How do you listen to music?

[Steve59]

Today Amazon streaming via Bluetooth to a TEAC AG-V8500 and older Bose 901 series 2 speakers. Not analyzing, just relaxing, trying meditate and breathe.

 

[KJMO]

Almost completely AKG K-371s through an RME babyface, but a little with my iphone and cheap bluetooth buds (Good Ears?) and in the car. Mostly Youtube because it's more fun to watch and listen, but quite a bit on Spotify. I hope headphones don't necessarily kill your ears (I'm very careful with volume)!

 

[scott sinner]

From best to worst
my treated studio, nothing fancy, but I like the Mackies I have
Also have smaller Mackies hooked up to a computer upstairs in the reading, chilling nook
IK Multimedia iLoud Micromonitors, pretty amazing for the tiny footprint, bluetooth
Sony wired earbuds, nice
Ford Escape, pretty damn good system for an affordable car
Air pods, meh, bass hyped thru the roof, muddy, but they work well with my mostly Apple crap

 

[packhowitzer]

I listen in the car for pleasure - Radio, CD, or files on a USB drive.

I listen on my phone for when I need to quickly reference a song or if someone has sent me a link

I listen in my studio on KRK monitors as a combination of the above.

 

[Dincrest]

Mostly in my car, because that time commuting to and from work is when I have the most time to sit still and listen to music.

 

[FilterFunk]

YouTube and CD with headphones on my laptop, CD and occasionally radio in my car, CD and occasionally radio on the mini-stereo in my house.

I don't mind headphones, but I could never get used to earbuds. I prefer listening to music through the air, and not directly in my ears. Sometimes the "hard-pan" is too much coming through headphones. I don't like hearing instruments or vocals in just one ear. It can be a little startling at times, depending on the instrument.

 

[shastaband]

Because I do my own mastering, I have 7 complete stereo systems set up in my house (Klipsch La Scalas, KEFs, JBLs both large and small, stereo computer speakers, Equator nearfield monitors, etc.). While one may have complete control of the recording process, one has NO control over playback once the recordings are are out in the world. One should listen to recordings one has made through as many systems as possible, including boom boxes and car audio systems. Mastering is always a compromise, trying to get the sound to be as good as possible on as many varied systems as possible. So I am pretty spoiled as regards my listening habits.

 

[TheReceder]

I've got a borderline garage sale system set up in my basement.
4 Ramsa ws A80s , 2 Old Rmsa Subs, all Powered by a 4 channel Carvin Amp. Most of the music is Mp3s of copied CDs or I just throw on youtube,

I love these kinds of threads... I can show some of the gear that people use to my wife and use it as an excuse to buy my next bass.

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[brianrost]

1. In the living room where my stereo system is. Sources are LP, cassette, CD, music files, streaming radio, Spotify (my receiver has Wi-Fi).

2. In my music room where I practice and record. Source is mainly music files, sometimes Spotify playlist downloads. I use headphones or studio monitors.

3. The CD player in my 15 year old car died a few years ago so I either listen to the radio or plug my iPod (music files) or my phone (Spotify playlist downloads) into the Aux input. Might finally get a super-cheap aftermarket radio with USB port and Bluetooth if I can swing one for well under $100.

 

[Koshchei]

For me, a lot of times, it's just simply playing a video on YouTube (or Music / Spotify) on my phone where the bass response is not very good. Other times, I'll use Air Pods but between the phone with and without Air Pods, that covers 90% of my listening habits.

I have a large library on my NAS, accessible to a number of devices. Usually there's something on all the time.

 

[lermgalieu]

I don’t like to just sit and listen to music usually - more often I am cooking, biking or driving. I can’t really read or work with music on - I focus too much on the music. When I am cooking or doing stuff around the house, I listen to vinyl or streaming services via Sonos speakers (although when I get a chance I’m switching back to old school). On the bike it’s streaming (or stuff I downloaded) from my phone using earbuds. In the car, it’s also the phone, but I often listen to podcasts there as well. I also listen to downloaded phone stuff on planes. I have a very large catalog of FLAC stuff from before I sold my CDs but most of it is available from streaming services and easier to access that way.

 

[bmusic]

Apple Music or Sirius into Sonos or car speakers, or vinyl into a home audio system with a middling receiver and Sonus Faber speakers/sub.

 

[DrThumpenstein]

Sirius, Spotify, Apple Music, mostly through phone (and the severely bass-deficient Airpod Pro’s), car, or Bluetooth speakers. Some CDs and occasionally LPs. Yeah, I spend too much on music, but it’s good for my soul.

For practice, Spotify or band recordings through home theater or Bluetooth speaker, depending on how loud and/or where I want to be.

 

[J Wilson]

I still love radio, and fortunately Nashville has two non-formatted stations, 89.5 WMOT and Radio Lightning 100.1, that are at their core 'Americana' (amazing that people who play instruments and sing now have a 'format' away from sampled and computerized stuff), but play a lot of other things.

We also have a fabulous Black Heritage station in 1470 AM, WVOL that plays an encyclopedic range of black music I've found nowhere else, with a lot of soul and real blues. Not many stations that occasionally have Robert Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, and Sister Rosetta Tharp in the rotation. A wonderful source of education for me.

And of course, we have WSM650, who still has The Opry (though hardly recognizable to me any more), but evenings and overnight they play 'Retro WSM', full of fiddles, steel guitars, big hair and rhinestone outfits. NOW we're talking.

Not much for phones/earbuds, and I prefer to haunt flea markets and several used record stores here for CD's. The great thing about CD's is regardless of any crash or lost phone, I still have most of my music on the shelf.

 

[Durham52]

Thousands of pieces of music on CD, LP, and itunes. Yamaha and Akai stereo's at home and Sennheiser headphones to my computer. Some music on my phone, though I rarely listen to music via my phone.
I keep a handful of USB sticks in the car with about 70% of our music collections on them, by genera, (yeah, nerdy) so we can select according to mood.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

For me, a lot of times, it's just simply playing a video on YouTube (or Music / Spotify) on my phone where the bass response is not very good. Other times, I'll use Air Pods but between the phone with and without Air Pods, that covers 90% of my listening habits.

I rarely listen to music other than for projects I’m working on with the exception of driving long distances. But in that case I don’t really listen listen to the music. It’s like a clock that makes the trip go faster. Like 10 songs and you’re a hour further down the road. I think the stereo in my Prius is adequate for that.

At home, I use either cans or ear buds connected to my phone i[ad, or effects pedal.

 

[bigdaddybass12]

I listen using my computer thru my stereo with a bunch of speakers and a big sub

 

[LowActionHero]

Mp3s in the car and on phone, Youtube or Spotify on phone.
I don't listen to the radio much cuz I'm sick of commercials.

 

[Aloe]

well, I do sometimes turn on my monitors to hear all the details. but usually that's a homepod mini playing over the house.

used to listen music on the go, maybe I should try it again.

 

[RootAndFifth]

I've got a PA system hooked to my office/practice room computer. I suppose it would probably melt face. On the other side of the room I have my old Adcom mid-fi stack for playing albums, CDs, and listening to the radio and just general nostalgia

I often miss the calls from the boss when I'm working from home

There is XM radio in the truck, but need to replace a blown speaker.

Maybe the best answer is loud.