Have you treated your listening room? What did you do?
The results from last week's survey clearly indicate that the room is the biggest problem for most audiophiles. What, if anything, have you done to correct sonic problems in your listening room?
Have you tried a subscription to one of the satellite radio services? What do you think about it?
Satellite radio has been plugging away for several years now, and has garnered both rave reviews and criticisms. Have you tried a subscription to one of the services? If so, what do you think about it?
Have you tried controlling vibration in your system?
Many audiophiles have substantially improved the sound of their systems by experimenting with vibration control. How about you?
Have you upgraded any of your stock equipment power cords with after-market power cords?
Can the power cord make or break a particular component? Some say it does and others say it doesn't. Have you upgraded the power cords on any of your equipment?
Have you upgraded or somehow modified the power cords that connects your equipment to the AC outlet?
The current Soapbox features a rant about power cords. Have you upgraded or somehow modified the power cords that connects your equipment to the AC outlet?
Have you used an after-market component-modification shop to improve standard high-end gear? If you have, have you been satisfied or not? Why?
Sometimes stock is simply not good enough. Reader "EG" would like to know how many readers have used an after-market component-modification service to improve standard high-end gear. If you have, have you been satisfied or not? Why?
Have you used one of the legal online music services?
Apple's online music service got off to a good start with music fans. Have you used this service or any of the others to download music legally?
Have you worked professionally in the consumer electronics side of the audio field?
Reader Mark Gdovin is curious. How many of you have professionally worked in the field of audio as "retail salespersons
Have you, or do you plan to, replace your CD player with a DVD machine?
DVD players are backward-compatible with CDs, offering consumers the ability to replace their CD players with DVD decks. Some record companies have released DVD-Videos carrying 24/96 high-resolution audio to take advantage of the new format, and DVD-Audio should be just around the corner.
Have your hybrid SACDs played fine in all of your machines that can normally play a CD? If not, what kind of player was it?
There have been reports that some CD, and some combination CD/DVD/etc. machines, have trouble finding the CD layer on a hybrid SACD disc. If you've bought a hybrid SACD/CD disc, has it played on everything you own that can play a CD?