..... But as you are all clueless you probably didn't know,
but Hi-Fi Choice magazine is on it's last legs and may
soon kick the bucket:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...nes-close-sell

Also this, it's claimed to be a "merger", but plenty of cynics
think this will be toodle pip to ugly Wiltshire shoeboxes as
seemingly the new merged company will only have the frog
brand in the title?
http://www.stereophile.com/content/f...rge-operations

This has annoyed gullible purist audiophiles, is there a
difference budget and esoteric:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti....html#comments

In article , FedupLurker
wrote:
.... But as you are all clueless you probably didn't know, but Hi-Fi
Choice magazine is on it's last legs and may soon kick the bucket:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...nes-close-sell

Not clear why the undifferentiated "all" you refer to should know or care
if we don't read any of the magazines listed as being affected. There are
probably hundreds of other mags I never read and have no interest it. :-)

I checked the page, though, and didn't see 'Linux Format' mentioned. That's
the only 'Future' title I have an interest in reading. Would be a shame to
lose that just when they've started a series on 'C'.

Of course, there can be a big difference between 'closed' and 'sold'.
Publishers are sometimes strapped for cash and flog off magazines that are
quite viable when run by someone else. 'International' publishers can do
this in a fairly dimwitted way when they need to raise cash, so sell off
seed corn without knowing/caring. No idea if this could be shortened to
'corn' for HFC, though, as I don't read it. ;-

Also this, it's claimed to be a "merger", but plenty of cynics think
this will be toodle pip to ugly Wiltshire shoeboxes as seemingly the new
merged company will only have the frog brand in the title?
http://www.stereophile.com/content/f...rge-operations

My personal reaction is rougly as above. I'd assume that what-was-Naim will
go on making electronic kit. But I've had no interest in them since the
days I decided I prefered power amps that were unconditionally stable and
had a fairly flat response and low output impedance. So as with the above,
I'm content to leave any worry to someone else who may care. :-)


This has annoyed gullible purist audiophiles, is there a difference
budget and esoteric:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti....html#comments

Gosh! I'm now worried that the Daily Mail may have written something I
might agree with. That really *is* an alarming prospect! Thank heaven I
don't use HDMI at all and have no interest in 'HDTV'... ;-

Slainte,

Jim

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FedupLurker wrote:

This has annoyed gullible purist audiophiles, is there a
difference budget and esoteric:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti....html#comments

I love this one:

"I've tried both cheap and expensive leads between my blu-ray and TV
and I can certainly tell the difference. OK, I've never seen the need
to spend GBP 100+ on a lead but you can definitely tell the difference
between a Tesco value branded HDMI lead at around GBP 2 and an average
priced one from Currys at around GBP 20. Anyone that can't tell the
difference needs to have their eyes examined."

- kahonen, Andover, UK, 06/8/2011 18:42

.... to which the obvious response is that anyone who thinks there is
a difference needs their head examined!

Andrew.

"FedupLurker" wrote in message
...
.... But as you are all clueless you probably didn't know,
but Hi-Fi Choice magazine is on it's last legs and may
soon kick the bucket:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...nes-close-sell

Probably good news for the remaining survivors.

Also this, it's claimed to be a "merger", but plenty of cynics
think this will be toodle pip to ugly Wiltshire shoeboxes as
seemingly the new merged company will only have the frog
brand in the title?
http://www.stereophile.com/content/f...rge-operations

Interesting turn of the words - Naim equipment as Wiltshire Shoeboxes.

This has annoyed gullible purist audiophiles, is there a
difference budget and esoteric:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti....html#comments

In the US Radio Shack, Best Buy and the like shove overly expensive HDMI
cables down their customer's throats by simply stocking nothing else. It is
alleged that much of their margins per HD equipment sale comes from the
cables.