On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:29:22 -0800, Arny Krueger wrote
(in article ):
"bob" wrote in message
Goodness me:
http://stereophile.com/asweseeit/1107awsi/
A lengthier diatribe is apparently in the works.
I never saw Stereophile in its samizdat days, so Holt to
me was just an occasional byline, and I assumed he was
just as cracked as the rest of them. Maybe not.
I was a charter subscriber to Stereophile. Like a number of other early
adopters, I think that Stereophile's credibility set course for the bottom
of an infinitely deep hole, once Holt started loosening his grip on the
reins.
Absolutely. When Larry Archibald bought Stereophile, it essentially finished
it. Gordon needed the money and was never very good at keeping schedules, so
he thought that the injection of some outside money would help. Of course, we
all know that outside money always comes with strings attached. One of the
strings that got attached to Larry Archibald's money was John Atkinson who
wanted to turn Stereophile into "Hi-Fi News and Record Review." We all know
the result of that,
BTW, being a charter subscriber to Stereophile was a very interesting
experience. I've never had a longer lasting "1 year" subscription to a
magazine, ever. ;-)
That's because Gordon couldn't get an issue out on time if his life depended
on it. Pearson has often said that he started TAS in an effort to shame JGH
into publishing on a regular schedule. Don't know if it's true or not.