How do you listen to music?

[JimB52]

Harman Kardon 3480 receiver. Sony W500C CD read/recorder into Bose 301 speakers.
Ex wife got the B&O turntable.
Or a phone into an older bose wave.

 

[rashrader]

Vinyl and music from iPhone to stereo at home (mostly listening with my Sennheiser 600HD Cans), MP3’s from my phone in the car (unless you’re willing to pay, there is far too much compression with streaming services) and Shure earbuds if I’m listening on my phone.

 

[Starthief]

I buy music from Bandcamp whenever possible. I only use YouTube for music if it's an older album and I'm deciding whether to buy it.

If I'm listening seriously or trying to block distractions at work: headphones (not loudly). German Maestro GMP8.35D or Superlux HD688B.

Or in the car, from my phone. I use SyncThing to automatically keep my MP3 library synced from my PC to my phone whenever it's on my home wifi.

Or while reading in bed, with a stereo Bluetooth speaker on the headboard right behind me.

 

[Dave Siff]

As much as I love music, I have never had a proper stereo system in my entire adult life. I listen to most music on YouTube, and CDs in my car.

 

[nonohmic]

YouTube Music. $12.99 a month and more comprehensive that Spotify. Also you get ad free access to the largest media collection that has ever existed.

Plus you can listen to DJ mixes and live shows as audio only. Can't do that on spotify.

Then through what I would call medium quality devices. Headphones and/or powered bookshelf speakers in the $100-200 range. And my JBL sound system in my 2008 truck. Good enough for me.

 

[lordradish]

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've been amassing an mp3 collection since 1999. I keep it on a network storage drive and have a few thousand albums. That's the majority of what I listen to. I don't bother with any streaming services, but I do listen to a lot of stuff on Bandcamp, when looking for new stuff. So, yeah, I'm a fossil.

I have been upgrading a lot of my collection to lossless formats for better sound quality. I listen on a good soundbar, through headphones or through my studio setup.

 

[Greg Waldon]

Any way I can. I have a lot on my computer that I listen to at work. I also use am MP3 player, cd player and sometimes a turntable to listen to some vinyl. Need to find me a cassette player. I do not stream.

 

[Acoop]

Without critique. ... I let the volume control do that.

 

[Joebone]

Totally Old School. 3500 albums, 1500 CDs, and I also stream and listen a lot to FM Radio - college stations for the most part. Headphones into laptop for late-night and learning tunes. Lots of good gear, all bought used. Technics SP 10 MkII table/Ayre phono stage/Levinson 38S pre/ATC SCM 50 ASL self-powered speakers/Accuphase DP75V CD player/Modified Yamaha T-85 tuner. For now streaming is this little Audioengine device off of ipad. Sadly, we're on verge of downsizing the house and much of this may soon be sold, at which point the streaming angle will be upgraded. But the turntable and tuner are total keepers, as will be the speakers if our next place is large enough to support them.

EDIT: A shout-out for using studio monitors for home use. High-end hi-fi often focuses on imaging and soundstaging - "you are there." With the ATCs, "They Are Here," even at lowish-to-moderate volume. The ATC SCM 50 was released in the mid-90's, and can still be bought new (a few updates in between) and get a lot of studio and home use, around the world. And for those in LA or with streaming, I'm presently listening to Pat Baker's "Tangled Roots" - KCSN, 88.5, 11-1pm on Sundays - the best two hours of radio in America today.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

The intent was to "Like" everyone's post. If I skipped anyone, it was a clerical error and nothing intentional.

In the 1990's I had a proper stereo system with handpicked components and such, but after it was stolen and now that my hearing is shot anyways it's become less of a desire to rebuild. Air Pods are "good enough" or I guess I sometimes will use the AUX IN on my combo to play along with music.

 

[Pings Bass]

It's a shame most people these days listen on phones or laptops or crummy ear buds. I've got a pair of Bose noise cancelling headphones for work that actually sound great for music, and several pairs of wired studio headphones. But for the best clarity, it's the Yamaha HS8s for me. I also have a couple old audiophile bookshelf speakers for comparisons when mastering (advent, Boston acoustics). And my whole house is wired for sound, so i can cast audio from my phone to any/every room of the house.

 

[bassdude51]

Same here ... old school musical content owner with many thousands of CDs, six peach crates full of LP albums (although I haven't had a working turntable in a few decades), and hundreds of concert and music documentary DVDs and BluRays. Also a longtime Klipsch enthusiast with a set of Cornwall IIs and a set of Heresy IIIs powered by my beloved McIntosh MC4100 receiver that is sourced by my Onkyo C-7030 CD player. I've had this rig for a long time and it sounds about as good as I can still hear given the hearing loss I've undoubtedly incurred from attending countless rock concerts over the years and playing over 8000 gigs dating back to 1973.

WOW! Nice system ya got there! Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

 

[DrThumpenstein]

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Dude that sounds like the Chipmunks! Slow that thing down!

 

[Tom Bomb]

Forgot to mention the Chiayo Victory (And the smattering of amps and combos, but that's a (non-ampless, overindulgent) 'nother story ). I've had this thing for a while now — runs seamlessly off a built-in motorcycle battery, at 100 watts — but, until today, I hadn't really fired it up, aside from an initial test or two, just with vox and some new gizmos and some untested wireless gear. Didn't cost much.

Today, I bluetoothed the phone into it, got some cool funk dialed in, cranked it, bunged the rig into it and, with the trusty tele in tow, chimed in.

Richly rewarding, it was This thing, if I get my act together, is likely to be the Busking Rig of Doom Next step's to incorporate the wired mic with a little 'verb underfoot — already tested in isolation. Got lazy today.

If all goes to plan, I'll need a few more bits and pieces tomorrow: like a battery-powered mixer/pre or two, one more transmitter for the axe, more musos and or a singer or two, and a busking license. I'm in no hurry. Listening, off-the-bat today, to the future
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[DJ Bebop]

Dude that sounds like the Chipmunks! Slow that thing down!

 

[TOOL460002]

Car or at home via Bose sound bar/woofer, pretty much every day. I also have a pair of Shure ear buds that don't see a lot of use, but that with my phone sounds good to me.

 

[Tom Bomb]

 

[Passinwind]

How do you listen to music?

I go somewhere that live music is being performed, typically.

 

[dalkowski]

Phone, car, or (most often) computer. Turntable on occasion. Speakers nearly always, headphones very rarely.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Barrel organ.
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