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From: wjm@whuxj.UUCP (MITCHELL)
Newsgroups: net.audio,net.music,net.music.classical
Subject: Audio/Music Magazines
Message-ID: <275@whuxj.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 12-Jun-84 16:56:11 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 12 16:56:11 1984
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I am not too happy with the latest trend in audio magazines, specifically
"High Fidelity" and "Stereo Review" to move toward very slick, glossy, paper
editions of MTV.
It started last year when HF decided to cut the size of the magazine, add  more
video information, cut back on the record reviews (all types of music, but
especially classical), and adopt a very hard to read type face. (Not that
I have anything against video magazines in themselves, but leave the video
in a separate magazine that this videophobe can leave on the newsstand).
So I dropped my subscription to HF when it expired this past May.
Now I notice that "Stereo Review" is going down the same road.
To the editors of said magazines (if you are on Usenet) - Don't forget your
traditional audiophile, music-loving audience in your search for new readers.
Needless to say, my SR subscription won't be renewed if they continue down this
road.
To fellow Usenet readers:  What do you think???
Comments, please but send flames to a) the editors or b) /dev/null
Regards,
Bill Mitchell