The Law and the Prophets: Stereophile's Review Policies

The Law and the Prophets: Stereophile's Review Policies

Mar 09, 2007
I began writing this essay on New Year's Day 2007. The passing of the old year reminded me that I am now in the 21st year of editing Stereophile, my 25th of being the editor-in-chief of a mainstream audio magazine, and my 31st of working full-time as an audio journalist. (Prior to joining Stereophile in 1986, I had worked for 10 years at British magazine Hi-Fi News & Record Review, the final four as its editor.) Back in the innocent 1970s, reviewers and editors generally picked and chose what products to review based on their own interest and what they felt appropriate for their readers to know about. Back then, there was only a tiny fraction of the audio brands now available to the audiophile, and even with fewer review pages than we now have, it was possible each year to cover a representative sample of the products being offered our readers. But such was the explosion in high-end audio throughout the 1980s that, by 1989, I felt it necessary to impose some restrictions on what products we choose for full review coverage in Stereophile.

"Best" Headphones and/or Amp for digital keyboard

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Headphones & Headphone Accessories
Submitted by MontanaJustin on

I'm looking at buying a new keyboard to replace my antique upright piano, and I want to get the best headphones for the job. The two best keyboard options seem to be the Roland SD-700SX and the Yamaha CP-300. Any advice on headphones to match? With spending over $2000 on the keyboard, $300-500 seems appropriate for headphones. AKG K701? Sennheiser 650? Grado SR125? Do these headphones require/greatly benefit from a headphone-amp, when sourced from a keyboard? Any experience/advice/opinions extremely welcome.

Assistance please-newbie-Genesis Media Labs

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The Entry Level
Submitted by Warhornze on

I am looking for some advice on buying Genesis Media Labs G-2885. I have a friend of a friend that is offering 2 speakers for $650. http://www.genesismedialabs.com/home.htm

I had never heard of this company before but my speakers are 15 year old Polk audio bookcase speakers with a powered sub system.(newbie explanation)

Are these considered good? Is this a scam product? I tried researching them and am basically coming up empty.

Thank you in advance for any help. Please share your thoughts.

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