Do you download and listen to MP3 files? What do you think?
The MP3 audio format has been garnering significant press coverage of late: record labels abhor the piracy problems, consumers love the ease of use and access, and audiophiles can't stand the compressed sound. Does any of this matter to you?
Do you eat food while you listen? If so, what is the perfect food/music combination?
Some combinations work and some don't. How about music and food? Do you eat food while you listen? If so, what is the perfect food/music combination?
Do you equate price with quality in audio equipment?
Audio equipment prices range from dirt cheap to off-the-chart. How does price affect your perception of products?
Do you ever buy B-stock audio equipment? If so, what did you get?
Reader Jason Safire contends that audiophiles can find great bargains by buying B-stock equipment. He wonders how many of you do so.
Do you ever buy LPs that you never open to sell later?
We all know that vinyl collectors like the sound and feel of a 12" LP, but reader DAB suspects many of you horde sealed copies of LPs to sell later. Do you ever buy LPs that you never open to sell later?
Do you ever listen to music on your computer?
Here's a question we last asked about a year ago: With the proliferation of high-resolution sound cards and other computer audio peripherals over the last couple of years, have you begun using your computer to play music?
Do you ever listen to music on your computer?
Here's another question that we haven't asked in a while: With the increase in decent sound card options over the last couple of years, have you found yourself using your computer to play music?
Do you ever use your bass/treble/EQ controls?
Reader Stephen M. Rose wants <I>Stereophile</I> readers to confess their audio sins. Do you ever use tone controls in your current system?
Do you find that high-end audio dealers are getting more scarce in your area?
Last week's question implied that high-end audio dealers are getting scarcer. Let's back up a bit and ask if that's really the case. Do you find that high-end audio dealers are getting more scarce in your area?
Do you find that some electronic components
Some audiophiles argue that you should never judge the merits of a component (other than speakers) before it has had sufficient playing time to break in. Do you find this is the case?