Perhaps you have some market research purporting to show that your readers want
to read about "value" audio components. Thus, you stuff your latest issue with review after review of the stuff.Well, here's a bit of market research to chew on (n=1): it's boring! Yes, economics may dictate that I drive a Toyota, but that doesn't mean I want to read about them in an enthusiast magazine.
Sure, there are budget components that are interesting. But reviewing products chiefly because of their affordability leads to editorial tedium.
Thank God for HP and his dedication to expensive exotica. I may not be able to afford it, but at least it's stimulating to read about.
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Topic - Hey TAS: Sick of affordable gear (and, no, I'm not wealthy). - shamburg 16:09:10 09/28/05 (25)
- Maybe a good format for mags. would be... - BJordan 19:14:38 09/30/05 (1)
- Re: Maybe a good format for mags. would be... - Bob Rex 05:49:15 10/03/05 (0)
- Balanced Reporting - Luminator 09:44:32 09/29/05 (0)
- Which issue are you guys on now? - bwkendall 18:03:25 09/28/05 (4)
- Issue 156 October / November should be reaching maiboxes shortly .nt. - Steven R. Rochlin 03:51:37 09/29/05 (3)
- Thanks. - bwkendall 07:29:07 09/29/05 (2)
- You live on the edge of the USPS universe?... - Neil49 08:35:20 09/29/05 (1)
- I lived just outside the Beltway for awhile, and actually spent daylight hours - bwkendall 10:42:37 09/29/05 (0)
- Why? - Don T 18:03:12 09/28/05 (16)
- Getting your magazines mixed up? - John Atkinson 04:00:30 10/01/05 (6)
- Picked up a 3 year sub recently based on a thread in this forum, plus 2 gift subs. nt. - Lynn 07:55:28 10/03/05 (0)
- Cheer up, John. - bwkendall 11:19:27 10/01/05 (2)
- Ah yes - Mr. Rayo Sunshine! - Don T 11:47:00 10/01/05 (1)
- Re: Ah yes - Mr. Rayo Sunshine! - bwkendall 16:18:48 10/01/05 (0)
- Not really - Stereophiles coverage of the iPod and PC cards runs along the same lines as the original TAS complaint. - Don T 10:28:18 10/01/05 (1)
- Music delivery HAS changed - Jim Tavegia 18:38:51 10/01/05 (0)
- Re: Why? - morricab 00:48:27 09/29/05 (8)
- You can't get hi-fi from Sony or from - bwkendall 20:46:29 09/29/05 (1)
- Re: You can't get hi-fi from Sony or from - morricab 00:24:54 09/30/05 (0)
- BTW, you have an "R" designation - bwkendall 20:41:15 09/29/05 (4)
- Re: BTW, you have an "R" designation - morricab 00:25:26 09/30/05 (3)
- Thanks for the info. - bwkendall 07:11:07 09/30/05 (2)
- Re: Thanks for the info. - morricab 07:24:17 09/30/05 (1)
- I can see where that might - bwkendall 10:44:37 09/30/05 (0)
- ROTFLMAO! - Don T 18:57:35 09/29/05 (0)