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STEREOPHILE is devoted to high-end audio and features equipment reports describing how hi-fi components actually sound, regardless of their specifications. Each issue also includes articles on audio and recorded music, interviews with audio engineers and musicians, news on the developments in sound reproduction, and scholarly and entertaining record reviews. Regular departments cover building a collection of classical recordings, manufacturers commenting on the reviews of their products, and a controversial "Letters to the Editor" column.
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STEREOPHILE is devoted to high-end audio and features equipment reports describing how hi-fi components actually sound, regardless of their specifications. Each issue also includes articles on audio and recorded music, interviews with audio engineers and musicians, news on the developments in sound reproduction, and scholarly and entertaining record reviews. Regular departments cover building a collection of classical recordings, manufacturers commenting on the reviews of their products, and a controversial "Letters to the Editor" column.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Best of the breed,
This review is from: Stereophile Magazine (1-year auto-renewal) (Magazine)
Stereophile is easily the best mainstream audio equipment magazine available and I've followed the audio press carefully since the '80s. It's a great source for industry news on new products, people and events. They review a wide range of equipment, carefully detailing each product's construction and features, and they include with each review a companion piece showing the results of a comprehensive battery of tests--completely objective tests that are rarely, if ever, seen in other audio magazines. The photos of the equipments, both in the ads and the reviews, are very useful and professional. Each issue also includes a hefty number of excellent music reviews.
I can easily understand people's antipathy toward the subjective opinions about the sound of audio equipment, but it's easy to skip over those parts of the reviews. Given the low price, it's a fun read and well worth getting for all the other features.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Niche, but component recommendations are dead on,
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This review is from: Stereophile Magazine (Magazine)
I have read Stereophile on and off for the last 15 years, and I have always been happy with their reviews. Of course Stereophile is a very niche magazine, as the title suggests, but they generally review a lot of high-end gear that most people cannot afford. This is obviously a magazine for those who love home audio, and will continue to seek out the ideal reproduction of music within their home. The reviewers are mostly all music purists, so generally nothing is too expensive to achieve the pinnacle of music playback. So be ready for a lot of shop talk geared at audio enthusiasts. Articles are detailed and backed up with data in many cases, but the summary and bottom line are the useful bits for me many times.
That said, I am not one with a disposable income, but I have found a lot of useful recommendations that have ended up as purchases at home that I have been extremely happy with on the cheap. I have bought 3 things over the last decade as a result of Stereophile steering me in the right direction: my Marantz CD player (blew away the more expensive Denon unit at the time), my Rotel turntable, and my Grado headphones. I always recommend listening to every component at the store before buying, but I took Stereophile's word on the headphones and bought those blindly (deafly?) unlike the CD player and turntable. I was blown away at the quality I got for a 70-dollar pair of headphones. Also, I must add that there is something rich and full about a symphony that is recorded on a 180+gram vinyl record versus a CD, and can be really appreciated with the right gear. My Rotel turntable is a low-to-mid end turntable that made me a believer in vinyl 12 years ago. I recommend Robert Harley's book on high-end audio if you're interested achieving a higher-fidelity sound in your home: The Complete Guide to High-End Audio I have appreciated the efforts of Stereophile doing more budget-minded systems in the past, but I still would like to see more, with articles focused on building home systems on a budget.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
inexpensive but subjectivist,
By Strings "layman" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stereophile Magazine (Magazine)
This magazine is interesting because of the design aspects. I enjoy seeing what the high-end is doing as far as construction, cases, etc. I am more of a DIY or mid-fi type than high-end. This magazine is as fun as Stereo Review used to be, but take the reviews with a grain of salt.
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