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Quick poll: Most enjoyable audio magazine ?

What is the most enjoyable / entertaining magazine out there in your opinion, the ONE you would by if you did have to pick just one?

Notice that I said ''most enjoyable'', not meaning most accurate.

My pick goes to the UK mag ''what hi-fi'' - very subjective of course, but I like the way they will not hesitate to put an ''avoid'' type of statement and do group testing of components.

That, I find entertaining...

Your choice?
sonicbeauty
azaud
156 posts
 
Doesn't it bother you guys to see the full page ad EVERY TIME in Stereophile for the cover story component?
They're like the Bush administration. They don't even TRY to cover up the B.S.
Arthur Salvatore pointed out a while back that there's an unwritten "rule" in the mainstream audio press that they're not to make any direct comparison to another component in the item of review's class. Since I read this three years or so ago, I've been looking for an exception to this "rule", and haven't found ONE.
Where are the "shootouts" that I see in other hobbies' magazines?
Be nice to know what NOT to buy, wouldn't it?
hifisoundguy
630 posts
 
StereoMojo online magazine
blindjim
3,092 posts
 
I'll tag Tone as well. I used to be a fan of Soundstage. It was an easy read and laid out well. it wasn't as pretentious as some others either.

Tone covers the whole spectrum of music from software to hardware.

"Playback" comes along by email to my inbox regularly and is a compilation of several online mags. it's mighty convenient. Articles range widely across the board.... AV, headphones, Displays, music etc.... from TAS and other industry town criers.

Six moons articles by and large just ramble too much for me anymore to enjoy and embedding images into the text rather than along side it is just too too tedious and exasperating.

Quite often I enjoy the individually authored reviews here on Audiogon. though usually not as polished or technical as major mags, they contain a zeal and enthusiasm that is appealing. Frequently they’re reasonably well written and entertaining too. Above all they are succinct.
rwwear
2,883 posts
 
The adds don't bother me at all. As a matter of fact I enjoy them. I don't believe most reviews anyway. When reviewers start talking about tweeks like power cords, it disqualifies them in my view. I just like to see what's new.
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philjolet
2,306 posts
 
I really miss Listener and Fi. TAS and Stereophile are interchangable for me, a decent read nothing more.

btw thanks to everyone who recommended Tone online magazine. I downloaded the latest issue and just read the Maggie 1.7 review - not bad.
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