T$S reeks.I feel let down by Issue #105-Sept/Oct 2005. For a magazine with the motto: "Helping Audiophiles & Music Lovers to spend less & get more," why is the BeoLab 5 Loudspeaker loudspeaker or speaker, device used to convert electrical energy into sound. It consists essentially of a thin flexible sheet called a diaphragm that is made to vibrate by an electric signal from an amplifier. on the cover and why was a review of this strange, high-priced Adj. 1. high-priced - having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" pricey, pricy, costly, dear loudspeaker even in the magazine? Regarding the cover, is it true that a manufacturer can pay to be on the cover v. have the cover content illustrate the magazine's motto? David Moran's quote: the "finest loudspeaker system designed and manufactured thus far," was placed on the cover, yet in his review (just preceding that quote) he criticizes 1) the cost, 2) the "voicing", 3) the EQ, and 4) the appearance. Following those criticisms, there's not much left to recommend the speaker ... Or is one to accept that good off-axis response trumps trump 1 n. 1. Games a. A suit in card games that outranks all other suits for the duration of a hand. Often used in the plural. b. A card of such a suit. c. A trump card. 2. all other characteristics of a speaker? I was even further disappointed to see that the cover of Issue #105 only listed that a review of the Linkwitz "Orion Orion, in Greek mythology Orion (ōrī`ən), in Greek mythology, Boeotian hunter. When Oenopion delayed giving his daughter Merope to him, Orion, when drunk, violated her. " speaker was inside. For that speaker, Glenn Strauss writes that the Orion "is the finest loudspeaker known to me," and he struggles to find something to "nit-pick." Given the prices and purchasing options, for a customer to build some, all, or none of that speaker, the "Orion" seems to be a much better illustration of the magazine's motto. I guess I've been naive naive - Untutored in the perversities of some particular program or system; one who still tries to do things in an intuitive way, rather than the right way (in really good designs these coincide, but most designs aren't "really good" in the appropriate sense). about what I can expect from "The Sensible Sound." I wonder if I'm the only one? Without some "Sensible Explanation," I may let my subscription lapse (language) LAPSE - A single assignment language for the Manchester dataflow machine. ["A Single Assignment Language for Data Flow Computing", J.R.W. Glauert, M.Sc Diss, Victoria U Manchester, 1978]. ... Jerry Hertel via e-mail Actually, I despise de·spise tr.v. de·spised, de·spis·ing, de·spis·es 1. To regard with contempt or scorn: despised all cowards and flatterers. 2. as much as you do--maybe more--the fact that the covers of audio magazines are typically sold to generate advertising revenue (we were not the first to do this), but I cannot get as worked up as you do about this particular cover, which, by the way, was not sold. The B&O loudspeakers are quite visually arresting, a graphics person's dream, and a wonderful way to draw attention to the magazine, which is the aim of the front cover--not to illustrate somehow the magazine's motto. The fact that you can then go on to read the actual review and draw you own conclusions speaks well for your overall perspicacity, so I am surprised that you seem to be so upset by this. I hope that our covers since #105 have been more to your liking, as I would hate to lose a subscriber for such a superficial superficial /su·per·fi·cial/ (-fish´al) pertaining to or situated near the surface. su·per·fi·cial adj. 1. Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface. 2. reason. I have no idea what the cover of this issue will look like; I hope that neither of us will be upset by it. |
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