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Posted by galnat (A) on February 04, 2008 at 02:12:39

In Reply to: RE: My guess is that most audio writers have ruined a few napkins posted by John Marks on February 03, 2008 at 07:29:56

Mr Marks, your approach can be correct, from a strictly juridical point of view (the contractual tie) and economic (the profit for a publisher)..
My opinion (perhaps banal and "romantic") it is that the business has ruined the original attitude of some magazineses (I refer to TAS and Stereophile, with HP and JGH practically reduced to the role of icons) and the same starting attitude of other magazines business-oriented (like Play/Audio Adventure and Fi, for example).
On Internet, many web-magazine plays as an annoying advertising spot.
Harry Pearson (for which, I believe, you don't have big liking) is - perhaps (I don't know him) - a man debatable but a genial reviewer; actually (without wanting to offend anybody) we have some HP-wannabe, but without his basic genius and vision.
And this represent, IMHO, a loss for the chronic passionates.
Personally, I would like that 15.000 passionates suffices to sustain is sustaining a magazine audio (but perhaps it is an utopia).

Edits: 02/04/08   02/04/08

• I hear what you are saying, but, the marketplace has spoken. - John Marks 08:38:47 02/04/08 (3)
  • So it's really all about you - LOL! (nt) - mkuller 13:33:37 02/04/08 (1)
    • Huh? - John Marks 14:53:15 02/04/08 (0)
  • [Sigh] nt - clarkjohnsen 12:00:47 02/04/08 (0)
• " ... reduced to the role of icons." - Dave Pogue 04:20:41 02/04/08 (0)

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