Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined?

If you want to build a top notch system cost effectively, the old school niche audiophile magazines can be ignored totally these days. The winning products for both sound and value get a lot of coverage in other places.

Stereophile does at least often publish measurements, which can be of value if used correctly.

If it’s the more esoteric boutique products that are of interest then a different story. Nothing wrong with liking that stuff. It’s just that the average Joe will be poorly served thinking they have to go ballistic in order to get good sound. No longer the case. Happy days!

In defense of all the ho-hummers on this thread concerning the similarities between the audiophile rags, the covers of a couple TAS and Stereophiles I got  recently could well have been Mike 'n Ike. Hilariously similar. A three-quarter view of a tall, skinny speaker topped with a strange eye-like tweeter assembly. To the left of the speaker -- rectangular, silver-colored separates (okay, there was just one separate on the TAS cover) sporting a rectangular black glass cut-out on the face.

😳😳😳. No need to spend any money. The perfect “system” is already there. In your own car. Enjoy.

Full disclosure: not everyone owns a car. Ask your bus driver to play some tunes 😉