Listener magazine defunct ??

Artmaltman, you're thinking of The Audiophile Voice, still in publication. Art Dudley is a talented writer and a fairly sane member of this hobby; hopefully he can retain that perspective if indeed he has joined the S-phile.

Mr Dudley has indeed joined the staff at Stereophile. I received an email from him earlier this morning. He stated that he fully intends to stay the course that he's been sailing on and hopes to continue exploring "uncharted waters" as far as Stereophile and the products reviewed are concerned. Personally, i think that his is great news for all involved and i hope Art & Stereophile all the best in this new business relationship. Sean
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I e-mailed Listener about my remaining subscription and was referred to Gene Pitts (of Audiophile Voice) so apparently AV will be the replacement mag. Searching the Audio Asylum archives, I found that AV was also the replacement for "Fi" mag when it went under.

I'm sorry to see Listener go. I'm sure the economy has a lot to do with it. I just received a "late renewal" notice from an amateur video magazine that I dropped my subscription on some months ago. I guess they think I will just send them in a check, even though I did not re-subscribe!
I did have a subscription to Listener, but dropped it some months ago. I found the gear they reviewed not especially interesting; and some of the replies to reader letters were just plain hostile and nasty. Yet despite it's "quirks", I know that some folks did enjoy Listener.
Also, now that it appears that Mr. Dudley will be writing for Stereophile; it will be interesting to see if he tones down some of his remarks.