Pity. I quite liked Mikey's columns but unfortunately his liking for expensive kit (especially turntables/arms) may be associated with the terms on which he is said to be able to acquire them.
In the good old days his reference for 8 years was Simon Yorke's S7 that cost a mere $12,000 or so then and played records rather than did bling. I still reference Simon's record players.
Absolute Sounds sucks compared to Stereophile, so I won't be reading any Mikey in future.