How well has DVD-Audio been promoted? What do you suggest?
DVD-Audio appears to be having a tough time gaining traction in the market, audiophile or otherwise. Any suggestions for getting its motor started? (We'll pick on SACD next week).
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Do you buy used CDs?
Some folks have to hear the sound of the plastic wrap snapping off every time they get a new disc, while others just want to save some dough. Do used CDs find their way into your collection?
Have you ever received great customer service from an audio company? Who was it?
In response to last week's question about name brands, many of you mentioned customer service as very important. Do you have an example of outstanding customer service from an audio company?
Does the brandname of a product influence your audio purchase? How?
In the last poll, many of you named companies you felt could be depended upon to deliver the goods. How important is a product's brandname when you decide what to purchase?
Where is your primary music system?
We were surprised at the results from last week's vote to see that so many readers have separate two-channel systems. So we're curious: where have you set up <I>your</I> main music system?
Do you have separate two-channel and home-theater systems?
The times they are a changing, and many audiophiles have added video to their audio system. Others have kept their two-channel systems intact by creating separate home-theater systems. How about you?
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?
Have you ever been to an audio (or audio/video) show?
As we wrap up the Home Entertainment Show for another year, it seems appropriate to ask if you have attended HE2002 or any other audio or audio/video show.
Would you knowingly buy a restricted-use (copy-protected) CD?
The record labels are becoming more brazen each passing week with new ways to restrict consumer use of purchased CDs. Does this inhibit your purchase of new music?
Has there been a golden age of audio? When and why?
It's been argued that audio's "golden age" occured in the late 1950s, just as stereo LPs were introduced. Others say audio <I>truly</I> came of age in the '70s as high-end audio took off. Others don't remember the past so fondly. When did audio culture hit its peak?