Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site olivej.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!hplabs!oliveb!olivej!greg From: greg@olivej.UUCP (Greg Paley) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Magazines Revisited Message-ID: <203@olivej.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 12:36:34 EDT Article-I.D.: olivej.203 Posted: Mon Aug 20 12:36:34 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Aug-84 05:28:54 EDT References: <163@whuxl.UUCP> Organization: Olivetti ATC, Cupertino, Ca Lines: 32 I've gotten flyers from "Sensible Sound" and been interested, but haven't subscribed yet. The problem has been not being able to find a copy around to see for myself, and I don't like subscribing to something that I've never even seen. Several local hi-fi dealers carry "Absolute Sound", so I was able to read a few issues before deciding to subscribe to that. While Anthony Cordesman was on the staff of "Absolute Sound", one was always assured that a certain effort was going to be made to include those of us who appreciate good sound but don't have megabucks to spend on equipment. I'm rather concerned about what's going to happen now that he's no longer there. I had a very cheap three-year subscription to Stereo Review which I don't plan to renew. I find their equipment and record reviews useless, and I'm offended by their cheap-shot attacks on the "high end" (which always generate equally adolescent retaliations by "Absolute Sound"). The saving grace, so far, are the cartoons. One thing I would like to see in magazines which review records is more info about the reviewers. It seems to me it would be a good idea, at least once a year, to give an "intro" to the critics on the staff with some rundown as to their background. Even more important, where the recorded sound is being reviewed, we should have some idea of what equipment is being used to judge the record. - Greg Paley