Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
I take their measurements with a pinch of salt - I'm much more interested in their views on how an item sounds.
Same here. I don't (didn't, as I no longer do) buy hi-fi magazines to read about boring measurements or look at graphs that mean absolutely nothing to me. I'm not a builder or technically minded. I bought them to read the subjective listening experiences of the reviewers.

At least HFW championed products from many small manufacturers and looked at the bigger picture in the hi-fi industry, rather than at that time pander to the interests of the, as you refer to it, 'Linn/Naim axis'.

As far as I'm concerned therefore, HFW were one of 'the good guys', and from speaking with and having met the editor, David Price, know that he's a genuine person and first and foremost a true hi-fi and music enthusiast, the same of which most certainly can't be said for some of the others!

Marco.