The Audio Critic?

the other day and now I am wondering what you folks think
abut it.

Tim McTeague...

I picked up the pile of back issues and really enjoyed their no nonsense
approach to audio. A lifetime subscription to his webzine was only about
$12 so I went for that as well. Too bad it nearly never gets updated. His
magazine had a history of late publication and it looks as if his webzine is
going to follow suit. Guess he can't blame the printer for it this time.
It would also be nice if he could send an e-mail to subscribers when it DOES
get updated. Still, I got my money's worth as his on-line review got me to
check out the Linkwitz Orion's, which I subsequently purchased. They are
the best speakers I have ever heard so, while I do wish his site would be
more active, I won't ask for my money back. Actually, I can't even contact
him as there is no info on his website. I suppose he does not want letters
to the editor nor angry e-mails demanding content.

Tim McTeague

Isuspect a fair amount of the reason it takes so long to get reviews out has
to do with the probability that not many companies want TAC to look at their

Tim McTeague...

Perhaps. But at least he could throw in some music reviews, or editorials,
or SOMETHING to make me feel as if I did not waste my money. After a bit I
just forget to even check back with the site. Too bad.

stuff and ABX it.

It's a love hate thing, you either love it or hate it.
Consider me one who loves it.

dizzy...

I loved it as well, a decade or so ago when it was sort-of-kind-of a
real magazine. I learned a lot from it. Too bad it didn't pan out.

bob...

TAC was, for a time, a fine objectivist magazine, whenever the
hopelessly disorganized editor/publisher managed to get out an issue,
which was once a year tops. The editor has now morphed into a

Mr.T...

and

Mr.T...

gratis,

Mr.T...

No, you have to pay for sufficient advertising in the magazine as well.

hopelessly disorganized blogger who can't seem to manage even one post
a month.

For the curious, the $30 back-issue offer is a good deal. There's a
fair bit of good audio knowledge buried in among the (well-deserved)
swipes at the golden-ear press. The "web zine" is $10, I think, but
there are only 4 equipment reviews up, the most recent 6 months old.
(To be fair, there are also some CD reviews, although these are
invariably raves, plus a good article on center-channel speakers.)
Whether you're likely to get much more meat from that carcass is
anybody's guess.

Steven Sullivan...

The msot recent article is a report on the HE2005 Atkinson/Kruger debate by Tom Nousaine,
posted in July.