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| 76.1 | | THORBY::MARRA | | Fri Jan 18 1985 14:41 | 6 |
| Thats nice
:-)
You were'nt expecting any responses were you ??
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| 76.2 | | WHO::ADEY | | Mon Jan 21 1985 12:08 | 7 |
| I have bought the last two issues of Digital Audio (December and
January) to evaluate for future subscribing. For me, the magazine
does a little too much 'cheerleading'.
I have never seen Grammophone, can it be purchased on a US newsstand?
Ken....
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| 76.3 | | KIRK::TABER | | Mon Jan 21 1985 13:01 | 18 |
| As a side note, Wayne Greene (also known as "Weird Wayne") was the original
publisher of BYTE, then KILOBYTE which became KILOBAUD after a few threats.
He's always into shiny new hardware and tends to lean toward people who
advertise with him when evaluating equipment. He usually has a column in
any magazine he publishes. All I can figure is that he does it for tax
purposes (so he can deduct his travel etc.) My favorite memory of his
magazines is one where he went into a long screed on how he was rich because
he shaved in the shower, saving valuable time to run his business.
I haven't read Digital Audio yet, but if you do read it, be aware that Greenw
(oops...Greene) publications tend to try and influence you to roll over your
equipment a lot by touting something for a few months and then dropping it
and touting something else. If you read unawares you might be tempted to
change from machine A which you bought on their recommendation to machine B,
based on this editorial style.
All of the above is just personal oppinion, of course.
>>>==>PStJTT
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| 76.4 | | MANANA::DICKSON | | Mon Jan 21 1985 15:08 | 6 |
| I have never seen Grammophone in the US. It is available on magazine
racks in the UK. I usually have a copy in my office, and anyone can come
look at it here. (MKO1 pole 2A9)
Maybe one of those fancy news-stands in Harvard Square carry it.
Per-copy price in the UK is 85p.
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| 76.5 | | PSGVAX::PICHULO | | Thu Jan 24 1985 09:28 | 3 |
| I'll second the previous response about good old Wayne Green. I cancelled
a trial subscription to DA...it sure aw ss hell isn't worth $20 a year. The
only worthwhile thing I saw in it were the CD ads.
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| 76.6 | Where to Buy "Grammophone" Magazine | DELNI::TRUSLOW | | Fri Jun 26 1987 13:55 | 17 |
| The Grammophone has been available at least since 1970 at Nini's
Corner in Harvard Square. (I know because I worked that summer at
the Loeb Theater and used to stop by Nini's and Discount Records
almost daily to unload my pay checks.) The Grammophone has always
been the music lovers' Bible in the Boston area; it makes mags like
Stereo Review and High Fidelity look like comic books by comparison.
Even the ads are magnificent. It was through one of them that I
made contact with a shop in London (Henry Stavis?), from which I
used to order pristine (and gorgeously packaged) Decca and EMI releases
of records available here only on filthy, sleazy, London and Angel
labels. The last few issues I saw struck me as having declined slightly
from the issues that came out in the '70s, but it's been over a
year since I bought a copy--and only a few months since I switched
to CDs. So I can't evaluate their handling of those.
Jack
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| 76.7 | | PDVAX::P_DAVIS | Peter Davis (aka SARAH::P_DAVIS) | Fri Jun 26 1987 17:07 | 16 |
| You can get Gramophone (NB: Only 1 "m") in a few places around Boston
and Cambridge. I picked up a copy at the newstand in Copley Place,
and have been getting it on subscription ever since.
I get "Digital Audio" only because it is the best source of CD
information I've found. I also find Wayne Greene's editorials amusing,
as long as you don't take them too seriously.
For general audio, I like "High Fidelity" magazine. I don't know
how reliable their equipment ratings are, but I find their tutorial
articles are good. They don't talk down to you like so many magazines
do. I once found a copy of a CD magazine published by High Fidelity,
but it did not have volume/issue numbers. I assume it was a trial
copy to test the market for such a magazine. I would really welcome
an alternative to "Digital Audio," but I haven't seen the other
one since that time.
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| 76.8 | Fanfare | BAVIKI::GOOD | Michael Good | Mon Jun 29 1987 16:00 | 12 |
| Another excellent review magazine is Fanfare - published in 6 thick
issues each year. This is the most comprehensive source I know for
classical recordings, including out-of-the-way small labels and
imports. There are columns on equipment, pop music, jazz, and various
feature articles, but the heart of the magazine is the recording
reviews, featuring a very broad range of music from very old to very
new. CD reviews are more prominent with each issue, reflecting the
distribution of CD and LP recordings as issued. I've subscribed for
several years. It's available at Reading International in Harvard
Square and other large newstands.
Michael
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