Would you use a digital EQ in your system to correct speaker/room problems?
In last week's Vote, many readers reported that they had solved their speaker/room problems with a digital equalizer. What do you think about using digital EQ?
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When placing speakers in a room, which do you tend to prioritize: bass response or imaging?
It's a rare and lucky audiophile who has a room where both bottom end and imaging are optimized in a single speaker location. In reality, speaker placement is often a compromise between finding optimum bass response or perfect imaging. What is <I>your</I> emphasis when setting up speakers?
How do you primarily find new music you want to buy?
Radio and then television used to be formidable sources for exposure to new music, but the Internet has taken over for many people. How do <I>you</I> discover good music?
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?
What are your feelings about bluegrass music and performance?
In the June issue of <I>Stereophile</I>, Art Dudley <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/showarchives.cgi?855" TARGET=NEW>waxes poetic</A> about the virtues of bluegrass music and festivals. What do you think about this acoustic form?
What audio equipment are you looking for right now?
Some audiophiles are always looking for something—<I>anything</I>—to upgrade. Anything on your list?
How often do you clean your system's connections?
One of the surprisingly effective
Does it bother you when a disc is mastered with extra compression to make it sound louder?
In the June issue of <I>Stereophile</I>, John Atkinson writes about the disturbing practice of mastering music releases with unmusical compression and limiting. Is this a big deal for you?
Do you listen to the radio more or less then you did five years ago?
In this week's Soapbox, reader Mike Johnston partly blames radio consolidation for music business woes. As radio ownership has changed over the last five years, have you found yourself listening to it more or less?
Do you have, or are you planning to have, a multichannel high-resolution audio system?
Starting with the June issue of <I>Stereophile</I>, Kal Rubinson will contribute a quarterly column on high-resolution multichannel audio. Have you converted your audio system to include surround channels?