What has been your favorite of all the components you've ever owned? Why?
Some components simply endear themselves to audiophiles
What has been your least favorite equipment review in Stereophile and why?
Last week we asked about your favorite review. As promised, this week we'd like to know what your <I>least</I> favorite equipment review in <I>Stereophile</I> has been.
What is the primary way you discover brand-new music to buy?
Let's forget about buying re-releases or back-filling an artist's catalog for a moment, what is the <I>primary</I> way you discover brand-new music to buy?
What is the best equipment manual you've ever read?
The results of last week's "Vote" indicate that audiophiles do indeed read manuals
What is the best name you've ever seen for an audio company and why?
Reader Jeff Nobe is wondering what our readers consider the best name ever used for an audio company and why?
What is the CD to LP ratio in your collection?
Last week's vote question about vinyl prompted a landslide of votes. Which impels us to ask, what is the ratio of CDs to LPs that you own?
What is the crown jewel in your music collection?
Is there a single CD or LP that holds significant value for you? Is it an old ratty copy of your first record ever bought, or a pricey, collectible piece of vinyl?
What is the future of high-end audio retailing?
Audiophiles often prefer to listen for themselves before committing to a purchase. But brick-and-mortar retailers are succumbing right and left, partly a result of the economy and partly owing to the trend to online sales. What is the future of high-end audio retailing?
What is the goofiest product or product category in high-end audio?
High-end audio has always supported a fringe element of manufacturers who make bizarre products backed up by loopy "research." Curious, strange, or just plain silly, these products, and the claims made for them, have given the audio hobby a sort of "Flat Earth Society" cult reputation.
What is the least amount you have spent on an audio component that produced music that made you happy?
Money can't always buy love, but it is often thought it can buy audio happiness. Or can it? What is the least amount you have spent on an audio component that produced music that made you happy?