This magazine started exactly seven years ago. I find that amazing, and I'm also pleasantly surprised by the world that has grown up around Tape Op. Sure, there's the magazine that you hold in your hands. It's now one of the top four audio recording magazines in America and has been growing steadily in circulation and advertising, not to mention the amount of editorial we churn out. (On the subject of circulation, please make sure you read the notice on page 44 to make sure your Tape Op subscription keeps coming) Initially what started with a tiny group of writers has now turned into over 200 people who do freelance articles, help answer letters and keep me informed of cool stuff to write about. John B has helped take the mag all this way — I swear I would have stopped at issue #10 if he hadn't stepped in with this vision to make it bigger. More recently adding Laura Thurmond to take on some of the ad sales and Andy Hong to cover the gear reviews has helped the mag grow even more.