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Post by anarkissed on Jul 21, 2018 16:05:42 GMT -5
How do you listen to music now? I listen to Spotify. I love it. I can listen to virtually anything I can think of whenever I want, or spend hours discovering things I'd only heard about, or never heard about. There are only a couple of notable exceptions I can think of that I assume still aren't on there (King Crimson, and the old Joan Jett and the Blackhearts records). I'm certain I've lost a great deal of appreciation for the finer points of sound this way, and can't imagine that the actual audio quality of what I'm listening to is very good. I've also lately been having some consumer guilt about what this might mean for the livelihoods of working artists and musicians. It was only recently that I even began to pay a subscription fee for this service. So I hope some cents are somehow making their way to people who actually wrote, played, or worked at recording and mixing this stuff. I think the last physical medium I bought was a CD of "PW & the Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys". Every once in awhile I'll buy old albums or 45's out of pawn shops or Goodwill. Just for the hell of it. I don't have anything to listen to them on. If I did, I could see myself getting back to the vinyl and headphones thing. I'll probably never buy another CD, unless its something I really want and can't find streaming. Or I'm feeling philanthropic and its from a table at some little band's club show.
I grew up with the turntable. We had 8 Tracks for a little while when I was in fifth grade or something. Did that whole Walkman thing with cassette tapes. (Heh, you can really tell when that was happening just from the cassettes I still have: Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" or Prince's "Purple Rain", or "Electric" by The Cult.) Joined the CD revolution. In some ways, I guess I was a perfect target consumer for this, because I'd convert all along the way, and rebuy everything, and end up with copies of The White Album on album, cassette, CD, then the remix CD's, then the anniversary CD's with outtakes, or whatever. And I was just a guy with little disposable income. I can't imagine what really rich audiophiles were buying.
I still listen to radio. But that's mostly actual live sports programming (as in, actual games; I burn out on all that analysis and chit chat) or the PBS station, because they're most likely to surprise me. I'd still listen to commercial radio, if they had one that played something other than Skynyrd or Boston sometimes. I really should do the Sirius thing. You know, I can't imagine that commercial radio that airs for free and hopes to sell ad time can last much longer. Whenever I had that on in the car, or when I had the free Spotify service that still had ads in it, my son could not even conceive that it was possible that someone would willingly listen to two or three songs, then four minutes of ads, then another two or three songs...He'd rather not listen to anything at all. Marketers will never be able to reach a guy like this that way, ever. I guess they figure they can run out their string for maybe another twenty years until all their listeners die.
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Post by curmudgeonman on Jul 21, 2018 16:31:25 GMT -5
I have several ways of listening. In my car, I can plug in my phone or USB flashdrives with album folders of wav files. I also enjoy some regional radio stations while driving. At home, I have a universal sound system with switchable ceiling speakers in all rooms fed by a CD player. My main system is a Sota Sapphire turntable thru Creek amp components and Celestion speakers. I still have 10 feet of vinyl albums, along with approx. 1200 CDs and several dozen 45s. I still buy CDs and occasional used vinyl discs. My main system is for "serious" listening, basically sitting in front of the speakers. I don't listen to streaming or internet music.
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Post by Placemat on Jul 21, 2018 16:54:47 GMT -5
Mostly use my ears. Mostly.
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Post by raccoon on Jul 21, 2018 18:19:52 GMT -5
I listen only to cds. And mostly live stuff I download constantly from Dimadozen or The Traders Den. I have listened to the studio stuff so much that I want to hear other versions.
The one notable exception is Christmas - when I dig my little portable record player out of the attic to play festive holiday music for a few weeks.
On occasions when I can tell that my wife has had just the right amount of eggnog, I will slip on my copy of Boink! or something weird from my hodgepodge of vinyl like The Alice Cooper Show. Because nothing says Christmas like Alice Cooper!
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Post by oldmatsfan on Jul 21, 2018 18:41:00 GMT -5
iPod or USB flash drive in my car, on the computer at home. Radio blows.
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Post by anarkissed on Jul 21, 2018 18:52:15 GMT -5
Mostly use my ears. Mostly. Sigh...Always gotta be one of those kinda guys... |
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Post by teddinard on Jul 21, 2018 20:01:19 GMT -5
Records and cds at home, CDs and radio in the car, MP3s at the gym.
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Post by Freddy on Jul 21, 2018 20:52:24 GMT -5
I have learned to love my phone for most of my music. I own hundreds of CD's and LP's and for years my IPod Classic was my only real source. It took me awhile to get into streaming.
I started using Amazon Prime Music Unlimited about 6 months ago and loved it, but I wanted to be able to listen to my music I had stored on the IPod along with the streaming, so last week I switched to Apple Music and so far so good. It integrated ALL of my music on the computer with the streaming stuff so I can create playlists that have some streaming content and some of the content from my computer (stored on the "cloud"). I almost never listen to the radio for music. I like to hear what I want to hear, when I want to hear it.
The other night I put on the vinyl of the Maxwell's show, but 95% of the time when I'm at home, I still use the phone and stream it through my home theater or use headphones.
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Post by TomT on Jul 21, 2018 21:39:32 GMT -5
Ipod in car or with headphones or cd's on the kitchen player at breakfast.
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Post by bside on Jul 26, 2018 20:09:30 GMT -5
Spotify via Bluetooth (car), Ipod (running), turntable for the home.
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Post by Jer on Jul 27, 2018 6:42:39 GMT -5
At home, depending on what's going on, I listen to either MP3s off the computer or vinyl. I also listen to a couple music channels on SiriusXM - Ozzy's Boneyard sometimes, Dwight Yoakam's Bakersfield Sound more often. I'll occasionally listen to Spotify or Pandora, but not too often. When I'm not at home it's the iPod or those Sirius channels through the phone.
I have 2000 CDs, but I virtually never listen to them. I recently cataloged them and ripped the ones that weren't already with the intention of selling the lot as a collection, with the exception of a few favorites and rarities. Right as I was completing that exhaustive task I got cold feet and now I'm struggling with the idea of selling them off. CDs seems so antiquated to me. I know people still like them, and they still sell, especially in some genres, but I just have no use for them.
It really bums me out when deluxe reissues are released on CD only and I can't get the bonus tracks without buying the disks. The new Soul Asylum reissues and the Bash & Pop Friday Night reissue are examples. Include the bonus tracks with the downloads included with the vinyl or at least make them available through Amazon or something. I don't think the new Soul Asylums are even out on Vinyl, which seems ludicrous.
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Post by jd19jd on Jul 27, 2018 19:14:41 GMT -5
Vinyl is a petroleum product. I've yet to hear one 'Earth Day', Hipster Doofus decry its use. If you're over thirty your ears can't tell the difference between a well mastered digital recording and vinyl.
but, I listen to CDs and radio in the car, youtube for stuff I don't own. I'll pay for a comprehensive streaming service soon.
Cheers
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Post by Freddy on Jul 28, 2018 14:04:34 GMT -5
I have 2000 CDs, but I virtually never listen to them. I recently cataloged them and ripped the ones that weren't already with the intention of selling the lot as a collection, with the exception of a few favorites and rarities. Right as I was completing that exhaustive task I got cold feet and now I'm struggling with the idea of selling them off. CDs seems so antiquated to me. I know people still like them, and they still sell, especially in some genres, but I just have no use for them. I keep telling myself I'm going to get rid of my CD's but when I start going through them I wind up with a pile of "keepers" that is larger than the ones I can do without. Really, I could do without all of them, but I don't have the heart to toss out my favorites and I have a helluva lot of favorites. Hell, if I see a FNIKM, Bash & Pop cd in a $1 bin, I always "rescue" them. LOL.... |
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Post by anarkissed on Jul 28, 2018 15:59:05 GMT -5
If you're over thirty your ears can't tell the difference between a well mastered digital recording and vinyl. Seems like that should be "if you're under thirty"...Or maybe if you're over sixty... |
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Post by anarkissed on Jul 28, 2018 16:03:14 GMT -5
Vinyl is a petroleum product. I'm seeing that CD's are made from "polycarbonate plastic"...I'm guessing petroleum is involved at some point with those, also? |
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Post by brianlux on Jul 29, 2018 2:12:27 GMT -5
For me it's basically home music and car music. Home music is almost always vinyl LP's (or CD's if it's something I don't have on vinyl), in my den, sitting down, nothing going on, 100% with the music. In the car it's CD's that have enough kick to keep my old brain alert to the road.
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Post by Jer on Jul 29, 2018 8:35:25 GMT -5
Vinyl is a petroleum product. I've yet to hear one 'Earth Day', Hipster Doofus decry its use. If you're over thirty your ears can't tell the difference between a well mastered digital recording and vinyl. but, I listen to CDs and radio in the car, youtube for stuff I don't own. I'll pay for a comprehensive streaming service soon. Cheers I love the mentality here that the resurgence of vinyl is just a fad, especially when pontificated with the aid of some elitist stereotypes, and topped off with the promise to actually pay for the music you don't own but still digest "soon" rather than simply continuing to enjoy the largely pirated (and compressed to hell) but free albums and songs up on YouTube. And the 'over thirty' bit is (at best) opinion. For a lot of people the preference for analog is more than a veiled attempt to be cool. You can argue fidelity and consistency of the formats, but there is definitely an audible difference to most ears. And that's not to mention the great packaging, enjoyable social rituals, and satisfaction of knowing that the bands you love might actually get a couple bucks for the art they created. |
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Post by jd19jd on Jul 29, 2018 11:26:30 GMT -5
most of the stuff i track down on youtube I purchase. See the bands live, hit the merch table. I'd have to say that I support the music industry in a very healthy way.
CD = petroleum. Much less so. Ban those too IMHO.
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Post by curmudgeonman on Jul 29, 2018 16:32:22 GMT -5
I love the mentality here that the resurgence of vinyl is just a fad, especially when pontificated with the aid of some elitist stereotypes, and topped off with the promise to actually pay for the music you don't own but still digest "soon" rather than simply continuing to enjoy the largely pirated (and compressed to hell) but free albums and songs up on YouTube. And the 'over thirty' bit is (at best) opinion. For a lot of people the preference for analog is more than a veiled attempt to be cool. You can argue fidelity and consistency of the formats, but there is definitely an audible difference to most ears. And that's not to mention the great packaging, enjoyable social rituals, and satisfaction of knowing that the bands you love might actually get a couple bucks for the art they created. Yeah, some folks don't really get it. I have been buying vinyl records since the late 60s, CDs since they first came out. Vinyl does sound better, but one needs a proper turntable and accompanying components to squeeze out the sounds. I'm fortunate to have the gear, since I have been into audiophile equipment since the mid 80s. I listen to these two formats because I hate compressed lossy music (the main reason I do not listen to music on the internet), MP3s being the absolute worst. When I rip my CDs, it either ends up as a wav or a FLAC file, for my car and my phone. I store these files into a dedicated laptop for ripping, but I'm waiting for a nice digital music player to come out; the Sony HAP Z1-ES comes close, but we'll see. If I'm even slightly interested in something, a band or song, I will simply buy it on CD. They are a cheap item nowadays compared to a lot of things. |
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Post by jimmyrock on Jul 29, 2018 19:49:06 GMT -5
most of my listening now a days is based on when I have the time so its terrestial radio on commute to/from work (shout out to WWUH in Hartford for the really good variety of programming) and spotify walking the dog or on a run....i get a f air amount of play with my Bose wave radio and CDs or off the air cooking dinner....now I almost never sit and just listen to music....
records, I had a few but Cds came along around the time my ability to buy aligned....I taped most of my albums for play on a walkman or in the car so I recognize convenience in format as a barrier to the LP in my experience...
I think for me the CD was "good enough" that I didnt miss the vinyl though I never did a comparison...mp3 though oh man you get a DJ playing those at volume, ugh.
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