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Has something gone wrong @ Stereophile?

My subscription ran out.  Their renewal option on the website was broken, and now there isn’t one. I tried to start a “new” subscription, but it won't accept it unless automatic renewal is selected.  Sorry, I don’t authorize auto-renew if I can possibly avoid it, as a matter if policy - it can be a nightmare canceling those things. 
 

they’re asleep at the wheel, compared to the renewal bombardment reminders  from The Smithstonian.  I consider Stereophile quite entertaining.  Miss AD, won’t miss MF.  Wondering  if something has happened to them…?

lloydc
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dinov
870 posts
 

My subscription seems to be ok. 

boxcarman
578 posts
 

AD has passed on, God bless him.  MF has retired.

johnto
1,125 posts
 

MF hasn't retired but moved to TAS.

Yes it is sometimes cheaper to renew with a different magazine seller.

 

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mofimadness
6,497 posts
 

I've been a subscriber since 1983!  Never missed an issue.  I get a renewal notice(s) about 6-9 months out every two years.

I've had a few issues destroyed by the Post Office, but Stereophile had always replaced them without question.

mward
104 posts
 

I’m pretty sure I heard a reviewer once say that the general practice in the industry is if they don’t like a product they just don’t publish the review and send it back. That’s why almost all reviews are a collection of positives and a listing of the attributes of the equipment. And then you have to read between the lines to determine how much the reviewer actually liked it.

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