Better magazine, Stereophile or Absolute Sound

I agree with you guys. There may not have been a better "glossy" than Audio when it was running at full stride. Good writing, music reviews, a healthy blend of subjective sonics and "technicalese", the occasional article that covered subjects that you never knew could be so interesting or informative, etc... Besides that, who could forget all of Professor Lirpa's "kick ass" audio products : )

As to the October issues, i agree with you folks. They are a wealth of information of products from days gone by. If you are interested in purchasing something of this nature in the future, Marty and Laura of Bound For Sound is "thinking" about doing something like this. Please contact them via their website and let them know your thoughts on the subject. Sean
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http://www.boundforsound.com/

Wide Screen review is a good magazine. They have some interesting stuff in there.

I've finally stopped subscribing to both of them. If I need to know something, I can ask and get it here.

I subscribed to AS for nearly two decades and then left as professional demands absorbed my avocational time. Stereophile was a newstand purchase, but a frequent one, over the same interval. I always enjoyed JGH and was always puzzled at HP's negative opinion of his work. Now, JGH writes for AS. The marketplace does wondrous things. Now, with more time, I have resumed buying both on newstands. As often as not, I leave Stereophile in the store, but the AS is still purchased. It does not, however, inspire the same confidence as it did in its earlier era. I have tons of back AS issues, and they are an interesting contrast with present issues. Audiogon gives much more diversity of opinion, reflecting listeners whose ears are probably just as practiced as those of professional reviewers.

Stereophile is more easy to read

but one beef I have is they rarely compare components at the same price, they will compare a unit to it's now obsolete upgraded predicessor but will not compare it head to head with other viable options

that brings people to feel inferior with their outdated version and to plck down more to upgrade and also doesn't offend the company, but it doesn't help hone in on the best unit in that price range