What Printed Magazine do you prefer?


In times where every dollar is being counted, a dilemma is created. When Stereophile, Sound&Vision and Absolute Sound
come up for renewal all at once which one do you keep?
What is your favorite of these mentioned? Who offers the best Audio news and best reviews?
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I like HiFi+ too, but contrary to everyone else, am thrilled Roy Gregory is gone. He was always interesting, but sooo pleased with himself. My favourite was a review of some mega speakers. The quote was to the effect, I moved them 5mm and everything snapped into place. If I moved them to the next room, I would hear a difference, but 5mm?
I have to admit a personal prejudice. I wrote a letter to the effect that differential pricing between countries was particularly iniquitous and he published an abusive 3 page reply in the magazine. No right of reply to me of course.
In general + is no better than the other magazines, when it comes down to it, it is the advertisers, distributors that pay the bills and whose interests the magazines favour.
Thats why I like Bound for Sound and HiFiCritic, but the latter is so very expensive. No adverts, it shows who really pays the bills, advertisers.
Incidentally, has anyone read Arhur Salvatores views on reviewers and copies of his correspondence with Michael Fremer. Wonderfully abusive and threatening, on both sides.
UHF magazine. No question! Its the only magazine that appears to keep a consistent reference system for every component review. All other magazines have different reviewers with different systems, so its not really possible to obtain a true side by side comparrison of similar components. Furthermore, each listening test is performed simultaneously by about three or four people who each give their opinion. Whenever possible, they conduct blind tests so that they won't be influenced by really fancy band names or prices. Finally, the guy who puts the magazine together is a great writer!
Lately I like TAS over Sterophile mostly because TAS seems to include more music reviews. I can't get into TAS's on-line Playback, especially after looking at a computer monitor all day at work. I love HiFi+ but I've got a feeling TAS and HiFi+ might start leaning on each other too much, like they did in their reviews of the the Focal Utopia's.
TAS and Stereophile can be had at $10 and below per year. Look for the 2-3 year deals. As for HiFi+, I read it every month for free at Barns and Noble while having a Starbucks latte. If you really want to save some $$$, read all 3 for free at B&N and skip the latte. ;-)