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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 431.1 | Smiths is OK | FORTY2::SHIPMAN | MOG | Fri Jun 25 1993 14:32 | 11 |
| Well WH Smiths is a good starting point - they stock the British ones I used to
buy and quite a few I wouldn't touch with a bargepole. It depends on what you
want: if it's only prices, they'll be fine. If you want magazines like
Stereophile or The Absolute Sound you'll have to try a hi-fi shop.
You're not really looking for one of the Which? series are you? Last I
noticed, they didn't know anything about hi-fi. Unless you already know what
publications you want, try asking here for good titles. I know there are
already notes on this subject, but things have changed since they were written.
Nick
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| 431.2 | More pricing than opinion needed. | YUPPY::AMERR | | Fri Jun 25 1993 15:53 | 5 |
| I'm not so interested (actually not at all) in what the "Which" series
think of various manufacturers kit merely a spec and a price; that
would be my starting point on working out a (very) rough budget.
R
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| 431.3 | | BAHTAT::SALLITT | Dave @LZO 845-2374 | Mon Jun 28 1993 12:34 | 17 |
| re .2.....
Both HiFi Choice and What HiFi? have the sorts of tables you are
looking for. HiFi Choice would be my recommendation, as their entries
and one-liner comments are based on very extensive and professional
testing and auditioning reviews. What HiFi?'s reviews, on which their
table is based, are more simplistic, in my view.
In the end you are going to need a competent dealer who will
demonstrate your choices *as a system* in relaxed environment. This will
probably work best if you restrict your choice of each component to two or
three types. More than that can be confusing, and it may be likely the
dealer won't be able to demonstrate them all in a system context anyway.
Lecture over. Have fun.
Dave
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| 431.4 | Only get HFN/RR now... | FORTY2::SHIPMAN | MOG | Mon Jun 28 1993 14:40 | 6 |
| re .3:
Is it just my imagination, or did HiFi Choice markedly deteriorate a few months
ago?
Nick
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| 431.5 | Soon to be magless.... | BAHTAT::SALLITT | Dave @LZO 845-2374 | Mon Jun 28 1993 14:58 | 6 |
| re .4....
Dunno. I don't read it regularly. I only read HiFi World, and only then
because I was daft enough to buy a year's subs which I won't renew....
Dave
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| 431.6 | | IOSG::HORSFIELD | you must wipe your paws when you change colours | Tue Jun 29 1993 10:20 | 14 |
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>Is it just my imagination, or did HiFi Choice markedly deteriorate a few months
>ago?
yes, it did. the editor went away. they have just appointed a
new one, and i think it has improved slightly over the last
couple of months.
meanwhile, my subscription has just expired and i'm going
to leave it 6 months or so to find out how the new editor
sorts it out.
jack
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