Enter to Win: Aperion Intimus Outdoor Speakers!

[Tom Andry]

Aperion Audio wants you to win!

Aperion Audio is away the chance to win one (1) pair of Aperion Intimus Outdoor Speakers to one (1) eligible forum member! The Aperion Intimus Outdoor Speakers are priced at $148/each so the total prize value is $298!



Features of Intimus Outdoor Speakers:

• 1” audiophile grade silk-dome tweeter
• 6.5” dual voice coil, woven-fiberglass woofer
• Bass adjustment switch
• Rugged, weather and UV-resistant ABS polymer cabinet
• Aimable mounting system
• Acoustically transparent, powder coated metal grille
• 5-Way, gold-plated binding posts
• Ten year warranty

To be eligible to win, you must: 1) Be a registered Audioholics forum member, 2) Have USA Residence and 3) Answer the following questions in the thread below.

Contest Questions:

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)

• Online music service
• Music store
• TV/Movies
• Radio
• Social networking web sites
• Friends share with me
• Live music
• Other (explain)
• Comments? _________________

2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)

• At work – not at computer desk
• At work – at computer desk
• At home – critical listening
• At home – while I do other things in one room
• At home – while I do other things moving room to room
• Commuting – car audio
• Commuting – portable device
• While Active – Biking, Hiking, Exercising, etc.
• Other (explain)
• Comments? __________________

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)

• CD
• SACD
• Vinyl
• Portable device – compressed
• Portable device – lossless
• PC or Hard Disk server – compressed
• PC or Hard Disk server – lossless
• Online streaming service
• Other (explain)

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)

• Home Theater speaker system (main viewing room)
• Home Theater system to additional room (bedroom, den, great room)
• Upgrading receiver/amp
• PC/Laptop speaker system
• Outdoor speakers
• Add stereo audio to more rooms
• Digital to Analog Converter (DAC)
• Wireless speakers
• Nothing – I have all I ever wanted (are you sure?)
• Other (explain)

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?

• Explain (Genre, Artist, track – if applicable)

Note this contest ends on May 31st, 2010. Winners will be drawn shortly thereafter.

Have fun and good luck!

 

[rnatalli]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)
b. Music Store

2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)
d. At home – while I do other things in one room
f. Commuting – car audio

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)
a. CD

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)
i. Nothing – I have all I ever wanted (are you sure?)

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?
I typically use Jazz, Classical music, and/or Opera. For Jazz, I like Diane Krall, Brian Setzer. For Classical, I love Chopin's piano pieces in general. For Opera, Renee Fleming, Andrea Bocelli.

 

[its phillip]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)
Other - I utilize the similar artist feature on last.fm to find new artists, and I also purchase a lot of albums without prior listening from labels I like. I usually buy from amazon, amazon sellers, and my new favorite shop - tympanik audio.

2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)
At work – at computer desk
At home – while I do other things in one room
Comments? - Typically while reading or playing games.

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)
PC or Hard Disk server – lossless

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)
Home Theater speaker system (main viewing room)
Upgrading receiver/amp

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?
Ehhh, I don't exactly have anything that I regularly use as demo material (not that I give demos), but if I was going to, it'd be something like this:
Opeth (progressive death metal)
Kattoo (idm)
Empusae (rhythmic noise, industrial)
Triarii (martial industrial)
or a nice progressive house mix or some dubstep

 

[adwilk]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)

1. Online music service
2. Music store
3. TV/Movies
4. Radio
5. Social networking web sites
6. Friends share with me
7. Live music
8. Other (explain)
9. Comments? __Pandora__


2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)

1. At work – not at computer desk
2. At work – at computer desk
3. At home – critical listening
4. At home – while I do other things in one room
5. At home – while I do other things moving room to room
6. Commuting – car audio
7. Commuting – portable device
8. While Active – Biking, Hiking, Exercising, etc.
9. Other (explain)
10. Comments? __________________


3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)

1. CD
2. SACD
3. Vinyl
4. Portable device – compressed
5. Portable device – lossless
6. PC or Hard Disk server – compressed
7. PC or Hard Disk server – lossless
8. Online streaming service
9. Other (explain)


4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)

1. Home Theater speaker system (main viewing room)
2. Home Theater system to additional room (bedroom, den, great room)
3. Upgrading receiver/amp
4. PC/Laptop speaker system
5. Outdoor speakers
6. Add stereo audio to more rooms
7. Digital to Analog Converter (DAC)
8. Wireless speakers
9. Nothing – I have all I ever wanted (are you sure?)
10. Other (explain)


5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system? Blues mostly... Jonny Lang or Mark Knopfler. Sometimes a little Dave Mathews Band.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

1. How do you discover music today? Online Music Service

2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? At home – critical listening

3. The music media you listen to the most is? PC or Hard Disk server – lossless

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? Upgrading receiver/amp and PC/Laptop speaker system

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system? Dave Mathews Blu-ray in Dolby TrueHD

 

[skers_54]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)

1. Online music service
6. Friends share with me


2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)


3. At home – critical listening
4. At home – while I do other things in one room


3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)

1. CD



4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)


10. Other (explain): A new room for my HT and a universal remote


5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?

Blue Man Group Audio DVD-A and Pink Floyd DSOTM SACD

 

[gmichael]

Contest Questions:

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)

Social networking web sites


2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)

Comments? _In bed, before sleep, during sleep and as my alarm clock_________________

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)

Other (explain). Digital music channels from cable.

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)

Upgrading receiver/amp

Other (explain) Upgrading speakers in bedroom.

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?
Explain (Genre, Artist, track – if applicable)

Jazz!

 

[skyline_123]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)

Friends share with me


2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)

At home – critical listening
At home – while I do other things moving room to room

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)

PC or Hard Disk server – lossless

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)

Home Theater speaker system (main viewing room)
Outdoor speakers

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?

Celtic, Jazz, Rythmic, etc

 

[wesley63]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)

8. Other: Music reviews, then listen to samples on-line, then purchase.


2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)

3. At home – critical listening
4. At home – while I do other things moving room to room


3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)

1. CD
2. SACD
5. Portable device – lossless
Even split between these three. (If forced to one, then SACD.)

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)

7. Digital to Analog Converter (DAC)
10. Other A new subwoofer for main theater


5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?

Blue Man Group Audio DVD-A

 

[indulger]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)

-Social networking web sites (recommended listening)

2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)

-At home – critical listening
-While Active – Biking, Hiking, Exercising, etc.

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)

-Portable device – lossless

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)

-Upgrading receiver/amp
-Outdoor speakers

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?

-I don't really try to show off my system by playing music, I let it speak for itself. However, when I have friends over and they bring their own music, when the music starts to play, they pause and look at me and then the system. I generally hear them tell me it sounds better on my system then it does theirs and we end up doing some critical listening for about a half hour.

-If I do show it off, I actually use movies: "Master and Commander", "Serenity", and now "Avatar".

 

[AzN_plyR]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)
5. Social networking web sites

2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)
4. At home – while I do other things in one room

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)
7. PC or Hard Disk server – lossless

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)
3. Upgrading receiver/amp

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?
Electric / Blue Man Group for surround. Mainly movies though.

 

[krzywica]

Contest Questions:

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)
Online music service/Friends share with me

2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)
At work – at computer desk

At home – while I do other things in one room

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)
PC or Hard Disk server – lossless

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)

Home Theater system to additional room (bedroom, den, great room)

Also Plan on adding some automation throughout the house.


5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?

Alternative Rock, Techno, but mostly Bluray source material.

 

[Bryce_H]

Contest Questions:

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)
Radio

2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)
At work – not at computer desk (iPod dock)

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)
Portable device – compressed

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)
PC/Laptop speaker system
Outdoor speakers

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?
Explain (Genre, Artist, track – if applicable)
I show off my "sound system" with movie. I don't listen to music at home with any type of reference quality. At home it is itunes through my computer as I am working late.

 

[gholt]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)

Friends share with me


2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)

At home – while I do other things moving room to room
While Active – Biking, Hiking, Exercising, etc.

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)

PC or Hard Disk server – compressed
Online streaming service


4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)
Outdoor speakers
Add stereo audio to more rooms

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?
Explain

(Jazz, Diana Krall as her voice and music type typically show the real range of speakers rather than the volume being real loud.)

 

[serenity737]

Contest Questions:

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)
Online music service
Music store
TV/Movies
Radio
Social networking web sites
Friends share with me
Live music
Other (explain)
Comments? ________________

For the most part through recommendations on audiophile blogs and from friends. Aside from the large collection of CDs I already have, I look for high quality recordings of music I enjoy makes listening through and appreciating my audio system a joy.


2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)
At work – not at computer desk
At work – at computer desk
At home – critical listening
At home – while I do other things in one room
At home – while I do other things moving room to room
Commuting – car audio
Commuting – portable device
While Active – Biking, Hiking, Exercising, etc.
Other (explain)
Comments? __________________

At home - critical listening. Soundstage, transparency, musicality are all very important to me.


3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)
CD
SACD
Vinyl
Portable device – compressed
Portable device – lossless
PC or Hard Disk server – compressed
PC or Hard Disk server – lossless
Online streaming service
Other (explain)

CD however I am transitioning to SADC.

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)
Home Theater speaker system (main viewing room)
Home Theater system to additional room (bedroom, den, great room)
Upgrading receiver/amp
PC/Laptop speaker system
Outdoor speakers
Add stereo audio to more rooms
Digital to Analog Converter (DAC)
Wireless speakers
Nothing – I have all I ever wanted (are you sure?)
Other (explain)

I am considering adding seperate more powerful amps (Emotiva comes to mind) and if I had enough money I'd upgrade my speakers.


5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?
Explain (Genre, Artist, track – if applicable)

A variety. For vocals Eva Cassidy's "Fields of Gold"; dynamics a classical symphonic piece; transparency, a great live jazz recording.

 

[Guinness6]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)

• Friends share with me
  
  
  2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)
  • At home – critical listening
  • Commuting – car audio
    
    
    3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)
    • CD
      
      
      4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)
      • Home Theater speaker system (main viewing room)
        
      • Other (explain)
      Adding a decent turntable
      
      5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?
      • Explain (Genre, Artist, track – if applicable)
      
      Wow, its really all over the place, depending who I'm playing it for.
      Most recently I used:
      3 disc DYLAN (Deluxe edition) disc 3.
      Ricky Skaggs - History of the Future - 'Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms'

 

[the grunt]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)
h. Other - AudialsOne Radiotracker (monitors and records internet radio broadcasts based on user defined parameters)

2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)
d. At home – while I do other things in one room
e. At home – while I do other things moving room to room

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)
g. PC or Hard Disk server - compressed

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)
j. Other - Get a car mp3/CD player
j. Other - Get a portable media player

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?
a. Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon SACD

 

[Alex2507]

Contest Questions:

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)

• Online music service
• Music store
• TV/Movies
• Radio
• Social networking web sites
• Friends share with me
• Live music
• Other (explain)
• Comments? _________________

2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)

• At work – not at computer desk
• At work – at computer desk
• At home – critical listening
• At home – while I do other things in one room
• At home – while I do other things moving room to room
• Commuting – car audio
• Commuting – portable device
• While Active – Biking, Hiking, Exercising, etc.
• Other (explain)
• Comments? __________________

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)

• CD
• SACD
• Vinyl
• Portable device – compressed
• Portable device – lossless
• PC or Hard Disk server – compressed
• PC or Hard Disk server – lossless
• Online streaming service
• Other (explain)

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)

• Home Theater speaker system (main viewing room)
• Home Theater system to additional room (bedroom, den, great room)
• Upgrading receiver/amp
• PC/Laptop speaker system
• Outdoor speakers
• Add stereo audio to more rooms
• Digital to Analog Converter (DAC)
• Wireless speakers
• Nothing – I have all I ever wanted (are you sure?)
• Other (explain)

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?

• Explain (Genre, Artist, track – if applicable)

Rock / Dire Straits / Money for Nothing

 

[dkane360]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)

2. Music store
Comments? I use the Zune Marketplace, which allows me to download any song I want as a Zune pass holder. I also go to B&M stores and look around.


2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)

4. At home – while I do other things in one room
6. Commuting – car audio

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)

6. PC or Hard Disk server – some compressed some lossless


4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)

1. Home Theater speaker system (main viewing room)
4. PC/Laptop speaker system

5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?

1. Usually I use the Chris Botti Live in Boston blu-ray

 

[moron99]

1. How do you discover music today? (choose one that fits best)
[*]Other (explain)

My kids ask me to download it for their ipod


2. Where do you do most of your music listening today? (choose two)
[*]At work – not at computer desk
[*]Commuting – car audio

3. The music media you listen to the most is on… (choose one)
[*]DVD burned with mp3 (typically 256VBR)

4. What are the top two items at the top of your audio wish list this year? (choose two)
[*]Other (explain)
Better speakers for home computer
DVD player that can more easily navigate MP3 file directories


5. What is your favorite music for demonstrating (or showing off) your sound system?
Pink Floyd Dark Side of the moon - clarity and attack
Bach & Mozart - classical transparency and dynamic range
George Winston - piano for simple and natural tonal balance
Black Sabbath Paranoid - just to see how loud it can go without slurring