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One of my first tasks after being named editor of S&V was to post a blog on soundandvision.com introducing myself and asking the question: Is there something in particular you would like to see more of in S&V? That post can be found at: www.soundandvision.com/content/begin-beginning. Thanks to everyone who took time out to respond.—AG

Voodoo and Woowoo

I would like you as new editor to be far more critical of the voodoo and snake oil claims of the high-end audio industry, and of the skyrocketing prices for high-end audio components. You should also make Sound & Vision a journal for consumers and not solely an advertisement tool for the companies featured in the magazine.

H. Plebs Via email

Congratulations on the new job. I was very excited to see that you intend to add some focus on affordable stereo components. Frankly, I can’t stomach the woowoo that high end publications peddle. “While the playing is impeccable, the player seems exposed, even vulnerable.” Or how about a preamplifier that’s “more rosin, less wood; more core, less