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US: BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Jim Austin
On March 28, longtime Stereophile contributor (and one of my favorite music writers) John Swenson died from cancer. John’s death came about a year after we published, in the My Back Pages space, John’s essay “Death Row Discs.” For me, his essay is an eloquent goodbye, one without a trace of self-pity. It starts with the sentence, “My music is keeping me alive.” If you missed it the first time ’round, give it a read.1
In the same issue’s As We See It, I wrote my own tribute to John.2 I’m gratified that I was able to express those thoughts while he was still around to read them; now that he’s gone, there’s not much else to say. RIP, John. Here’s hoping you’re now hanging with Jimmy Mack and other old buddies, drinking Irish whiskey and listening to records.
US: CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AND CANADA: LACHINE, QUEBEC
Julie Mullins
Dave Nauber has parted ways with Canadian hi-fi company Classé after nearly two decades of working with the company both before—as president, including under Bowers & Wilkins’s ownership—and after Sound United3 acquired the company in 2018. His most recent title at Sound United was “Brand Director, Classé.” By all accounts, the separation was mutual and amicable.
I spoke with Nauber over Zoom shortly after his return from the Montréal Audio Fest, where show director Michel Plante presented him with a Lifetime Achievement award.
“It’s a little hard to describe,”
