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The scond one (gramaphone and bubble letters) is very well done. I agree with Mike that it's the most Salon-esque of the bunch. However as a die hard Who fan I can't resist James Westbrooks'!
I can't say that I've loved any of the choices thus far, but the gramophone/bubble letters thing is the worst yet; it's impossible to read it, or even to recognize that it's supposed to be readable, without a lot of effort.
I'm sure this wasn't intentional, but the reel-to-reel tape deck in Joshua Röpke's submission immediately made me think of the logo used in Saturday Night Live's animated "Fun With Real Audio" segments: http://snl.jt.org/toon.php?i=211
Seriously though - these look great. I'd say the one most in keeping with Salon style is the second (Grammaphone and audiofile letters).
Nice stuff.