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Hificritic audio magazine

HIFICRITIC is a UK based print magazine founded in late 2006, based in London and aimed at audio enthusiasts particularly interested in stereo sound reproduction. For several reasons including production and distribution, and not least editorial independence, it was decided that it would follow Gordon Holt's original example for Stereophile magazine, namely not to run advertisements. One or two potential subscribers have averred stating that they liked advertisements but most readers approve of the attempt to free this magazine from the usual industry pressures. It is published by HIFICRITIC LTD, Martin Colloms, who is also Technical Editor, Paul Messenger is the editor. Editorial technical features and contributions are accepted from a wide variety of freelance reviewers and named industry experts. There are pop and classical music reviews. The equipment reviews are supported by technical assessment, using laboratory equipment primarily sourced from Audio Precision and Hewlett Packard/Agilent. The aim is to continue the search for a greater understanding of the technical issues which affect sound quality, aided by an industry controversial, open ended sound quality scoring system which Colloms has documented for more than 2 decades for many hundreds of products. HIFICRITIC has an archive section on the web which provides a number of useful past technical articles and features by the authors, but the magazine remains available only by mail via a subscription. (ISSN 1759-7919) www.hificritic.com