Interesting. I wonder if there’ll be any shake-up. Most of the newer contributing writers are dreadful 
Oh well, there goes the last bastion of objectivity (there’s Paul Miller, but IMHO he does half the job that JA used to do).
https://www.stereophile.com/content/end-era-john-atkinson-retires
Wonder how long before I terminate my Stereophile subscription 
Yeah, clearly sounds like the end of an era…
Not only for J.Atkinson as the article titles, but much globally for Stereophile and the magazine that was still perceived as a reference…
But also the beginning of a new era. Maybe it will be the start of something even better (the retirement of JA notwithstanding)? Time will tell..
I concur with @anupc, and wish I could agree with @AndrewS - but I think the general direction of travel in print journalism, especially with significant technical content, is down rather than up and to greater things. It is the age we live in.
I agree with Simon, and specifically with Stereophile, IMHO, it’s been getting worse, not better. I’m curious about the Subscriber numbers, I imagine it’s declining every year. Perhaps the new management buy-out will spur some changes, as you say, time will tell.