Spiritinthesky Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 How do you listen to music? MP3 player, iPhone, radio, internet, vinyl? If the 50’s and 60's were the era of the record, in the 70's we had tape, (lovely 8-tracks and cassettes!), and the Sony Walkman, then CD's in the 80’s and now MP3's. This Day in Music is running a poll to find out how you listen to your music. If you fancy having a vote http://tinyurl.com/tdimpoll Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetfats Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 man, portable cd players were the worst. Good quality but freakin huge.. and they skipped all the time. Except for the really big ones that had skip protection. I sure don't miss that crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedCrazy Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 i listen to cds whenever i can, mp3 quality sucks. They should have put live down as an option as it is definitely the best way to listen to quality music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0asty Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Even though I have thousands of songs on my pc, it's mostly Pandora. I burn a mp3 CD when I get a few good one's I want to jam out too in the car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griever2003 Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 the MP3 sucks as bad as the rip. if you get a good bitrate rip, the MP3 can be just as good as the CD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenKittensATK Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) From PC: Zune software + cheap Logitech Speakers/Sunrise Sw-Xcape/Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro From Car: Zune into car stereo From Mobile: Zune + Sunrise Sw-Xcape Old Zune 30GB, built like a tank Edited March 14, 2011 by Krazyxazn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 the MP3 sucks as bad as the rip. if you get a good bitrate rip, the MP3 can be just as good as the CD Agreed that with a good bit-rate we may not notice much of a difference in quality between MP3 and WAV (even though there is still is a loss of audio quality no matter how high the bit-rate) but the problem is the amount of memory each song takes up gets larger as the bitrate goes up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Agreed that with a good bit-rate we may not notice much of a difference in quality between MP3 and WAV (even though there is still is a loss of audio quality no matter how high the bit-rate) but the problem is the amount of memory each song takes up gets larger as the bitrate goes up. With the cost of HDDs today that's essentially a mute point. Even with 256 Kbps MP3s (which are essentially CD quality) the average $60 HDD can hold more than you'll ever own (1.5 TB / ~10 MB song == 150,000+ songs). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_Jim_* Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 When at home I listen to my CD/SACD's through my sound system, without extra processing (if it didn't have a center channel I don't want a center channel). Sometimes I'll pull out my studio quality headphones, but normally I keep to my 3-way speakers with their 10in woofers. When I'm not at home I'll use an mp3 player. Either my Creative Zen or my iPod Touch. I do rip my audio at the best quality I can and use a variable bit rate to keep the size down, so it doesn't take up too much room for me. Also, I've got just under 8GB of music right now anyway, so I have plenty of room for the higher bit rates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Car Alpine head unit, Alpine Amp, Pioneer speakers Home Pioneer A/V Receiver Cerwin Vega sub and loudspeakers MP3's / CDs / Vinyl PC Creative xFI Titanium Altec Lansing sub and satellite speakers or cheapo Turtlebeach headphones I'm not really an audiophile though. Most of my digital collection is in MP3 format. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeiilll Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Funny, I've always used my ears to listen to music! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedCrazy Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Funny, I've always used my ears to listen to music! LOL. Should 'a known that was coming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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