[The Monkey]

I would appreciate your thoughts on the audio equipment mags out there. Which ones do you like.

I would like to try out What Hi Fi but it is $150 for a US subscription!

 

[Jahn]

i raid all of them since i have a bookstore just a few blocks from me and i read them shamelessly while "browsing."

but if i had to get a subscription, Stereophile is a dirt cheap one.

 

[SennFan]

I also like Home Theater magazine. They do a lot of interviews with people in the industry and have good reviews of a wide range of audio as well as video equipment.

 

[omedon]

UHF Magazine.

I think they are now offering online subscriptions.

 

[catachresis]

It's quite old-fashioned in some respects and doubtless expensive in NYC, but I highly recommend the solid, home-spun enthusiasm of the UK's Hi-Fi News. They are one of the very oldest British enthusiast magazines -- their Stereophile. Ken Kessler is a hoot. Entertaining and quite neat.

http://www.hifinews.co.uk/content/news.htm

 

[jjcha]

I read HiFi+ along with Stereophile and The Absolute Sound for a long time while in Japan. Probably why I ended up getting the Chord DAC64/Blu.

But no thread on audio mags should be without a reference to Stereo Sound, a Japanese audiophile mag. Even if you can't read it, holy cow, no audio mag does gear pr*n better. Puts all my photos of gear to absolute shame.

Hmm, this month's cover isn't that impressive. But check out this pict from their sister mag, Tube Kingdom.

Seriously. Those Japanese know their pr*n!

Best,

-Jason

 

[ojnihs]

I read Stereophile and The Absolute Sound whenever I'm taking a break from studying and I happen to be at Barnes and Noble or Borders.

 

[The Monkey]

Thanks guys. Just subscribed to Stereophile (12 bucks). Sounds like Absolute Sound isn't far behind.

 

[shplorgh]

Just remember to take them all with a grain of salt (especially stereophile), as a lot of what they say is clearly biased (just read the stuff on high-endaudio.com if you think I'm just paranoid).

Jason, where can I get a subscription to that?

 

[RnB180]

I really like absolute sound, it has a lot of neat ads of all these pretty components I cant afford.

But I live vicariously through the ads in the magazine.
Some of the toys in there look so freakin nice. Im serious, I enjoy oggling at the fancy tube amps and speakers that resemble modern art.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

I stopped reading What Hi-Fi, but still read Hi-Fi News and Hi-Fi Choice. Quote:

Originally Posted by jjcha But no thread on audio mags should be without a reference to Stereo Sound, a Japanese audiophile mag...

I don't know -- have you seen MJ Audio? I used to buy that just for the pictures, as well.

But then, they do take pictures well -- case in point, the celebrity/film magazines have equally luscious pictures.

 

[SomeoneElse]

I really enjoy HiFi+, especially the reviews of all the ultra-expensive kit that I'll never see or hear much less afford to buy. The local newsagent (there's only one here) gets two copies of each issue and I watch for it so I don't miss out.

 

[The Monkey]

Quote:

Originally Posted by SomeoneElse I really enjoy HiFi+, especially the reviews of all the ultra-expensive kit that I'll never see or hear much less afford to buy. The local newsagent (there's only one here) gets two copies of each issue and I watch for it so I don't miss out.

I thumbed through an issue of HiFi+ yesterday, very cool. I think they were just purchased by The Absolute Sound.

 

[gloco]

I love hi-fi+, great pics and very interesting reviews. Plus, the ads in there are even interesting. I also subscribe to stereophile but rarely read an issue.

 

[fewtch]

Quote:

Originally Posted by catachresis It's quite old-fashioned in some respects and doubtless expensive in NYC, but I highly recommend the solid, home-spun enthusiasm of the UK's Hi-Fi News. They are one of the very oldest British enthusiast magazines -- their Stereophile. Ken Kessler is a hoot. Entertaining and quite neat. http://www.hifinews.co.uk/content/news.htm

The news on the front page ("BFA warns portable digital audio") is interesting, but I thought it was a joke at first... I wish they'd focus their energy on the record labels and overcompression/hot recordings rather than the behavior of consumers. The problem starts with the labels IMO.