New Stereophile format

I don't like it either. Way to confusing, however I did kinda catch on by the time I'd finished it (didn't take long as it continues to get shorter every month). I prefer the smaller format from about 15 years ago.

Oh, BTW I know there are some Stereophile writers that visit these pages. So, for the record.....don't listen to the winnies writing in that want you to review the $29 Coby cd players at Walmart. Keep reviewing those $350,000 a pair amps. After all, who wants to see a 1988 Yugo reviewed in Car and Driver?

Jon

I like the larger font they have chosen for the technical sidebars. Much easier to read.

Regards,

Noted that indeed indeed the mag is shrinking.
Too many reviews and magazine covers of ONE BRAND of equipment is my guess as to why advertisers have disappeared.
Let that be a warning.
Suicide by review!!!
Who cares what the design of the printed mag is... It is just fading away. I remember the earliest issues... Will they returning to Stereophiles roots? 30 or 40 pages on plain paper?

It is ok, I suppose.

I just wish the content of Stereophile were better.
I used to subscribe to Stereophile back in the early '90s, and the magazine was by far, one of the best audio magazines published.
Now, it seems to be merely middle of the back, at best.

It seems to me that Stereophile has become the "Stereo Review" of the 21st century. (By that I mean, that all the reviews state ("insert name of whatever the piece of equipment being reviewed here") is very good to excellent, with most being "very good at the price point".) The only truly outstanding content of the magazine is that meaurements are really thought out and presented well. (Sort of like Stereo Review was.)

As long as I am griping, I also wish they would cut back on Michael Fermer's reviews. Have any of you actually counted the number of reviews by him? In the analog sections (turntables, arms, cartridges, etc...), it is about 75-80% and in the rest of the magazine it is probably about 20%. I almost think that they should rename the magazine "Fermer's Stereophile". (Btw, I have nothing against Fermer, I just like having different points of view. He seems to be dominating the magazine lately.)

My subscription is up soon, and I am honestly thinking of not resubscribing. I used to think that at $13/year, it was worth it for the ads alone. However, I am rethinking my original position.

My two cents worth anyway.

Btw, when I gave the statistics on the number of Fermer's reviews, I was looking at the semi-annual "recommended components" issues, the last year or so.