They were a magazine that catered to the mass market hi fi of the day and your basic components but the issue was that everything was good and sounded the same as long as it measured well because julian hirsch was sued by bose and lost so he was never really honest after 1968 and it changed the face of the magazine after 1968 and pretty much any bad review never happening again.
stereo review magazine
any thoughts on the old 'stereo review' magazine!! i've read them since the early 70's to their end!!!