After posting my decision to give up on TAS, I listed the 20 years or so of back issues I had for sale on a forum. Within the month they were picked up and gone. Three boxes worth, about 155 issues, and a happy new reader has them for a buck an issue.
And what comes in the next morning, a reminder from TAS that my subscription is ending and it's time to renew or lose....I actually chose to lose, I suppose. There goes a couple of decades.....
Apparently, I won't want to miss :
- Our expert reviews of top-performing products---in each price category
- Insightful features on audio components that redefine the state of the art
- Expert commentary on "what's hot" in high-end audio
- Upcoming coverage of must-have recordings
- Guidance to help you get the most out of your system
Yeah, but....do I have to listen to the same old stuff about audio shows six months after the event, or know that everything Magico (what happened to all that love for Kharma?) is great, MQA is the bees' knees, and cable companies can expect their advertising spiel to be repurposed for copy? Don't worry, there's a new Golden Ear award for something, an extract from the TAS History of X being presented, or hey, a manufacturer calling on a reviewer's new house to long-term-loan him another $100k component to enjoy (err... 'review'). Don't worry, don't measure, and don't complain, we mere mortals can't be expected to understand.
