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Stereophile  |  Apr 18, 2004  |  0 comments

Audiophiles pride themselves on their love of music, but it may turn out that their kids or spouses buy more music. Who buys the most music in your household?

Who buys the most music in your household?
Me
92% (119 votes)
My spouse
5% (7 votes)
My kids
0% (0 votes)
My parents
1% (1 vote)
My roommates
0% (0 votes)
Other
2% (2 votes)
Total votes: 129
Steve J.Martin  |  Apr 11, 2004  |  69 comments

After reading last week's vote question, reader Steve J. Martin said he'd like to ask readers to suggest musicians who deserve wider recognition. So let us know who should get more recognition and why.

Which musician(s) should get wider recognition and why?
Here's one
89% (67 votes)
Don't have one
11% (8 votes)
Total votes: 75
Rob Neary  |  Apr 04, 2004  |  132 comments

In addition to the big players, high-end audio fosters a healthy number of small and modest-sized manufacturers. Reader Rob Neary wants to know if readers have a particular company that they feel deserves more recognition.

Do you know of a small high-end audio manufacturer that deserves wider recognition? Who are they and why should they be noted?
They are
91% (129 votes)
Can't think of any
9% (13 votes)
Total votes: 142
Colin Stewart  |  Mar 28, 2004  |  86 comments

Reader Colin Stewart is curious about the filing habits of audiophiles. He wants to know if you keep your SACD and DVD-Audio discs sorted separately from your CDs, or do you mix them all together?

Do you store your SACD and DVD-Audio discs in a separate section or are they mixed in with your CDs?
I keep them separate
40% (98 votes)
I mix them in with the CDs
28% (68 votes)
They are all strewn about randomly
4% (11 votes)
Don't have any SACD or DVD-Audio discs
28% (70 votes)
Total votes: 247
Mark Gdovin  |  Mar 21, 2004  |  38 comments

Reader Mark Gdovin is curious. How many of you have professionally worked in the field of audio as "retail salespersons

Have you worked professionally in the consumer electronics side of the audio field?
Yes, in sales
27% (42 votes)
Yes, as a designer
4% (6 votes)
Yes, with a manufacturer
3% (5 votes)
Yes, as a distributor
1% (2 votes)
Yes, as an installer
1% (2 votes)
Yes, in the audio press
1% (2 votes)
Yes, in marketing/PR
0% (0 votes)
Yes, other
3% (5 votes)
No
59% (92 votes)
Total votes: 156
Stereophile  |  Mar 14, 2004  |  79 comments

Its future as a format may also be debatable, but does DVD-Audio have the sonic goods? Have you been able to spend much time with DVD-Audio? If so, what do you think about the way it sounds?

Have you listened to DVD-Audio much? What do you think about the sound?
It's wonderful
20% (44 votes)
Pretty good
12% (26 votes)
Okay
5% (11 votes)
What's the big deal?
8% (18 votes)
Don't care for it
7% (16 votes)
Have not listened enough to have an opinion
47% (104 votes)
Total votes: 219
Stereophile  |  Mar 07, 2004  |  216 comments

Its future as a format may be debatable, but does SACD have the sonic goods? Have you been able to spend much time with SACD? If so, what do you think about the way it sounds?

Have you listened to SACD much? What do you think about the sound?
It's wonderful
44% (213 votes)
Pretty good
19% (89 votes)
Okay
7% (33 votes)
What's the big deal?
7% (35 votes)
Don't care for it
3% (16 votes)
Have not listened enough to have an opinion
20% (95 votes)
Total votes: 481
Sam K.  |  Feb 29, 2004  |  124 comments

Reader Sam K. says he is tired of all the talk about computers and music, and wants to know when was the last time you upgraded your turntable and how did you do it?

When was the last time you upgraded your turntable? Please tell us what you did.
Within the last week
5% (10 votes)
Within the last month
8% (16 votes)
Within the last year
28% (59 votes)
Within the last couple of years
12% (25 votes)
Within the last five years
5% (11 votes)
More than five years ago
21% (43 votes)
Don't have a turntable and don't want one
17% (36 votes)
Don't have a turntable but will buy one
4% (9 votes)
Total votes: 209
Stereophile  |  Feb 22, 2004  |  0 comments

Computers are becoming an ever-increasing source of music for many listeners. Have you tried connecting your computer to your audio system? If you have, how did you do it?

Have you hooked up your computer to play music through your audio system? If yes, tell us how you did it.
Yes, here's how
34% (66 votes)
Not yet, but plan to soon
8% (15 votes)
No
58% (113 votes)
Total votes: 194
Stereophile  |  Feb 15, 2004  |  99 comments

Music reproduction has certainly come a long way since the early wax cylinder. But will we ever be able to perfectly reproduce the sound of, say, a live jazz quartet in our living rooms?

Will perfect audio reproduction ever be possible in a listener's home? Why or why not?
Never
58% (106 votes)
Many years away
23% (42 votes)
It's almost here
14% (25 votes)
We already have it
6% (11 votes)
Total votes: 184
Franklyn Ayensu  |  Feb 08, 2004  |  77 comments

Reader Franklyn Ayensu is wondering, dollar for dollar, do <I>Stereophile</I> readers think today's digital sources sound better than today's analog front ends or the other way around?

Which gives you the biggest bang for the buck: analog or digital source products?
Digital is a far better value
42% (77 votes)
Digital is a slightly better value
13% (23 votes)
They are of equal value
11% (21 votes)
Analog is a slightly better value
8% (15 votes)
Analog is a far better value
26% (48 votes)
Total votes: 184
Chad Tally  |  Feb 01, 2004  |  0 comments

The responses to last week's question revealed that a lot of you received your first audio system or component as a gift. Reader Chad Tally wants to know if you have ever purchased audio components or systems for someone else as a gift? If so, what did you give?

Have you ever purchased audio components or systems for someone else as a gift? If so, what did you give?
Yes, it was a . . .
70% (75 votes)
No
30% (32 votes)
Total votes: 107
Mark Gdovin  |  Jan 25, 2004  |  182 comments

We all had to start somewhere, reader Mark Gdovin observes. He'd like to know what your very first audio components were.

What was your very first audio system?
Here they are
97% (183 votes)
Don't remember
3% (6 votes)
Total votes: 189
Jason O.  |  Jan 18, 2004  |  105 comments

Does size matter? Is it important to you to find the smallest speaker that still delivers the sound you want?

Does small speaker size matter to you?
Yes, quite a bit
16% (43 votes)
Yes, somewhat
18% (49 votes)
Yes, but just a little
12% (32 votes)
No, not really
27% (72 votes)
No, doesn't matter at all
26% (69 votes)
Total votes: 265
Stereophile  |  Jan 11, 2004  |  133 comments

Computers are increasingly finding their way into music systems, but how do you feel about it? Should <I>Stereophile</I> spend more time looking at this option in its pages?

How interested are you in seeing <I>Stereophile</I> cover computer-based audio systems?
Extremely interested
19% (69 votes)
Very interested
11% (42 votes)
Interested
14% (50 votes)
Not so interested
15% (55 votes)
Not interested
16% (58 votes)
Don't do it!
25% (93 votes)
Total votes: 367

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