bennyboy71:
The subscription I got for Xmas has yet to run out, so I still read the mag. But, revamp or not, its becoming an increasingly depressing experience. TVs are boring - why put them all over your cover every month and then proceed to go on and on about them? Music is better than TV, focus on that. And, as I've said before, you should ditch that guide. Reading from front to back, you kind of get into the mag then all of a sudden, half way through, its like "oh, is thats it? Time to put mag down". Guess you do it to make the mag look thick and value for money on the shelves of WH Smith, but its really annoying.
My recipe for a better magazine:
1) Dial back the over-focus on TVs. Who cares about that stuff? There's naff all any good to watch on them anyway.
2) Do more on music and sound. Music is good.
3) Throw the Guide in the bin and flesh the mag out with more reviews and articles.
4) Stop giving Apple 5 stars for everything they do, regardless of the fact their products are brains on a stick for the zombie hoardes.
The number of TVs launched are much higher than any other AV product, so you're bound to find more of them. It's obvious that you're a music person & are not interested in TVs. but that does not necessarily mean that it is the case with other readers as well. I personally don't like the guide in the 2nd half of the page as well, but readers find it useful to have a ready reckoner to check on a product quickly. Regarding Apple products, well, that's the reviewer's opinion. You are free to disagree on it. I personally don't like Apple products that much. Although I think WHF should concentrate on the music/video aspects only while testing products(smartphones, for example) and should make it clear on the review page.