Anyone ever read the listener magazine

Ditto. Ditto. Ditto......

Good for a reasonable browsing, but not exactly my cup of tea. I do think that they have a pretty high "honesty level" compared to most other zines. It takes GUTS for a "high end" audio reviewer to say "I use the cables that come with the components" !!!

As to "goofball" ( oops, i mean "Gizmo" ), they would be better off without him or by drastically editing his content. Besides that, he has "screwed" more than a few people over on bad business deals. Not someone that i feel that i can trust nor do i appreciate his "zaniness". Sean
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I thoroughly enjoy "Listener". I read almost all the audio mags I can get ahold of and Listener especially seems to want to express and share the joy and pleasure of audio rather than be obsessive about technology or the sharpest cutting edge. I have learned about quite a few pieces of equipment there that I had not heard of anywhere else.

Art Dudley's been around since the days of the Hi-Fi Heretic, if anyone remembers that rag. I tire of his complaints on how everyone calls him for advice that he just can't give while he tries to run the mag. Perhaps if he expended a little more energy editing Gizmo, and a little less on his soapbox, that might be a good thing. Also, his Lowther fixation is over the top, one driver Cannot do 20/20 khZ, nor should one try. [Another Listener reviewer essentially agreed.] FWIW, his room is 8 by 10, I don't see how Any music could bloom in that shoebox. Perhaps his new abode offers a larger space.

The LP cleaning feature was invaluable, no filler there. Few 'philes play LPs these days, we should give him credit for maintaining an analogue voice in the digital forest. Remember, folks, it's just one man's opinion!