[profiler54]

I am new to this forum and website. Music is an important part of my life. I am curious how most of the enthusiastic music lovers that take the time to post on this website.

Under what conditions do they listen to their music? My preferred situation is at home playing vinyl from my vintage hi-fi ...a custom Thorens TD-126 turntable with a Rega arm and a Shelter Cartridge. Nothing compares to it. I have CDs, an Ipod and shit loads of music files on my Mac so I can be mobile.. But it's an inferior substitute. Like the difference between streaming video from Utube your mobile device vs going to a Movie theatre abd seeing something on the big screen..

[Hermes_requite]

I take acid and taste the music while injecting metal into my veins. You probably already guessed that if you took a look at my eyes.
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[RoundTheBend]

profiler54 - Welcome!!!

Running FLAC and ALAC off my computer vs my vinyl does have a different feel, but I often don't care that much about the difference. Sure, watching a film at a movie theater vs an average home theater system (say a 60" and THX sorround sound) shows a difference, but am I really going to care about it while I am enjoying a movie? No.

Similarly, I enjoy both somewhat equally. My favorite way to listen to music is loud, in a dim room, relaxed, with no interuptions. I try to listen to an album a day that way.

Next favorite is in the car- most preferably on a road trip, but around town is alright as well.

Then while being online and/or cleaning.

Now when I upgrade to these http://audioengineusa.com/Store/Audioengine-5-Plus I will have to compare my FLAC to my records to see what I like best.

Happy listening!

[Wombi]

Walking around with headphones/earphones. Has to be at night since nlow visibility means my imagination can run rampant hand in hand with the music. Raining is sometimes optimal.

Otherwise I used to listen to music a lot whilst gaming but as I don't have my Xbox or computer anymore, that no longer happens.

[Hermes_requite]

Jokes aside My preferred situation is at home playing vinyl from my vintage hi-fi as well profiler54. At night with only candles eluminating the room.
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[40footwolf]

[junodog4]

Driving my car... by myself.

[BlueNote]

Welcome.

At home, I listen to vinyl on a Rega RP-1 (with a Groove Tracer platter (more on that if you interested, but I assume most aren't) and a Ortofon 2M Red). For CDs/SACDs, I have a Marantz SA8004. Speakers are Maggie 1.7s plus a REL T2. The amp is an Anthem 225 Integrated. I'm happy with it, especially after adding the T2.

On the go, I use my iPod with Etymotic hf2 jam-in-your-ear earphones.

[RoundTheBend]

Amazed with quality from google music on my phone to aux in car. Spotify ain't too shabby either.

[HigherThanTheSun]

At home through my PC to my massive speakers, in my car through the AUX from my ipod, walking or cycling it's from the ipod.

I'm listening to music roughly half the time I'm awake depending on what I'm doing.
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