How much should CDs cost at retail?
A clear majority of the readers who answered last week's poll think high prices have slowed down CD sales. So what price point feels right to you?
How much time did you spend placing your loudspeakers?
Getting the right components is half the battle. The other half is setting them up for maximum effect. How much time did you spend placing your loudspeakers?
How much time do you spend each week sitting in your audio system's sweet spot listening to music?
Reader Samo Jecnik, from Ljubljana, Slovenia, has a simple question for audiophiles: "I'd like to know how much time per week <I>Stereophile</I> readers <I>listen</I> to the music on their <I>main</I> systems. I mean the time they're sitting in the sweet spot."
How much time do you spend listening to music
Last week we asked how much time you spend in the sweet spot. Now tell us how much time you spend listening to music in total.
How much would you be willing to pay for a high-quality digital-audio-on-demand service?
Assume that digital audio streaming will reach or exceed CD quality, and that you'll be able to hear anything you want to hear, any time of day or night. What would such a service be worth to you?
How much would you pay ($US) for a DVD-Audio-only disc?
Recent announcements indicate that DVD-Audio may soon emerge as a set of standards. Assuming that a DVD-Audio disc is not backward-compatible with CD players, but will play on the new DVD player (with DVD-Audio update) you just bought, how much would you spend for the special discs?
How much, over the years, have you spent on audioporn magazines?
Reader Dismord is curious about your reading and spending habits: How much, over the years, have you spent on audioporn magazines?
How often do you clean your system's connections?
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How often do you get to listen to an entire album uninterrupted?
Audiophiles treasure the time spent listening to their systems—but how often do you get to listen to an entire album uninterrupted?
How often do you listen in the "sweet spot"?
We've been told that younger audiophiles don't like to sit in the "sweet spot" when listening to music, while older audiophiles can't listen any other way. Leaving age to side for the moment, what's your preference?