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Hello! I’m the new Editor of What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision. As well as introducing myself online, I’d like to point out that the Dali Motif speaker review on page 18 in the new April issue is, in fact, incomplete by er, 12 words.

Here they are: “...positives, but it’s fundamental enough to cost the Dalis their fifth star.” If you haven't read the review, that sentence gives away the essence of the review... I’m new, but saving that excuse for my next point.

The above was an error at printing stage. Honest. Next up is page 79 which concerns the distinctly passé Blu-ray vs HD-DVD debate as part of the home cinema ‘If You Want To Buy’ panel.

The issue went to print before the Toshiba announcement so it couldn’t be helped. The heading, which reads Multichannel Speakers should, of course, say something about HD players. I’ll claim that one. The excuse? Did I say I’m new? Anyway, I hope you enjoy the issue – thoughts, suggestions and ideas appreciated....

Rich

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Hi and welcome to your very own forum Big Smile

I shall think you have been browsing in the last few weeks so you might already know how mad we all are!!! 

Good luck with your (Great) new job.

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user="Thaiman" wrote:

Hi and welcome to your very own forum Big Smile

I shall think you have been browsing in the last few weeks so you might already know how mad we all are!!! 

Being sat in front of the PC with my underpants on my head and pencils up my nose, doesn't prove I'm mad.

I suppose that's the good thing about forums, you can apologise for your mistakes before anyone realises you have made them. Welcome to the magazine Richard, we are a nice bunch really, except when we're discussing cables and magazine printing errors.

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This thread needs more replies! Hello and welcome. and sorry im late!

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Hi Richard,

Best of luck with your new job.

Got me April copy through the post on Monday and it's one of the best editions in a long time. New products by Moon, Naim, Spendor, Rega...

Keep it up!

cheers

jules.

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More focus on hifi please Richard. It's still a far more emotional area that Home Cinema, although we obviously have to be cogniscent of the spend/consumer interest in the latter.

There are many people on this forum who would like a big cable/mains supertest too as you'll see from the most responded-to threads.

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Oh please, please, please put the cable debate to bed!

It is possible that those who claim it makes no difference are truely, physically unable to hear the difference. However, a scientific approach, using those who claim they can hear the difference, with the results properly analysed (ANOVA anyone?), would provide a definitive position on this thorny subject.

For the result to be credible, the design of the experiment will be absolutely essential for the subsequent analysis to be valid. I might be able to offer my services here if required.

One must consider the possible fallout if the null hypothesis is supported. I am assuming here that the null hypothesis would be that there is no difference. Would the mag want to publish such a result?

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I think he is a bit shy compare to the last Editing Manager Big Smile

and why PJpro going all techie?  I don't know one Magazine that would like to be involve in cables debate as it's a no win situation!  just leave the matter to us, keep argue until cows come home.....at least website do get most hits when we have cables debates Wink

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Certainly wouldn't help advertising revenues if the result went 'the wrong way' Wink

 

Grow up, Fr0g - our reviews are totally editorially independent, as discussed here and elsewhere - we tell it like it is, regardless of whether it annoys advertisers (which it very frequently does). 

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user="Clare Newsome" wrote:

we tell it like it is, regardless of whether it annoys advertisers (which it very frequently does). 

Exactly. Lost count of the number of times we've had manufacturers or their PRs screaming down the phone at us (or sending us stroppy emails) because they didn't like our review. Happens all the time (and not just on WHFSV, but on our other mags too). Comes with the job. 

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I haven't lost count, but I am counting and it's a big number. And that's just one issue!

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user="Richard Melville" wrote:
I haven't lost count, but I am counting and it's a big number. And that's just one issue!

Welcome to the House of Fun

 

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Hi,

Welcome to the show - nice of you to take the time to introduce yourself to us. Hopefully you will be as helpful and active as the other members of staff at WHFS&V towers.

Cheers,

Cofnchtr

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A very warm welcome to you sir enjoy your priceless new role

Cheers Tony

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Welcome and congrats on your first issue Shock)

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I thought I'd take the opportunity to introduce myself as well.

I'm the new managing editor of the magazine. And I'm delighted to be here. 

Happy as I am for Rich to take all the flak for any errors (naturally) I ought to confess that many of them will have been down to me. So go easy on usEmbarrassed

Rest assured we're all doing all we can to make the mag as error free as possible, but we are human.

Well most of us are.

I have the suspicion that Andrew E is a machine... (3800-odd posts? Blimey)

Oh, and Cloughy: my formatting is working!Party!!!Yes

Cheers

Jonny

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