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One or two things.

"We should be able to determine conveniently what's being reviewed, what's different or distinct about the component, the price (E.g., I may not want to spend lots of time wading through a review of a $50K amplifier.), and the gist of what the reviewer thought about the component. Also helpful would be what the good and less good features were, how the component compares to other possible choices in the same category, and what other alternatives may be available. Apparently, this suggestion has been considered and rejected by SF. To me, this suggests a truly snobbish attitude on the part of SF and a total disregard for the time and priorities of its readers."

Rather than disregarding its readers, Stereophile's reviews generally include a labeled conclusory paragraph (from which you can easily get a quickie insight), comparisons with other components in the paragraphs just before that, a box on the first review page defining the physical details including price and another box listing the equipment used in the review for support and comparison.

As for your other issues, those are editorial policies that I do not determine (although I do not necessarily disagree with those policies).

Kal


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