Your Fvaorite Electronics Mag.

[steve1971]

I just wanted to ask everyone what their favorite Electronics magazine is? Mine is Home Theater Magazine. I never miss a subscription because to me they are fair and unbiased in their reviews and its because of them that I buy what I do when it comes to Home Theater stuff.

So what your favorite subscription or subscriptions?


Lets hear it!!

[Sixx]

Originally Posted by steve1971

I just wanted to ask everyone what their favorite Electronics magazine is? Mine is Home Theater Magazine. I never miss a subscription because to me they are fair and unbiased in their reviews and its because of them that I buy what I do when it comes to Home Theater stuff.

So what your favorite subscription or subscriptions?


Lets hear it!!

Ditto. Only problem I have with them is they seem to review a lot of products that are out of most people's league. I was also noticing the publication is getting pretty skinny. I do get pretty excited when I see it in my mailbox though!!

[coolmilo]

My favorite Home Theater magazine is Home Theater Magazine. Widescreen has turned into a pamplet these days.

My favorite audio magazine is Tone Audio. This is an online magazine and it is about the best looking publication that I have seen (http://www.tonepublications.com).

[emoxley]

I subscribe to Home Theater Magazine. But, when the subscription runs out, that's it.
They have some idiots working for them (including the publisher), and I hate dealing with idiots! I had a bad go 'round with them a few months back, and I'll not give them the chance of having another one.............

[dewd]

Sound and Vision. Reason... I got a free subscription.

[steve1971]

Originally Posted by dewd

Sound and Vision. Reason... I got a free subscription.

Sound And Vision I hear is good so I ordered a subscription to those as well.

[Warjack Prime]

Originally Posted by emoxley

I subscribe to Home Theater Magazine. But, when the subscription runs out, that's it.
They have some idiots working for them (including the publisher), and I hate dealing with idiots! I had a bad go 'round with them a few months back, and I'll not give them the chance of having another one.............

What is the context of this? As a subscriber? Did you not get an issue or something?

[BLURAYSONYES]

CE PRO...oh wait...only Home Theater Installers get these. I used to love Stereo Review back the days. They were the best HT magazine back then.

[Blu Warrior]

The Absolute Sound. I used to read Stereophile Guide to Home Theater but its been morphed into something else and hasnt been the same since. I loved Widescreen Review back when laserdiscs were my main video of choice. Now, not so much.

[Travis]

Whar Hi-Fi?

[Hammie]

The Absolute Sound for me, too.

I also read Stereophile once in a while (usually when the bookstore has it. They don't seem to get it all the time.

[turboLAZER]

SmartLife International
What HiFi?
Stuff

i really enjoyed Audio Video Interiors until they stopped publishing

i currently subscribe to Home Theater magazine, but only because it's cheap

[bhampton]

I rarely read them and even then only if it's free.

I was given lots of old Sound and Vision and they were fun to look through.

I would consider picking one up for a plane ride but otherwise I prefer to just read AV Forums.

-Brian

[emoxley]

Originally Posted by Warjack Prime

What is the context of this? As a subscriber? Did you not get an issue or something?

I posted this story at another forum back in August. Since I'm a slow typist, and the story is long, I'll just copy and paste it here. So, the times in the story is off some now.


Less than a year ago, I subscribed for two years. The other day, I was in Books-A-Million, and noticed that the September issue was out. Last issue I got was July, which meant I got it in June. I had wondered when a new mag was coming. When I saw that in the book store, I saw red!

I came home, and sent Home Theater magazine an email about it, asking what's going on? I got an email back from a guy, telling me I had to contact Stereophile about it. He gave me an email address to send it to. I tried, but the email immediately came back. I sent the guy another email, telling him what happened. He had given me the wrong address, so he gave me another one. I tried that one. Same thing...........it immediately came back! On the third try (another email address), it finally went through.

Two or three days later, I got an email back, saying they needed my mailing address to find my account. I sent it. Two or three days later, I got another email, saying they couldn't find me in their records. They needed my account number. I sent it.

A couple of days later, I got another email saying my subscription was cancelled on May 1st. I sent them another email asking, "Why the hell was it cancelled? We hadn't cancelled it!" Afterall, I figure we are the only ones with the authority to do that. I also told them they were the most incompetent business I had ever dealt with, for that to happen! I told them to send my magazines, or send my money back!

After a couple more days, I hadn't heard back. I told my wife, if I hadn't heard from them by tomorrow (today), I was going to call someone there, and cuss them out! I went to the web site, to get a phone number, and found the publisher's number. It turns out, the guy that gave me the wrong email addresses, twice, WAS the publisher! This company is just full of genius'. This morning I got an email from them saying, "We apologize that your account was cancelled in error. We have reactivated your subscription and you will receive the next issue within 4-6 weeks. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused." I sent back an email telling them I expect my back issues, and I expect them before 4-6 weeks!

Any of you had problems like this, with this company? This is just pure incompetence! How can they cancel someone's subscription, without the subscriber asking them to? When this subscription is up, I won't be renewing it.