I'm a new subscriber to TAS, and have to say I really
enjoyed my first two issues. Prior to this I had been a
subscriber to Audio before it folded; and have been a
Stereophile subscriber since mid-1995.
Quite frankly, I was delighted to see a negative review
of a Cambridge Soundworks speaker in the last issue. When
was the last time you saw that in Stereophile? But mostly
I read both publications for information about new CDs and
equipment coming into the market.
As several people have already mentioned in their posts,
magazine publishing is a business - and TAS is no exception
if they plan to stay afloat. And I feel it should be
mentioned that the current business climate for magazines of
all types is quite difficult. Page counts and advertising
dollars are way down in virtually all types of publications.
I receive at least ten trade magazines each month - I'm in
the television industry - and the number of pages and ads
is a tiny fraction of what it was 12 to 15 months ago. This
is deffinately a time when good business sense is essential
for any magazine to stay alive.
enjoyed my first two issues. Prior to this I had been a
subscriber to Audio before it folded; and have been a
Stereophile subscriber since mid-1995.
Quite frankly, I was delighted to see a negative review
of a Cambridge Soundworks speaker in the last issue. When
was the last time you saw that in Stereophile? But mostly
I read both publications for information about new CDs and
equipment coming into the market.
As several people have already mentioned in their posts,
magazine publishing is a business - and TAS is no exception
if they plan to stay afloat. And I feel it should be
mentioned that the current business climate for magazines of
all types is quite difficult. Page counts and advertising
dollars are way down in virtually all types of publications.
I receive at least ten trade magazines each month - I'm in
the television industry - and the number of pages and ads
is a tiny fraction of what it was 12 to 15 months ago. This
is deffinately a time when good business sense is essential
for any magazine to stay alive.