day.
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Your Mother is a Vampire
Stephen Mejias
Stephen Mejias  |  May 23, 2006  |  3 comments
I'm listening to Margot & the Nuclear So and So's now. They sing songs about vampires and kittens, mice and clowns. You might like them. Their story is one of poverty and despair and desolation thwarted by sudden friendship, a burst of creativity, and life on the road. It sounds familiar, but then not. They make music with trumpets and cellos and keys.
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