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When you are dialing in your system, do you get your buddies to help?

Stereophile | Sep 02, 2007 | 0 comments

They say that being an audiophile is a lonely pursuit, but some 'philes like to make their adjustments with as many ears as possible. When you are dialing in your system, do you get your buddies to help?

When you are dialing in your system, do you get your buddies to help?

I go it alone

88% (89 votes)

I get one pal to help me

9% (9 votes)

Maybe a few pals will help

2% (2 votes)

I invite everyone over

1% (1 vote)

Total votes: 101

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What audio format did you spend the most money on in the last few months? Why?

Stereophile | Aug 26, 2007 | 91 comments

CD sales are clearly in a slump, SACD and DVD-A are down for the count, a few downloads are just starting to sound decent (Linn for example), and the LP keeps chugging along. What audio format did you spend the most money on in the last few months? Why?

What audio format did you spend the most money on in the last few months? Why?

Vinyl

33% (55 votes)

45% (76 votes)

SACD

8% (13 votes)

DVD-Audio

1% (2 votes)

Downloads

4% (7 votes)

Live Music (okay not really a format)

3% (5 votes)

Nothing

4% (6 votes)

Other

2% (4 votes)

Total votes: 168

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Did you buy a player or any discs the first year CD was available in your country? If so, what did you get?

Stereophile | Aug 19, 2007 | 0 comments

Depending on where you live, the 25<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary of the Compact Disc is coming up in the next 9 months. Did you buy a player or any discs the first year CD was available in your country? If so, what did you get?

Did you buy a player or any discs the first year CD was available in your country? If so, what did you get?

Yes, I bought

25% (36 votes)

No, waited a year or so

17% (24 votes)

No, waited several years

57% (82 votes)

No, and still haven't bought any CD stuff

1% (1 vote)

I wasn't even born back then

1% (2 votes)

Total votes: 145

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Do you connect your loudspeaker cables to your amp and loudspeaker with bare wire at the ends or with connectors? If you use connectors, what kind do you use?

Stereophile | Aug 12, 2007 | 0 comments

Sometimes less is more, but then again, maybe not when it comes to audio. Do you connect your loudspeaker cables to your amp and loudspeaker with bare wire at the ends or with connectors such as pins, spade lugs, or banana plugs? If you use connectors, what kind do you use?

Do you connect your loudspeaker cables to your amp and loudspeaker with bare wire at the ends or with connectors? If you use connectors, what kind do you use?

Bare wire

34% (56 votes)

Simple connectors

48% (80 votes)

Fancy connectors

18% (30 votes)

Total votes: 166

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Is "entry-level high-end" an oxymoron?

Stereophile | Aug 05, 2007 | 76 comments

According to some, audiophile nirvana can be reached with only a few hundred dollars. But is "entry-level high-end" an oxymoron?

Is "entry-level high-end" an oxymoron?

Yes

53% (88 votes)

Maybe

8% (13 votes)

39% (65 votes)

What's an "oxymoron"?

1% (1 vote)

Total votes: 167

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Are there any hi-fi qualifying words that you find especially appropriate? Inappropriate? Why?

Stereophile | Jul 29, 2007 | 31 comments

Glassy highs, "muddy bass" . . . Are there any hi-fi qualifying words that you find especially appropriate? Inappropriate? Why?

Are there any hi-fi qualifying words that you find especially appropriate? Inappropriate? Why?

Here's one

88% (36 votes)

Can't think of one

12% (5 votes)

Total votes: 41

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Are there times when you just don't want to listen to music? Why not?

Stereophile | Jul 22, 2007 | 39 comments

Sometimes, we don't listen to music for days at a time, just so it sounds fresh again when we finally do. And sometimes we just yearn for something better and are willing to hit pause until we discover it. Are there times when you just don't want to listen to music? Why not?

Are there times when you just don't want to listen to music? Why not?

Yes, often

22% (17 votes)

Once in a while

54% (41 votes)

Never

24% (18 votes)

Total votes: 76

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Did you convert your system to multichannel audio? Has it stuck with you? Why or why not?

Stereophile | Jul 15, 2007 | 107 comments