Name the one instrumentalist you most admire.
Baja marimba player, violin or piano virtuoso, slack key guitarist, or turntablist? Name the one instrumentalist you most admire.
Of all of the audio companies that have gone out of business over the years, which one do you miss most?
Unfortunately, another esteemed audiophile company has bitten the dust (see <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/hovland_calls_it_quits/">Hovland story</A>). Of all of the audio companies that have gone out of business over the years, which one do you miss most?
Other than equipment and music reviews, what is your favorite part of Stereophile?
Our question about <I>Stereophile</I>'s equipment reviews two weeks back generated hundreds of responses. Let's dig a little deeper: Other than equipment and music reviews, what do you find most useful or enjoyable in the magazine?
Other than the power cords for your equipment, have you made other upgrades to the AC path to your listening room?
Responses were surprisingly evenly distributed in last week's Vote, so this week we'll focus on your AC outlets and wiring. Have you upgraded your AC path from the pole to the socket you plug your equipment into?
Please explain what the phrase "listening to music" means to you.
It appears that a lot of respondents to last week's Vote! must not listen actively
Reader Don Reid wants to know what pet issues you've had with your audio equipment
Cats love to claw speaker grilles, while puppies prefer to chew on cables. Reader Don Reid wants to know what pet issues you've had with your audio equipment
Reader Gus Kund wants to know if the power where you live is so bad that you've had to deal with it?
After noticing his own system performance dropping over time from AC power-related problems, reader Gus Kund wants to know if the power where you live is so bad that you've had to deal with it?
Setting aside sampling and bit rates for the moment, what type of channel configuration would you like to see on DVD-Audio and/or SACD discs?
With multichannel DVD-Audio and SACD discs close to reality, record companies can encode their discs in a variety of multichannel formats (see recent <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?849">Chesky interview</A>). Any preferences?
Setting aside the manufacturers' home addresses, how many of the products in your system are actually manufactured outside of your home country?
High-end audio is an international pursuit, with components and products sourced from all over the world. Setting aside the manufacturers' headquarters addresses, how many of the products in your system are actually manufactured outside of your home country?
Should Stereophile charge for online access to all of its magazine content? Why or why not? How would you handle supporting a more complete website?
Reader "Bob" says that he'd be very happy to pay for access to a complete Web-based version of <I>Stereophile</I>, and suspects other readers would too. Do you agree that this is a good idea?