If you are an audiophile, this is DEFINITELY, not probably, DEFINITELY, going to be the best $29.95 you will spend. At last, I found a magazine that attempts to put some science into audio.

Needless to say: highly recommended.
I subscribed to stereophile for a year, and then cancelled my subscription there (they still keep sending me issues and i still keep trashing them), and then went in search of a magazine I liked.

I now subscribe to
a) the audiocritic (got the back issues first, and happily sent my forward subscription as well) and
b) the sensible sound (www.sensiblesound.com).

REcommend both these mags, but again, the back issues of the audiocritic are MUST have items for any audiophile.
Enjoy!
-akhilesh

I like both magazines: the sensible sound and especially the audio critic, because they (esp the audio critic) try to be scientific in their approach to what sounds good and what does not. imho, there is a serious lack of anything remotely scientific in our hobby. Most of the letters praising Audio critic are from professionals & scientists.

I would simply say to everyone: spend the $29.95. You'll get 13 issues of a magazine that reviews hardware and writes about music. At the very least, you can see what many in the high end audio business are trying to make darn sure you do not see (not that i think the posters here are in that category of course).

Anyways, all i can do is recommend. It's up to others to take or disregard that.

:-)
-akhilesh