...All guys posted above me are liars. They all readed Playboy for sure. Ultimate real recording source they got for years. Me ? Same, beside Electronic Musician.
...ones with pictures of naked speakers.....drool.....ummm, and oh yea, same as everybody else. Depends on the articles that month, if they're relevant to me at the time.
Even though it's not a recording magazine.....I think every recordist should read Stereophile or The Absolute Sound. You can really learn a lot about subtle details in sound if you get past the $1500 speaker cables.
I subscribe annually to Sound on Sound (best UK mag - www.sospubs.co.uk) and occasionally read FutureMusic and ComputerMusic. They're not really in the same league as Sound on Sound though, which is definitely more superior editorially.
I am surprised SOS isn't mentionned that much in here. It is a GREAT mag. Every month great interviews, helpful Q & A, often interesting and really helpfull workshops and honest equipment reviews (insteead of other mags who just say every product is great to please there sponsors).
Maybe this is because the mag isn't that well know in the US?