Received my first issue in 1972, and J. Gordon Holt became my hi-fi guru. Also liked Dick Olsher, from the same school as JGH. Stayed with the mag even after Larry Archilbald, having bought the mag from Gordon (publishing was NOT Gordon’s forte), handed the reins over to John Atkinson.
As time marched on, I found the roster of newly added reviewers to lack the point-of-view and credibility of Holt and Olsher, the new writers being from the TAS school of hi-fi critique, of which I am not fond (too subjective). After Gordon's death I found $9.99/year worth it just for Atkinson’s bench tests, and the unique and interesting approach of Art Dudley. With Dudley gone, all that’s left are Atkinson’s measurements, and perhaps Herb Reichert (Art’s heir apparent). Is that enough to keep me interested? We shall see.