Are They Missing The Boat

Discussion in 'Hi-Fi and General Audio' started by Noel Winters, Aug 2, 2009.

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    Noel Winters

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    :confused: Just read the three great reviews in Hi FI plus by RG and Alan Sircom.The magazine states that they must cover
    all types off music and move with the times great but what happened to AV REceivers the likes of the Arcam AV600 or the
    NAD T785 just to name a couple who music wise would hold their own with a lot off reviewed amps. IS it the dirty word Dirty word Video. Why not listen to and review the Arcam 600 or the NAD T785 in their direct music mode and print a review
    after all hundreds of your readers listen to and watch these
    machines is it not high time for a change without breaking the
    magazine. Regards Noel W.
     
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    garyi Wish I had a Large Member

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    Meh/
     
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    nando nando

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    i can only think that is a hi-fi based mag! there are other mags that specialise on av reviews i think,
    nando.
     
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    nando nando

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    the new sony str-dn 1000 is super, so is the new denon, personally i beg to differ, i think we need dedicated mags for individul two channel hi-fi and dedicated a.v. on others.
    nando.
     
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    sq225917 Exposer of Foo

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    Noel, maybe buy an AV mag, instead of polluting a hi-end 2 channel mag.
     
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    Noel Winters

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    Yes i agree it is a hi-end mag.probably to high-end for the likes of a
    Arcam 600. But then it is not to hi-end for i-pod and computer junk
    Well maybe i am getting to old things just sound different.
    Noel W.
     
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    wadia-miester Mighty Rearranger

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    The AVR600 gives some very respectable 2 channel performance.
     
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    Simple answer - it doesn't play well with the readership. 'Doesn't play well' being the polite answer. sq225917's suggestion that AV 'pollutes' two-channel magazines is a very strongly-held opinion among Hi-Fi Plus reading audiophiles.

    I would love to cover things like Blu-ray multichannel music. BRD concerts and operas are frequently superb. And surround sound - done properly - is extremely good. However, I think I'd get fewer complaints if I ran a feature entitled 'Clubbing baby seals for fun and profit'
     
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    sq225917 Exposer of Foo

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    On a point of principle Alan you should cover no such thing until they unlock the PCM data stream downmix for us 2 channellers to use.
     
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    lAmBoY Lothario and Libertine

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    ROFLMAO :) Being a member of said fraternity a while back I actually said to myself one day "stop taking it too seriously".....havent looked back since. I appreciate my hifi rig more but have stopped frowning upon the sound I get from my pc or ipod.
     
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    nando nando

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    the centre of sound, alan remember from the late 70's ? notting hill, i do.
    nando
     
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