Stereophile

Many people complain that the reason record sales are down is that the quality of new music is heading south. Do you agree? Have new releases improved this past year or are they still on a slide?

Some folks prefer a dry recording technique that emphasizes clarity and a sense of the musicians in their listening rooms. Others like the idea of being transported to the concert hall so that their own listening room walls drop away. Which is your preferred recording technique?

Audio pundits get to speculate all day long about high-rez audio. But tell us what you think: will either SACD or DVD-Audio make it? Why or why not?

So, how are the format wars going? DVD-A or SACD or both? Have you bought into one or both of the high-rez audio formats

The audiophile fringe tends to foster some of the more perplexing approaches to getting good sound. What is the strangest audio product you've ever seen or heard?

Some describe avant-garde musical forms as the only music that is fresh and new, while others consider the whole genre cacophonous noise. What does "avant-garde music" mean to you

In the October issue of <I>Stereophile</I>, Jon Iverson comments, "When disco hit, it sure sucked." So what do you think: was the music known as disco ever worth the vinyl it was pressed on? Has it aged well or not?

In the October issue of <I>Stereophile</I>, Wes Phillips treads what many may see as dangerous audio ground and writes an audiophile's assessment of Apple's iPod. Is this a good move or not? Why?

Clearly, there are plenty of our readers who love vinyl. But what, in terms of time used, is the most important source component in your system?

Digital formats come and go, but quite a few audiophiles still have a vinyl record player in their system. Do you?