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How Often Do You Listen on Headphones at Home?

Scott Wilkinson | Jun 10, 2011 | 11 comments

How Often Do You Listen on Headphones at Home?

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Not at all

10 percent of the time

25 percent of the time

50 percent of the time

75 percent of the time

90 percent of the time

All the time

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What Type of Surround Speakers Do You Use?

Scott Wilkinson | Jun 17, 2011 | 11 comments

What Type of Surround Speakers Do You Use?

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Dipole

Bipole

Monopole

Combination (e.g., dipoles on the sides, monopoles in the rear)

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Can Digital Audio Ever Be Indistinguishable From Analog?

Scott Wilkinson | Jun 24, 2011 | 12 comments

Can Digital Audio Ever Be Indistinguishable From Analog?

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Yes, if the resolution is high enough

No, digital will always be distinguishable no matter how high the resolution is

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How Well Can You Control Ambient Daylight In Your Home Theater?

Scott Wilkinson | Jul 08, 2011 | 4 comments

How Well Can You Control Ambient Daylight In Your Home Theater?

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I have total control; I can make it pitch black by day

I have partial control, but I can't make it completely dark

I have no control of daylight in the room

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What Will You Do in Response to Netflix's Rate Hike?

Scott Wilkinson | Jul 15, 2011 | 10 comments

What Will You Do in Response to Netflix's Rate Hike?

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I'm a subscriber, and I'll keep both options

I'm a subscriber, and I'll keep only disc-by-mail

I'm a subscriber, and I'll keep only streaming

I'm a subscriber, and I'll dump both options

I'm not a subscriber, but I plan to get both options

I'm not a subscriber, but I plan to get only disc-by-mail

I'm not a subscriber, but I plan to get only streaming

I'm not a subscriber, and I'll stay away from Netflix

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What Is Your Next Home Theater Purchase?

Scott Wilkinson | Jul 22, 2011 | 26 comments

What Is Your Next Home Theater Purchase?

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Flat-panel TV

Projector

Blu-ray player

A/V receiver

Preamp/processor

Power amplifier

Speakers

Home theater in a box

A complete system all at once

Other

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What Is Your Favorite Video-Streaming Source?

Scott Wilkinson | Jul 29, 2011 | 10 comments

What Is Your Favorite Video-Streaming Source?

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Amazon Instant Video

Blockbuster On Demand

CinemaNow

Crackle TV

Hulu

iTunes

Netflix

Qriocity

Vudu

YouTube

Other

I don't watch streamed video

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What Device Do You Mostly Use to Stream Video?

Scott Wilkinson | Aug 05, 2011 | 20 comments

What Device Do You Mostly Use to Stream Video?

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Computer

Blu-ray player

Game console

Dedicated box (e.g., Roku, Boxee)

Other

I don't stream video

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What Is Your Favorite Music-Streaming Source?

Scott Wilkinson | Aug 12, 2011 | 9 comments

What Is Your Favorite Music-Streaming Source?

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Grooveshark

Mog

Napster

Pandora

Rdio

Rhapsody

Spotify

Other

I don't listen to streamed music

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What Is Your Favorite Music-Download Source?

Scott Wilkinson | Aug 19, 2011 | 4 comments

What Is Your Favorite Music-Download Source?

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Amazon

B&W Society of Sound

eMusic

HDTracks

iTrax

iTunes

Linn Records

Naim Label

Napster

Rhapsody

Other

I don't download music

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What Are You Most Interested In From CEDIA?

Scott Wilkinson | Sep 02, 2011 | 3 comments

What Are You Most Interested In From CEDIA?

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Audio products (AVRs, separates, speakers)

Video products (projectors, flat panels, processors)

A/V streaming/server products (e.g., Roku, Kaleidescape)

Whole-house A/V distribution/network products (e.g., Sonos, Mozaex)

Custom-install products (acoustic treatments, display mounts, furniture, lighting, control)

All of the above

Other

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Does Your ISP Throttle Your Bandwidth?

Scott Wilkinson | Sep 16, 2011 | 3 comments

Does Your ISP Throttle Your Bandwidth?

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Yes, when I exceed the limit from any content provider

Yes, when I exceed the limit from a content provider other than my ISP

No, but I'm charged more when I exceed the limit

No, I can send and receive an unlimited amount of data

Don't know

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What Are You Most Excited About from CEDIA?

Scott Wilkinson | Sep 23, 2011 | 18 comments

What Are You Most Excited About from CEDIA?

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Sharp Elite PRO-X5FD 3D LCD TV

4K projectors from JVC, Sony

3D projectors from Epson, JVC, others

JVC DLA-RS45 D-ILA 3D projector ($3500)

Epson 61000 3LCD Reflective projector

Atlantic Technology H-PAS PowerBar 235 soundbar

GoldenEar Aon bookshelf speakers

Totem Acoustics Metal floorstanding speakers

Definitive Technology StudioMonitor bookshelf speakers

Harman QuantumLogic Surround sound processing

Other

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How Important is 4K in the Home?

Scott Wilkinson | Sep 30, 2011 | 8 comments

How Important is 4K in the Home?

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Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

Don't know until I see it for myself

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Do Audio Measurements Correlate With Sound Quality?

Scott Wilkinson | Oct 07, 2011 | 7 comments

Do Audio Measurements Correlate With Sound Quality?

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Yes, they are strongly correlated

Yes, but they are only weakly correlated

No, they are not correlated at all

It depends on the type of product, testing, and environment

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