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My Survey project, I need YOUR help : :

I have a project i have to do on statistics, so im going to use Audiogon'ers as a testing group.

Below is a general list of approx 75 audio brand names. (these were chosen because they seem the most common please do not add brands)

WHAT DO YOU DO?
Simple. Rate them! What im looking at is a balance of Quality Vs. Price. How good is the product compared to the MSRP(not price paid) on a SCALE OF 1 - 10

Place a * next to the brands you have owned, and a ** next to the brands you currently own.

Only rate brands that you have at least demo'ed long enough to form a valid opinion, and do not rate any brands that you have not had personal experience

At the end, answer the questions
--DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU DO NOT WANT TO.--

I will collect all the information in 2 Weeks, Lets say, Aguest 8th, then i will go through the information and post my results.

The more that participate the better! I know for some people this will be quite a feat. THANKS IN ADVANCE. I THINK THIS WILL BE FUN

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Accuphase
Adcom
Arcam
Aerial Accoustics
Audio Research
Audioquest
Audiolab
Anthem
Avantgarde
Bryston
Boston Accoustics
BAT
B&K
B&W
Bose
Cardas
Classe
Classic
Conrad Johnson
Cambridge Soundworks
Denon
Definitive Technologys
Dunlavy
Harmonic Technology
Infinity
Innersound
JBL
JVC
Krell
KEF
KLH
Klipsch
Kenwood
Legacy
Lexicon
Linn
Mark Levinson
Marantz
Martin Logan
Mcintosh
Meadowlark
Magnepan
Mirage
M&K
Nad
Naim
Nakamichi
Outlaw
Paradigm
Parasound
Panasonic
Pioneer
Phase Technology
Phillips
PS Audio
PSB
Polk
Rel
Rotel
Rowland
Sony
Soundlab
Sonus Faber
Sunfire
Thiel
Teac
Technics
Triangle
Totem
Vandersteen
Velodyne
Wadia
Wilson
Zenith

1) 2ch or HT?
2) What did you pay for your system
3) What is the MSRP of your system
4) Solid State or Tube?
5) SACD or DVD-A?
6) Bi-polar, Di-polar, or Standard
7) What Time Zone are you in?
8) DO you have a dedicated listening room?
9) Male or Female?
10) Age, 18 Under? 19-25? 26-30? 31-40? 41--50? 51-60? 61+?\
11) How long have you been in this hobby?
12) Do you have a military Background?
13) College Degree? How Many? What level?
15) Number of Kids?
16) Number of Pets?

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Here is My Response

Accuphase
Adcom 7
Arcam
Aerial Accoustics
Audio Research
Audioquest
Audiolab
Anthem
Avantgarde
Bryston 8
Boston Accoustics 7
BAT
B&K
B&W 7
Bose 5
Cardas
Classe
Classic
Conrad Johnson
Cambridge Soundworks
Denon 7
Definitive Technologys 8
Dunlavy
Harmonic Technology
Infinity 9
Innersound
JBL
JVC 5
Krell 9
KEF
KLH
Klipsch 8
Kenwood
Legacy
Lexicon
Linn
Mark Levinson
Marantz 8
Martin Logan
Mcintosh
Meadowlark
Magnepan
Mirage
M&K
Nad
Naim
Nakamichi
Outlaw
Paradigm
Parasound
Panasonic 8
Pioneer 8
Phase Technology
Phillips 7
PS Audio
PSB
Polk
Rel
Rotel
Rowland
Sony 6
Soundlab
Sonus Faber
Sunfire
Thiel
Teac
Technics 4
Triangle
Totem
Vandersteen
Velodyne 7
Wadia
Wilson
Zenith

1) 2ch or HT? HT
2) What did you pay for your system 6,500
3) What is the MSRP of your system 8,900
4) Solid State or Tube? ss
5) SACD or DVD-A? dvd-A
6) Bi-polar, Di-polar, or Standard Standard
7) What Time Zone are you in? Mountain
8) DO you have a dedicated listening room? No
9) Male or Female? Male
10) Age, 26-30
11) How long have you been in this hobby? 7 years
12) Do you have a military Background? USAF
13) College Degree? How Many? What level? No College
15) Number of Kids? 0
16) Number of Pets? 2 Dogs
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slappy
satch
329 posts
 
Accuphase
Adcom
Arcam
Aerial Accoustics
Audio Research
Audioquest * low rated
Audiolab
Anthem
Avantgarde
Bryston
Boston Accoustics
BAT
B&K
B&W ** expensive, but worth it
Bose
Cardas
Classe
Classic
Conrad Johnson
Cambridge Soundworks
Denon
Definitive Technologys
Dunlavy
Harmonic Technology
Infinity
Innersound
JBL
JVC * cheap and cheerfull
Krell
KEF
KLH
Klipsch
Kenwood
Legacy
Lexicon
Linn * to expensive
Mark Levinson
Marantz ** well rated
Martin Logan
Mcintosh
Meadowlark
Magnepan
Mirage
M&K
Nad ** good for the money, but limited performance
Naim
Nakamichi
Outlaw
Paradigm
Parasound
Panasonic
Pioneer
Phase Technology
Phillips ** Innovative, but bad build-quality
PS Audio
PSB
Polk
Rel
Rotel * very well rated
Rowland
Sony ** worth the money, easy to use
Soundlab
Sonus Faber
Sunfire
Thiel
Teac
Technics
Triangle
Totem
Vandersteen
Velodyne
Wadia
Wilson
Zenith

1) 2ch or HT?
Both.
2) What did you pay for your system
In total: 30.000 $
3) What is the MSRP of your system
?
4) Solid State or Tube?
SS
5) SACD or DVD-A?
SACD
6) Bi-polar, Di-polar, or Standard
Standard
7) What Time Zone are you in?
Europe, GMT + 1
8) DO you have a dedicated listening room?
Yes
9) Male or Female?
10) Age, 18 Under? 19-25? 26-30? 31-40? 41--50? 51-60? 61+?\
31-40
11) How long have you been in this hobby?
Around 20 years
12) Do you have a military Background?
Yes.
13) College Degree? How Many? What level?
No.
15) Number of Kids?
0.
16) Number of Pets?
0.
slappy OP
903 posts
 
Viggen,
If you dont want to participate then dont answer the questions. I did not start this forum to be a debate on statistics, demographics and the such. I use terms loosly because im never too sure how much somebody knows on a subject, so rather than banter it down with terminology that not everyone might understand i made it nice and easy.
I know that most people on this board are well educated, but none the less, education is specific.
rcprince
3,068 posts
 
I finally figured out how to cut and paste, so here goes:

Accuphase 5
Adcom 7*
Arcam
Aerial Accoustics
Audio Research 6*
Audioquest
Audiolab
Anthem
Avantgarde
Bryston
Boston Accoustics
BAT
B&K
B&W 7
Bose
Cardas
Classe
Classic
Conrad Johnson
Cambridge Soundworks
Denon
Definitive Technologys
Dunlavy 8
Harmonic Technology
Infinity
Innersound
JBL
JVC
Krell 5*
KEF
KLH
Klipsch
Kenwood
Legacy
Lexicon
Linn
Mark Levinson
Marantz 6**
Martin Logan 5
Mcintosh
Meadowlark
Magnepan 8
Mirage
M&K
Nad 8**
Naim
Nakamichi
Outlaw
Paradigm
Parasound
Panasonic
Pioneer
Phase Technology
Phillips
PS Audio 7**
PSB
Polk
Rel
Rotel
Rowland
Sony 6**
Soundlab
Sonus Faber
Sunfire
Thiel 8*
Teac
Technics
Triangle
Totem
Vandersteen 7
Velodyne
Wadia
Wilson 5
Zenith

1) 2ch or HT? 2Ch
2) What did you pay for your system Over $100K
3) What is the MSRP of your system Over $150K
4) Solid State or Tube? Mostly tube; ss for 200hz down
5) SACD or DVD-A? SACD right now
6) Bi-polar, Di-polar, or Standard I guess my speakers are more bi-polar than standard
7) What Time Zone are you in? Eastern
8) DO you have a dedicated listening room? No, wish I did, and so does my wife
9) Male or Female? Male
10) Age, 18 Under? 19-25? 26-30? 31-40? 41--50? 51-60? 61+?\ 51-60
11) How long have you been in this hobby? Over 30 years
12) Do you have a military Background? No
13) College Degree? How Many? What level? JD
15) Number of Kids? 1
16) Number of Pets? None currently living!

I note that it is difficult and perhaps a little unfair to rate quality vs. price with some premium brands, such as Wilson. I think their build quality and engineering is second to none, but you have to pay for that, so they represent a relatively poor value, as would most of the highest-priced gear, where you're paying a lot extra for that last 5-10 percent of sonic improvement.
viggen
838 posts
 
Don't divert my point in my previous post about this thread being a vehicle to extract free information to build your marketing database to something of a statistics debate.

Why don't you describe your statistics project to us and let the specifically educated decide whehter this is the case or not.

Even if I am wrong, and this really is a honest to God school project, you should really question your own methodology in soliciting help.
ohlala
1,235 posts
 
Yeah, Slappy I would like to know if you're just coughing up a graph or testing some sort of demographic correlation. Obviously you can't extract quality v. price out of this data alone, so lay it on us, I'm curious. And please be as lofty as possible, so I can finally feel audiogon smart. Or are you going to debrief us at the end?
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