Stereophile, no more bench tests????!!!!

I agree with Mapman, Almarg and bdp24. I enjoy Stereophile more than any other mag because in addition to the reviewer's subjective impressions, we have measurements. No wise audiophile should buy any component based  solely upon measurements. The unwise audiophile ignores the measurements.
I especially enjoy it when the impressions of the reviewer are at odds with the measurements which are disclosed after the review is in.
Lastly, I think the Stereophile writers are generally very literate and engaging.  I enjoy the Absolute Sound as well, but if I could only read one magazine, it would be Stereophile. I also enjoy HiFi News and Record Reviewsout of the UK.  It is, in many ways, a distinctly different perspective on audio. 

i miss the 'stereo review' magazine. i've been reading their magazine since 1970 till they retired!!

I buy based completely on specs and really miss Dick Heyser’s brilliant, and comprehensive, work while at Audio. 

It is is a shame that Stereophile will no longer be proffering lab tests, but it is going to save me a lot of money as without this info I am going to stand pat and just keep the technically correct gear that I have.

Audio Magazine was great, having both objective and subjective elements. Their technical articles were written by professional designers, and subjective reviews by guys with both ears and brains, Bascom King (now designing at PS Audio) being one.

This place I use does even more measurements than Stereophile does, but doesn't talk about them as much, and you need to get a password to get into it. and there's not as many either.
http://www.milleraudioresearch.com/avtech/index.html

Cheers George