How much do you spend on live performances in a year?
After last week's question about money spent on recorded music each year, reader Joe Hartmann wants to know how much do you spend on live performances in a year?
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How much money do you spend on music each year?
An owner of an audiophile record label recently asked us how much we figured audiophiles spent on music purchases each year. We reckoned it would be smart to simply ask you directly. How much money do you spend on recorded music each year?
Are you happy with your audio system?
A very simple question this week: Are you happy with your audio system?
Is there an audio manufacturer's website you particularly like? Why?
Researching audio products not only involves listening, but these days can include a bit of web work. Is there an audio manufacturer's website you particularly like? Why?
Are the Compact Disc's commercial troubles a good or bad thing for audiophiles?
Its imminent demise has been reported for months by a variety of sources, from major labels to consumers. Are the Compact Disc's commercial troubles a good or bad thing for audiophiles?
What percentage of music in your collection is both great music and sounds great?
And now the important question: What percentage of music in your collection is both great music <I>and</I> sounds great?
Forget about the quality of the music—what percentage of your music collection sounds great?
Sometimes our favorite music sounds like crap, and sometimes the best-sounding work in our collection is an artistic failure, but we keep the thing anyway. Forget about the quality of the music, what percentage of your music collection sounds great?
Forget about sound quality, what percentage of your music collection is great music?
Not every disc is an artistic or performance winner, but some of us seem to end up with more junk than we'd like to admit. Forget about sound quality, what percentage of your music collection is great music?
Which part of the audio chain do you spend the most time auditioning before purchase?
An audiophile is practically defined by his/her thoughtful and considered approach to selecting components. Which part of the audio chain do you spend the most time auditioning before purchase?
Have you ever heard an audio system that faithfully reproduced the sound of real, live musicians? What was it?
Faithfully reproducing the sound of real, live musicians in our listening rooms is the audiophile's Holy Grail. Have you ever heard a system do this? If so, what was it?