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Post by The Brookmeister on Mar 25, 2017 19:31:41 GMT
I like this magazine as its only out every 3 months and has NO advertising hence the high price.
A lot of it I skip over but there are always some very interesting articles in each issue guaranteed.
This month is an article by none other than RD and Paul Messenger about the state of the hifi industry since the 1950's to present day.
There is even a list of hi-fi forums at the end including The Audio Standard.
Very interesting read indeed.
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Post by Greg on Mar 25, 2017 22:45:43 GMT
Yep and if you occasionally sample HFS, you would have read the article weeks ago. I don't read much of Paul Messenger in it. It is all RD's personal take on things as ever. Sometimes he is remarkably astute and at other times he is simply being an arse. I don't trust the article message for the future. It's one (not two) man's significantly biased interpretation and expectation. We shall, in due course, see.
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Post by John on Mar 26, 2017 5:14:56 GMT
Its a interesting read RD can be insightful at times and it will be interesting to see how the future develops. Like RD I think bake offs are great to experience different gear in a relaxed friendly way.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 26, 2017 10:02:15 GMT
I used to subscribe but stopped it in a moment of cost reduction.
You're referring to a Vol.11 No.1 article titled 'Heresy'? I may re-subscribe because many of their articles are well written and I used to enjoy reading it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2017 11:20:33 GMT
Is Critic on-line only or do they do a printed version? I suppose at the price it should be a print job? RD has posted his views many times and generally I would agree with the trend he sees in the industry. However some products do require demonstration and comparison facilities which even dealers do not always perform properly. Turntables do require set up advice and assistance for the less experienced. Even I've required a week or two of tweeking to optimise the sound of my new TT. Following the sparse instructions typical of small hi-fi manufacturers does not always give the best result and experience helps a lot here. Unfortunately few are like SME. Note RD does not do instructions or brochures specs or anything  . |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2017 15:47:24 GMT
Hifi Critic is £17.50 per issue is vanity journalism by the uber arrogant Martin Columns of all of the so called press in Audio (and take that as a pinch of salt) I have worked on a couple of magazines in my time (they were not audio) but thankfully employed really qualified Journalists. The vast majority of the UK audio press are little more than amateurs with a passing interest of audio. I have a lot of time Paul Messenger he is a very gracious individual and good company, they are one or two others who really do immerse themselves in the audio world, though not many. Mr Columns is the most irksome individual of the highest order, his ego actually surpasses that of RG and he truly believes he is correct 100% of the time. At Bristol earlier this year, I followed him along one corridor as he popped in and out of the various rooms, the vitriolic comments he was making about each room he entered were a cross between Hifi Wigwam of old discussing the merits various cables and Spitting Image's Thatcher 1985 Cabinet portrayal  The magazine itself my carry some interesting items, however @ £17.50 an issue and having MC as the controlling member I would rather listen to a full Naim system for an hour a day  |
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Post by John on Mar 26, 2017 16:29:52 GMT
Thankfully I do not subsribe
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Post by MartinT on Mar 26, 2017 17:14:06 GMT
RD makes some interesting points. I remember well the small Lisle Street and Edgware Road outlets where you could buy all manner of components and the larger Tottenham Court Road where you could hear such exotica as Altec Lansing speakers and big Marantz amplifiers.
On the subject of dealers, they are not all slurpers provided they add value to the sale. That's the origin of VAR in the corporate world. There are those, some without shop frontage, who toil endlessly around homes demonstrating and loaning equipment and offering advice. They do add a valued service to those who need an experienced pair of ears to critique and advise on their systems. Of course they want a sale, they are not offering a charity, but very often the effort does not necessarily end in a sale or one that sticks. If they are no good at their job, they will not survive long. The ones who do offer a genuine alternative to the traditional shops like Audio T are valued.
As for the little dig at expensive high end American equipment, I've always been open to less expensive equipment if it performs. I don't believe good power amps come cheap and my experience has been that you have to pay serious money for good ones. On the other hand, some products like Beresford DACs are outstanding and I don't feel the need to spend any more, so I don't.
If music is your big passion, you have the right to buy whatever you can afford and no-one can criticise your choices, only offer supportive advice.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 26, 2017 17:17:01 GMT
I I would rather listen to a full Naim system for an hour a day Come now, there are limits |
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Post by The Brookmeister on Mar 26, 2017 17:39:42 GMT
Hifi Critic is £17.50 per issue is vanity journalism by the uber arrogant Martin Columns of all of the so called press in Audio (and take that as a pinch of salt) I have worked on a couple of magazines in my time (they were not audio) but thankfully employed really qualified Journalists. The vast majority of the UK audio press are little more than amateurs with a passing interest of audio. I have a lot of time Paul Messenger he is a very gracious individual and good company, they are one or two others who really do immerse themselves in the audio world, though not many. Mr Columns is the most irksome individual of the highest order, his ego actually surpasses that of RG and he truly believes he is correct 100% of the time. At Bristol earlier this year, I followed him along one corridor as he popped in and out of the various rooms, the vitriolic comments he was making about each room he entered were a cross between Hifi Wigwam of old discussing the merits various cables and Spitting Image's Thatcher 1985 Cabinet portrayal The magazine itself my carry some interesting items, however @ £17.50 an issue and having MC as the controlling member I would rather listen to a full Naim system for an hour a day If you are insulting someone in public at least spell his name correctly. Remember that phrase about stones and glass houses Tony? LOL |
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 26, 2017 22:46:51 GMT
'Martin Columns' - now that did make me laugh out loud, as did the rest of the character assassination...
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Post by Slinger on Mar 26, 2017 23:34:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2017 8:43:49 GMT
Hifi Critic is £17.50 per issue is vanity journalism by the uber arrogant Martin Columns of all of the so called press in Audio (and take that as a pinch of salt) I have worked on a couple of magazines in my time (they were not audio) but thankfully employed really qualified Journalists. The vast majority of the UK audio press are little more than amateurs with a passing interest of audio. I have a lot of time Paul Messenger he is a very gracious individual and good company, they are one or two others who really do immerse themselves in the audio world, though not many. Mr Columns is the most irksome individual of the highest order, his ego actually surpasses that of RG and he truly believes he is correct 100% of the time. At Bristol earlier this year, I followed him along one corridor as he popped in and out of the various rooms, the vitriolic comments he was making about each room he entered were a cross between Hifi Wigwam of old discussing the merits various cables and Spitting Image's Thatcher 1985 Cabinet portrayal The magazine itself my carry some interesting items, however @ £17.50 an issue and having MC as the controlling member I would rather listen to a full Naim system for an hour a day If you are insulting someone in public at least spell his name correctly. Remember that phrase about stones and glass houses Tony? LOL David I feel there a little irony in there, due the fact that was a deliberate feature! That was no character assassination just mere observation, The gent has the ability to alienate people all by himself without the aid of anyone else, mind you if you have a perceived piece of equipment he wishes to obtain for review then possible his attitude changes  At least with you David, I know what I am going to get when you answer the phone a straight talking Yorkshire man Martin You may be right, I am going to re assess the stated time to 20 minute tops, I recently had a re-acquaintance with a Salisbury based system! quite a memorable experience! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 20:34:48 GMT
I recall going to Martin's home on many occasions with many amps from MIH, MAGNUM,EWA Dreadnought and SECA,INCA TECH,TOCA,INCA DESIGN and he was always polite, I also did some testing for him on a capacitor range with split foils , yuk ESR was crap. guess who's??
Some of his books were very interesting wish I still had them.
But a well known editor of another mag is just a younger version of him, can you guess who?? And he is always right too!
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Post by MartinT on Apr 20, 2017 21:30:44 GMT
Was it DNM who made the slit foil caps?
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Post by Mr Whippy on Apr 20, 2017 22:12:22 GMT
Aye. Think Mission used them for a while.
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 20, 2017 22:15:23 GMT
They did.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2017 6:44:47 GMT
Was it DNM who made the slit foil caps? You either love history or you as old as me Martin, yes it was the Geography Teacher from Brentwood Denis (nice man) Moorcroft. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2017 6:46:10 GMT
Made in sunny Wales by LCR I think ? The other answer to find was Paul Miller. |
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Post by Rexton on Apr 22, 2017 15:12:59 GMT
£17.50 for a hifi mag. No, that's never going to happen. 99% of the stuff in there is never going to appear up for public or private sale and the vast majority of American stuff is so massively expensive with import duties that it's beyond the realms of most wallets. I'll spend my £17.50 on some vinyl.
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