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From: greg@olivej.UUCP (Greg Paley)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Magazines Revisited
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Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 12:36:34 EDT
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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