Have you purchased any SACD, DVD-Audio, or DAD (24/96 DVD-V) discs yet?
DAD has only been with us a short while, and the dawn is still breaking for new audio formats such as DVD-Audio and SACD, but we're wondering how many of you are early adopters.
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How would you advise someone to spend $1500 on a complete (CD, preamp/amp/integrated, speakers, cables) audiophile starter system?
We get e-mails every week asking what is the best way to create a decent system for a reasonable amount of money (say around $1500 complete). What would be your advice?
Have you ever used an integrated amplifier in one of your systems? Why and what did you think?
Separate preamplifiers and power amplifiers have long been considered standard audiophile fare, but sometimes the economy and convenience of an integrated amp can't be beat. Have you ever used one?
Do ads for fancy cars and men's magazines in the pages of Stereophile bother you?
Reader Bard-Alan Finlan is wondering what readers of <I>Stereophile</I> think about the recent introduction of ads for BMW cars and <I>FHM</I> magazine.
When it comes to component color, do you have a preference?
First they were silver, then black, then silver, then both. . . . Do you have a preference for components in a particular finish?
Which speaker technology do you have in your system?
It's been three years since we last asked this question, and reader Jeffrey Michael suggests we ask it again: With all the different speaker technologies on the market, which technology have you adopted for your current audio system?
Do you remember your very first audio experience? What was it?
It is often thought that first impressions can have a lasting effect. Can you recall your first audio impression?
Have you ever been approached by the "White Van" speaker company, or know anyone who has bought their products?
If responses from <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/showsoap.cgi?217">last week's Soapbox</A> are any indication, a shocking number of <I>Stereophile</I> readers appear to have been approached by the "White Van" speaker guys. Some even know folks who have bit. How about you?
Who would you want to induct into a High-End Audio Hall of Fame, and why?
The CEA is asking for nominations from industry folks for the 2002 class of inductees into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. We think it's only fair that everybody should get a chance to add a candidate or two to our unofficial Audio Hall of Fame.
What do you think about CDs being secretly distorted with SafeAudio to prevent copying?
The public learned last week that some regular CDs are now secretly being copy-protected (see this week's audio news). Is this an issue for you?