How do you listen to your music?

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In response to a number of articles by a certain someone regarding the quality of the listening experience - I was wondering where, how and with what sort of set up do people listen to their music. I used to make the distinction that audiophiles listened to their equipment and the music was chosen to accentuate the qualities of the equipment (hence the popularity of immacculately recorded smooth pop - read: Steely Dan - among audiophiles) whereas music fans listened to the music and chose their method based on convenience, ease of use etc. Now I'm starting to get more concerned with sound quality (to the point that I have a SACD/DVD-Audio capable set up and an increasing number of titles in these formats). So, where and on what do you listen (and I'm not asking for specific model numbers of equipment, just genral idea). Here's me:

At home:
Yamaha Home Theatre receiver (with Dolby Digital, DTS etc.)
6 speakers all Paradigm - 3 across the front, subwoofer, two surrounds
Pioneer "universal" DVD player (also plays DVD-Audio & SACD)
Sony 5 disc CD Changer

Commuting:
Stock Honda CD player

Walking:
Creative Muvo MP3 player with cheap ($20) Sony Earbuds

Jeff Vander Werf (Jeffro), Saturday, 2 September 2006 21:47 (nineteen years ago)

I listen to my music naked, in a hyperbaric chamber, all non-aural orifices plugged.

Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Saturday, 2 September 2006 23:42 (nineteen years ago)

I don't listen to music.

The Brainwasher (Twilight), Sunday, 3 September 2006 00:53 (nineteen years ago)

i listen whilst plugging goodbra's non-aural orifices

mookieproof (mookieproof), Sunday, 3 September 2006 01:21 (nineteen years ago)

on drugs

bad hair day house (fandango), Sunday, 3 September 2006 01:24 (nineteen years ago)

One ear at a time.

Stealth Rodney (R. J. Greene), Sunday, 3 September 2006 06:07 (nineteen years ago)

High on crack, toting a machine-gun.

I Supersize Disaster (noodle vague), Sunday, 3 September 2006 07:27 (nineteen years ago)

i have some tapes i bought from a charity shop. and a wee tape player i got from the op shop. also i listen to the radio on this little thing some charity gave me. it is diamond shaped and has a little wheel to change the stations. its silver. i LOVE it.

ps: changes re: nu tech vs old tech = audio quality and its value.

alicer (alicereed), Sunday, 3 September 2006 07:34 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...
Actually did this a few times in my teen years: ouija board out, candles lit, stoned out of my mind.

But, Yamaha studio speakers, gemini mixer, Technics 1200MK2, for headphones when walking around/recording/djing Dennon DJs.

Andi Headphones (Andi Headphones), Sunday, 8 October 2006 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

King-a-Ling (King-a-Ling), Sunday, 8 October 2006 22:39 (nineteen years ago)


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