If you ran a major record label, what would be your next move?
CD sales are sliding, and the download market is still up for grabs. If you ran a major record label, what would be your next move?
CD sales are sliding, and the download market is still up for grabs. If you ran a major record label, what would be your next move?
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?
The mainstream media likes to report that the digital disc is dead, but is it? Do you still purchase digital audio discs (CD, SACD, DVD-A, <I>etc</I>) at the same rate as in the past few years? Or has your purchasing slowed down? Why or why not?
We saw amps, speakers, music servers, iPod adaptors, and other products galore. Now that CES 2007 is over, what product most piqued your interest from the show this year? Why?
It's easy for an audiophile to fall in love with grand, state-of-the-art speakers, but when it comes to high performance in a small space, fewer jewels stand out. Reader Gus Kund wants to know: What is your favorite bookshelf speaker?
According to our year-end web metrics, it would appear that the magazine's online readers are interested in a different mix of products than its print readers. Do you look for the same or different types of reviews in our print and web products?
Some of us remember Heathkit and Hafler build-it-yourself audio kits. Others have designed and built their own stuff from scratch, with the pride in ownership that follows. Have you ever built a piece of audio gear? What was it?
Last week we asked for ultimate evaluation discs, but when you want to <I>show off</I> a system or component, what is your ultimate <I>demo</I> disc?
There's been a lot of speculation that the music business as we know it cannot survive the download era, now that artists can sell their music direct to fans. Do you think the major labels will survive the transition from discs to downloads?
The Consumer Electronics Show is the most significant high-end audio industry event each year, attended by manufacturers, distributors, and retailers from all over the world. What are you most interested in seeing in our live online CES 2007 coverage?