Poll: Audio Science Review in the World (2024)

[VintageFlanker]

But everyone over there complains about availability and VAT.

...And some British fellows certainly won't agree.

 

[NDD]

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[TimF]

Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota

 

[VintageFlanker]

Last call for vote ! ≈20 hours left...

 

[ryanosaur]

Last call for vote ! ≈20 hours left...

I really think you should keep it open for a few moments longer, iff possible, just to get the last 36 votes!

 

[Audio Science Pal]

Winter

Summer

 

[Timcognito]

You posted that picture of something near that is cool, or nice, or funny, or that you live in you but did you vote in the survey at the top of the page? If not please do.

 

[Audio Science Pal]

I voted early, maybe the first day.

 

[VintageFlanker]

I really think you should keep it open for a few moments longer, iff possible, just to get the last 36 votes!

35 !

No, I said 14 days, so I will stick to it. This has been a huge success anyway : Got 500 more votes in 13 days, than the previous poll that stayed open for more than 4 years !

 

[VintageFlanker]

That's it, folks. Here we go for the final results :

 

[gsp1971]

That's it, folks. Here we go for the final results :

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The distribution is not proportionate to the real population by continent. Europe and North America constitute only 17% of the world's population yet 86% of the ASR poll. It seems ASR appeals to a certain population niche.​

Population by Continent 2024​

Continent	Population	World's Population	Density (/km²)
Africa	1,494,988,668	18.68%	49
Asia	4,783,791,661	59.76%	149
Europe	741,252,853	9.26%	32
North America	608,132,768	7.6%	25
South America	442,860,821	5.53%	25
Oceania	46,109,212	0.58%	5

 

[VintageFlanker]

The distribution is not proportionate to the real population by continent. Europe and North America constitute only 17% of the world's population yet 86% of the ASR poll.

It seems ASR appeals to a certain population niche.

...The ones that could buy Audio gears to begin with. Or could have any interest into it for obvious sociological and/or economical reasons...

 

[ryanosaur]

That's it, folks. Here we go for the final results :

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It would be interesting to see top 5 or top 10 countries if that can be extracted.

 

[Keith_W]

You could look at the data a number of different ways. Here are the results, ranked.

In absolute numbers:
1. Europe 982 (49.7%)
2. North America 727 (36.8%)
3. Asia 142 (7.2%)
4. Oceania 85 (4.3%)
5. South America 33 (1.7%)
6. Africa 7 (0.4%)

Adjusted per million population (ASR votes / total population / result) = ASR members per million population
1. Oceania 85/45.8m = 1.86
2. Europe 982/746.4m = 1.32
3. North America 727/579m = 1.26
4. South America 33/422.5 = 0.08
5. Asia 142/4561m = 0.03
6. Africa 7/1216m = 0.006

Adjusted per land area (ASR votes / land area in millon km^2 / result) = ASR members per million square km
1. Europe 982/10.53 = 93.26
2. North America 727/24.71 = 29.42
3. Oceania 85/8.53 = 9.97
4. Asia 142/44.58 = 3.19
5. South America 33/7.84 = 1.85
6. Africa 7/30.37 = 0.23

Adjusted for GDP per capita (ASR votes / GDP per capita in $USD1000 / result) = ASR members per $1000 USD
Source.
1. Europe 982/42.25 = 23.24
2. North America 727/22.85 = 31.82
3. Oceania 85/13.16 = 6.46
4. Asia 142/26.84 = 5.29
5. South America 33/18.1 = 1.82
6. Africa 7/5.9 1.12

Adjusted for total GDP in USD$1 trillion (ASR votes / total GDP in USD$1T / result) = ASR members per $1T
Same source as above. I am unable to find data for total GDP so I obtained it by multiplying GDP/capita by population. As per above, this is a measure of how foolish we are with money Hi-Fi is an expensive hobby. If there are more members as a proportion of the total economic output of the region, then we have people in those continents foolishly spending money on hi-fi! (Yes this is tongue in cheek, put your knives and flamethrowers away!)
1. Oceania 85/0.6 - 141.67 <--- calculation affected by large wealth discrepancy between countries in Oceania
2. North America 727/13.23 = 54.96
3. Europe 982/31.6 = 31.08
4. South America 33/7.6 = 4.34
5. Asia 142/122.4 = 1.16
6. Africa 7/13.6 = 0.51

Adjusted for millions of English speakers (ASR votes / number of English speakers in millions / result)
1. South America 33/5.4m = 6.11 <--- unreliable data suspected
2. Oceania 85/30m = 2.83
3. Europe 982/370m = 2.65
4. North America 727/334m = 2.17
5. Asia 142/460m = 0.31
6. Africa 7/237m = 0.03

I would LOVE to analyse it by divorce rate, poverty index, number of Mercedes sold (as an indirect measure of luxury consumption), but there is only so much data I can find ...

 

[Ahmonge]

Adjusted for millions of English speakers (ASR votes / number of English speakers in millions / result)
1. South America 33/5.4m = 6.11 <--- unreliable data suspected
2. Oceania 85/30m = 2.83
3. Europe 982/370m = 2.65
4. North America 727/334m = 2.17
5. Asia 142/460m = 0.31
6. Africa 7/237m = 0.03

I assume that the European figure of "English speakers" refers to those who speak English as their mother tongue or as a foreign language.

 

[VintageFlanker]

I assume that the European figure of "English speakers" refers to those who speak English as their mother tongue or as a foreign language.

Obviously both.

 

[GD Fan]

Considering how frequently posters here mention using a translator I'd be curious to know how commonly ASR is accessed that way.

 

[phyoxium]

We like our charismatic tree-rats here…

Hi all, first-post, long-time lurker… volume 80 dB at time of posting.

 

[AdamG]

We like our charismatic tree-rats here…

Hi all, first-post, long-time lurker… volume 80 dB at time of posting.

Waiting 54 months until your first post might be a new Lurker Record. Well done and Welcome to the action.

 

[Redver]

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