HiFi News & Record Review: Astra August 27th

[mdconnelly]

Is Hifi News a magazine that does critical reviews or one of those we're always positive magazines just to keep the vendor happy for next reviews?

Those days of critical reviews are 'gone with the wind' ... these days, all reviews are to keep everyone 

I suspect you're correct, but I would also expect the review to do a reasonably professional job of focusing on the strengths of the Astra and hopefully assess the competition at the Astra pricepoint.   Unfortunately, I seriously doubt that they would dig into any detailed comparison with the Expert Pro nor do I think Devialet would ever want them to do so.