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Feb 27, 2000 |
82 comments
When the format is finally launched around the world, DVD-Audio discs will have the ability to store and play back video information such as lyric sheets and pictures from recording sessions. Is this important to you?
Do DVD-Audio's video features interest you?
Yes, very much
15% (35 votes)
Yes, they'd be nice
23% (51 votes)
Don't really care
20% (45 votes)
No, I'd prefer a pure audio disc
31% (71 votes)
No
11% (24 votes)
Total votes: 226
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Feb 20, 2000 |
100 comments
Several companies, such as TacT, SigTech, and Perpetual Technologies, are offering products that can digitally equalize your speakers to counteract problems in your listening room. Is this of interest to you?
Are you interested in products that can digitally equalize your system based on an analysis of your listening room?
Have already purchased
5% (11 votes)
Very interested
49% (111 votes)
Interested
23% (53 votes)
Slightly interested
9% (20 votes)
Not interested
14% (31 votes)
Total votes: 226
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Feb 13, 2000 |
238 comments
Where would you like to see the next <I>Stereophile</I> HI-FI Show?
<I>Stereophile</I> is planning its next couple of HI-FI Shows. Any suggestions for locations?
New York
18% (65 votes)
Los Angeles
9% (33 votes)
San Francisco
11% (39 votes)
Seattle
4% (16 votes)
Miami
3% (11 votes)
How about:
51% (181 votes)
None/don't care
3% (12 votes)
Total votes: 357
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Feb 06, 2000 |
143 comments
When your pals come over to hear your audio system, what do you pull out to impress them?
What is your favorite demo disc?
Here it is:
83% (133 votes)
I don't do demos.
17% (28 votes)
Total votes: 161
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Jan 30, 2000 |
155 comments
Last week we asked about the relatively low-resolution MP3 format. Now let's get your opinion on ultra-hi-rez: the Super Audio CD.
What will it take for SACD to win mass acceptance?
Lower player prices
8% (25 votes)
More available titles
7% (21 votes)
A combination of lower player prices and greater software availability
50% (160 votes)
A massive PR campaign
2% (7 votes)
Celebrity endorsements
1% (3 votes)
Proselytizing by audiophiles
1% (2 votes)
Consumer boycott of lo-rez formats
1% (3 votes)
Here's my suggestion:
12% (37 votes)
Nothing will help. The masses don't care about audio quality.
13% (43 votes)
We already have hi-rez audio: the LP.
4% (14 votes)
Multichannel music
2% (6 votes)
Total votes: 321
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Jan 24, 2000 |
91 comments
Digital copies of music in the MP3 format are all the rage. Have you heard an MP3 on a good audio system?
What do you think of MP3 as an audio format?
Love it. Here's why:
7% (7 votes)
Like it. Here's why:
17% (17 votes)
Don't care. Let me explain:
30% (31 votes)
Don't like it. Here's why:
25% (26 votes)
Hate it. Here's why:
21% (21 votes)
Total votes: 102
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Jan 16, 2000 |
105 comments
We <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?600">reported recently</A> that audio CD recorders are becoming hot items with consumers. How about with you?
Have you purchased a CD recorder for your audio system or computer?
I've got a standalone audio CD recorder.
11% (32 votes)
I've got a recorder in my computer.
40% (118 votes)
I'm thinking of buying one.
23% (66 votes)
Not interested.
26% (76 votes)
Total votes: 292
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Jan 09, 2000 |
190 comments
Several companies are releasing new power-conditioner products these days, some with radically new technology. Are you using them?
Do you use a power conditioner for your system?
Yes, here it is:
53% (158 votes)
I'm planning to get one.
14% (40 votes)
Don't have one.
33% (98 votes)
Total votes: 296
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Jan 02, 2000 |
0 comments
Reader Paul W. Simoni wonders how content audiophiles are with the high-end audio business.
If you could change <I>one</I> thing about the high-end audio industry, what would it be?
Here it is:
92% (110 votes)
Everything's fine
8% (9 votes)
Total votes: 119
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Dec 26, 1999 |
105 comments
Sony has finally released SACD hardware, and DVD-Audio is promised for sometime next year, but none of the first players have digital outputs. Is this a problem for you?
How important are digital outputs on an SACD or DVD-Audio player?
Won't buy without 'em
44% (105 votes)
Extremely important
16% (38 votes)
Very important
10% (23 votes)
Kinda important
6% (15 votes)
Not very important
10% (24 votes)
Not important at all
5% (11 votes)
Don't care
10% (23 votes)
Total votes: 239
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