I read them all ... one problem is when they (especialy Stereophile) can rip to shreds a piece that cost S 10,000.00. If your spending $ 10,000.00 on a power amp , preamp speakers etc. They had better sound good. You know what, in my 25+ years buying audio, most gear from respected manufactuers sounds great . Flexability , features , styling and value always varies. They need to get real! and also offer more variety in what they review. I like The Listner (it does'nt take itself too seriously! TAS is also a good publication, British mags are good but sometimes not to in depth. Home theater Mag is also a good mag, fun to read but the gear they review can be lightweight sometimes , lots of HT receivers etc but also some very informative articles. I like objective reviews with lots of facts. To the editors out there I don't want to hear you cry about a $ 3,000.00 power cord. Get real And you know what? How come they never mention that my Tandberg 3001A tuner killers any Tuner under $ 5,000.00 made today ? In fact there are lots of vintage pieces out there selling for thousands less then the new gear that sounds as good or better. Anybody out there listen to a 10B ,Vintage ... Luxman , Accuphase, Mcintosh even some of the Top Pioneer Kenwood etc. ? How come few of the mags ever mention that for under a grand you can put together a real Audiophile musical system??? I guess I am rambling ...
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What's your experience with recommended (or trashed)systems in the audiophile publications (Stereophile, Absolute Sound, What Hi Fi...)? I just read a nice thread by [email protected] (gregg) asking about the highly rated BEL 1001 and he got a couple of negative replies. That got me to thinking -- which magazines (paper or online) are trustworthy according to fellow audiogoners? Any opinions or experiences? Everyone has a different ear, but are there obvious omissions or differences of experience? Thanks.