Do you subscribe to
We were sitting around the office the other day making bets about how many online readers also subscribe to the paper magazine. Since most of our estimates were miles apart from each other, we thought why not run a poll?
Do you subscribe to Stereophile?
We'd like to know how many of you who visit this website also subscribe to <I>Stereophile</I> magazine.
Do you subscribe to any music magazines? If so, what do you subscribe to, and if not, why not?
Sure, there is a ton of information about new music available online, but sometimes holding it in your hand is better still. Do you subscribe to any music magazines? If so, what do you subscribe to, and if not, why not?
Do you think most high-end audio equipment is too bright-sounding?
Reader Wayne Lowry notes that most of the high-end systems he hears sound overly bright: "the louder I play them, the more they hurt my ears." Do you think most high-end audio equipment is too bright-sounding?
Do you think music (any genre you prefer) is getting better, worse, or staying the same? Please explain.
It would seem that every generation remembers the good ol' days of music, before the kids turned it all into mush. Or is that just a fallacy proven wrong by every new release?
Do you think that the demise of the physical medium, bringing us music, correlates with the demise of serious listening?
Do you think going from physical recordings with liner notes and cover-art to metadata on a PC's hard drive, we've lost the desire to immerse ourselves in the music that goes with it? Do you think that the demise of the physical medium, bringing us music, correlates with the demise of serious listening?
Do you think the major labels will survive the transition from discs to downloads?
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?
Do you think the paranoia of the recording industry is justified?
As audiophiles, we generally deplore the restrictions that the music business is trying to impose on new formats and equipment, such as watermarking and restricting digital outputs. But does the recording industry have a leg to stand on with their suspicion that we all might be potential pirates?
Do you use a power conditioner for your system?
Several companies are releasing new power-conditioner products these days, some with radically new technology. Are you using them?
Do you use an iPod or similar portable?
Do <I>Stereophile</I> readers listen to AAC and MP3 compressed digital audio? From the email we get, we know some of you do. So, are you listening to encoded files on an iPod or similar portable device (at least some of the time)?