andy_c wrote: > Many of the exalted high-end gurus have an interesting story associated > with them. They tend to be "child prodigies" who have been designing > audio equipment since the age of 12 or so, yet never managed to obtain a > degree in engineering, physics or mathematics. This failure is seen as > an advantage though, as it shows them to not be subject to the > preconceived notions they might have if they actually knew something > about the subject matter.
An exception appears to be John Atkinson himself. Not much of his biography is known but count on the good old AES to read some facts into the public record: http://www.aes.org/events/131/press/?ID=128 " John Atkinson graduated from University of London in 1972 with an honors degree in physics and chemistry, and from the University of Londons School of Education in 1974 with a postgraduate qualification in the teaching of high-school science. A musician, sound recordist, and audiophile, Atkinson pursued all three areas simultaneously, before settling down in magazine publishing in 1976, at UKs Hi-Fi News & Record Review. He became HFN/RRs editor in 1982. In 1986 he moved to the US to become editor of Stereophile, the position he still occupies. By 1998, when he and his business partner sold the magazine to Petersen Publications, they had tripled its circulation. In 1989, Atkinson introduced a program of measuring the components reviewed in Stereophile, and since then has measured 750 loudspeakers, 500 amplifiers and almost 300 digital products, all under standardized conditions. He has also continued his recording activities, and to date has produced, engineered, edited, mastered, and/or performed on more than 40 commercially released recordings. Atkinson has been a member of the AES since 1981; a committed generalist, he is very likely the only audio magazine editor who has also panned for gold and made his own transistors. " The 1972 undergraduate graduation suggests a birth date ca. 1950 which puts his current age at approximately 65. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104283
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