Turntables, CDs, iPods???

AM Radio?

Just kiddin. I crack me up.

My vote is for CD's.

($12 in the speakers Vandersteen Model 5s)

A 20K stereo with $12 speakers??!!?? Better not let CJ read this.

Personally I prefer the simplicity of vinyl and a turntable. Like this

I bought the Vandersteens

I think you missed the joke.

$12? I think you meant more than a ten dollar bill and two one dollar bills, no?

Don't have any vinyl anymore... been a long time since that time. None of them made it through my nineties phase.

Now...

When in the living room:
CDs

When in the studio room:
Digital "lossless" rips of CDs

When in the car:
CDs or digital "lossless" rips of CDs

I never listen to music that's been destroyed... ie: any of the codecs that compress down to just the idea of the song... mp3, etc.
Hurts my ears.

I don't have anything like your system, space, but I'm probably going to add a sub to the living room pretty soon, and very likely some room treatment. Or, I could just go in the studio room...

Gotta get the car system a bit better as well (I like flat response as much as possible, and loud enough to cover the road noise). I have some very noticeable frequency gaps that are really starting to get on my nerves when auditioning mixes of my tunes. Ughh!!! Horrible.
Maybe I'll do that this weekend.

As for whether listening is a destination:
Yes, and no. Depends.

I'll put stuff on for background audio while working in the yard or something.
If I put stuff on for background audio while working in the house, I stop working, and the music becomes the focus, so I tend to tune to talk radio now (preferably NOT news radio or anything political... I like shows, particularly if they're funny).

Take care,
- zevo

Vinyl for me, obviously, although cd's get bought mostly these days.

I would love to hear my unplayed Mobile Fidelity Beatle albums on your system space. (and many others...most all my albums have been played only once...for recording)

I bought a turntable to transfer my fav albums to PC but just can't bring myself to play them on it.

So it's CD's until I get a good table.

I like the old 33&1/3 RPMs.... but CD's have pretty much been my choice...along with Ipod.... for convenience.... converted some of my records and cassettes to digital..... it's just so hard to play a record in the car these days.....

ORIGINAL: space_cowboy

ORIGINAL: VinylJunkie

Vinyl for me, obviously, although cd's get bought mostly these days.

What is obvious about that?

The clue is in my username

So......what? You drop a ball on this and watch it make its' way to the bottom??

ORIGINAL: space_cowboy

ORIGINAL: ricstudioc

So......what? You drop a ball on this and watch it make its' way to the bottom??

Nah, I think if you turn the little knobs you can manipulate the arm and win a prize... usually a plastic ring or dice or somesuch.

ORIGINAL: space_cowboy

I went through a nasty divorce and ended up with 25% trying to stop the woman from using my kids in the process. I make about 10% of what I was making 8 years ago.

It is all relative. I can't afford to fix the shelby right now. My ex cut the brake lines. the speakers were one of the good things I got out of the divorce. I bought them like 12 years ago. i have a 24 year old and a 16 year old that I completely support. THe ex provides nothing.

So yes. Not to be defensive but things change.

I like vinyl, but it seems like when you just put it on the turntable and sit back to listen to it, you need to turn it again.
CD's are more convenient and play longer.

Besides that, most of my LP's are from my "heavy metal age" and I'm not so "heavy" anymore



Regards,
Alex