''Sound & Vision'' is an American magazine, purchased by AVTech Media Ltd. (UK) in March 2018, covering
home theater
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,
audio
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Sound
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,
video
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and
multimedia
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consumer products. Before 2000, it had been published for most of its history as ''Stereo Review''. The magazine is headquartered in New York City.
History and profile
''Stereo Review'' was an American magazine first published in 1958
by
Ziff-Davis
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with the title ''HiFi and Music Review''.
During the initial phase the magazine was headquartered in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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It was one of a handful of magazines then available for the individual interested in
high fidelity. Throughout its life it published a blend of record and equipment reviews, articles on music and musicians, and articles on technical issues and advice. The name changed to ''HiFi Review'' in 1959. It became ''HiFi/Stereo Review'' in 1961 to reflect the growing use of
stereophonic
Stereophonic sound, or more commonly stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two independent audio channels through a configuration ...
technology in recordings and broadcasts. In 1968 it became, simply, ''Stereo Review'', reflecting the broad shift to stereophonic reproduction and simplifying the title. In the late 1980s, the magazine was acquired by CBS Magazines (now
Hachette Filipacchi Hachette may refer to:
* Hachette (surname)
* Hachette (publisher), a French publisher, the imprint of Lagardère Publishing
** Hachette Book Group, the American subsidiary
** Hachette Distribution Services, the distribution arm
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), and in 1989 it absorbed ''
High Fidelity'' magazine. During the 1990s, consumer trends began to branch out into
home theater
Home cinema, also called home theaters or theater rooms, are home entertainment audio-visual systems that seek to reproduce a movie theater experience and mood using consumer electronics-grade video and home audio, audio equipment that is set ...
matters and the magazine contents followed in kind. In 1999 ''Stereo Review'' merged with ''
Video
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) syste ...
'', a magazine Hachette Filipacchi had acquired from
Reese Communications, to become ''Stereo Review's Sound & Vision'' before settling on its current name in 2000, reflecting how dominant home theater had become in consumer purchases.
In June 2009 Hachette Filipacchi sold the publication to
Bonnier Corporation
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, the U.S. division of the
Swedish
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Bonnier Group
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Background
The company was founded in 1804 by Gerhard Bonnier in Copenhagen, Denm ...
, along with four other magazines: ''Popular Photography'', ''Boating'', ''Flying'' and ''American Photo''.
In 2013, Bonnier sold it to Source Interlink, who merged it with its previously owned consumer electronics magazine ''Home Theater''. In March 2018, ''Sound & Vision'' was purchased, along with related magazines and websites, by AVTech Media Ltd.
One of the key features of the magazine was the permanence of its staff. Some staffers stayed for decades. One of them, Louise Boundas, rose from the ranks to become the magazine's editor from the late 1980s into the 1990s. Another,
Julian Hirsch Julian Hirsch (1922 - November 24, 2003) was an electrical engineer and audio critic.
Life and early career
Hirsch discovered amateur radio at the age of 14 and was soon building his own equipment. He received a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engi ...
, was known for his technical reviews of equipment; he was involved with the magazine from 1961 until his retirement in 1998, nearly 40 years.
A Canadian magazine with the same title and focus ceased publication about a year before ''Stereo Review'' took the name.
See also
*
''Audio'' (magazine)
References
External links
*
''Stereo Review'' historyand list of equipment reviews 1961–1983
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