I subscribe to both TAS and Stereophile at this time. (just saying so you know). Both have interesting things, and neither is really great.I DO most enjoy the measurements sections of reviews in Stereophile. And all the ads. TAS has better ads IMO. Both magazine ads are like being in a candy store! I may not get to taste them all. but looking sure is fun.To me the real problem is the need for a ’relationship’ between the magazine and the manufacturer. Only stuff the maker WANTS reviewed gets in. Since the loan is from the manufacturer. So there is only a hodgepodge of reviews. That means one manufacturer can dominate just because they hand out all sorts of equipment to review. IMO someone with money needs to step up and bring in equipment to review that folks want to hear about.
And comparisons. The odd fear to do any sort of comparisons. To me without them the review is just left out to dry.
So reviewers should own a variety of equipment to say The new Bomb88 is better imaging and detail retrieval than the Hacksaw 3a, but just the equal of the Cardboard KTC. etc...
On the other hand ,there are all sorts of net forum sites... But to me that should be a large part of what these net sites should be about. And not arguing about "some folks claim they can hear differences in outlets and I think that is horse manure." sort of content. Which is too much of what passes for content here.
