Stereophile or Absolute Sound


I have subscribed to both in the past. Maybe it's just me but now I almost cannot tell the difference. Which do you prefer and why.
xagwell
Both are just a shadow of what they were in the past. Even HI FI + one of the few good ones left has been bought and ruined.
>>12-08-07: Mrtennis
both are entertaining. you can get a good laugh from either one<<

Just like any reviewer.
I like each one for different reasons. I like the measurements and technical analysis of reviewed components of Stereophile. I like the everyman style of TAS. Sometimes I feel the reviewers in Stereophile are trying too hard to be audiophiles when describing how a component sounds. I plan on keeping both but if I had to only choose one it would be TAS which I find to be more entertaining and easier to read without having to concentrate.
I always like seeing them in the mailbox and then end up buzzing through them pretty quickly. If I read one interesting article and get a music recommendation or two I'm usually satisfied.

On the other hand, I read HIFI Critic from front to back at least once.
hi audiofeil:

you can get many laughs from audio dealers too.
thank you for your humorous statements in the past. keep 'em comin'