Do you have a specific method for optimizing speaker placement or do you guess and fiddle?
Do you feel you have developed skills for placing speakers in a room, or do you plunk them down, shuffle them around, and hope for the best?
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What do you think will happen to the major record labels?
The major record labels were riding high, then hit a major speedbump due to the Internet, high pricing, and mediocre music. What's next? What do you think will happen to the major record labels?
What do you think of horn loudspeakers? Do you own them, have you tried them?
The May <I>Stereophile</I> features reviews of horn speakers from JBL and Klipsch. What do you think of horn loudspeakers? Do you own them, have you tried them?
What is the source component you use most in your home system?
As we transition from one format to another, some components hang on as our main source of music. What is the source component you use most in your home system?
What is the most extreme thing you've done in service to your audiophile habit?
It could be a second mortgage or going without real food for weeks. What is the most extreme thing you've done in service to your audiophile habit?
Do you have more music than you'll ever be able to listen to?
Setting aside radio and streaming sources, when it comes to your collection—LPs, CDs, computer, tapes—do you have more music than you'll ever be able to listen to?
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.
Who is your favorite male vocalist?
Last week, we asked about your female favorite, so it's only natural that this week we give the men a shot. Opera star, singer/songwriter, jazz singer, death growl screamer—who is your favorite male vocalist?
Who is your favorite female vocalist?
A female voice can be tough to properly record and reproduce, yet a great vocalist can transcend the technology. Opera star, singer/songwriter, jazz chanteuse, punk icon—who is your favorite female vocalist?
Do you attend classical music concerts?
Though the recordings sell in <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/29/AR20100… numbers</A>, the real thing continues to thrive. Do you attend classical music concerts?