What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph

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- Steve Hill - 01-21-2006 04:39 PM

I use iTunes generally with either the aac/mp3 files on my computer or CDs and have done for getting on 2 years or more now. I will occasionally use my hi-fi, but mainly for listening to LPs, (as it isn't in the same room as my computer, man I need that MacBook soon). I hope to get an Airport Express base station hooked up into my hi-fi at some point though to wirelessly play music from anywhere in my house. Portably, it's my iPod of course.

Which computer based media players do you use for music and/or video? If you don't listen through your computer, or like me combine systems, what do you use instead.

- Halfsteel - 01-21-2006 04:51 PM

I get 4 telephones, call up rick, nick, roger and dave and tell them the song i want peformed. They then commence playing while i sit between the four telephones. When I need to take a break I tell them so and they obey.

I wanted to hear If while Roger was performing his huge Ca Ira production in Italy.... so he stopped the show for 5 minutes to play for me.

Thats the reason why the band hasnt done anything new lately, I've been taking too much time from them.

And then I found iTunes, and i didnt have to do that anymore. I love how it organizes stuff.

- Woof Oink Baaa - 01-21-2006 04:55 PM

I don't know about the rest of you, but I hear iTunes' selection is garbage.

Anyway, I either use my mp3 player whether or I'm walking or
when I plug it into my car's tape deck. For home use, I just use my computer, which has some pretty ace speakers.

- Steve Hill - 01-21-2006 04:57 PM

Woof Oink Baaa Wrote:I don't know about the rest of you, but I hear iTunes' selection is garbage.

Expand. What selection are you talking about?

- Halfsteel - 01-21-2006 04:58 PM

I use iTunes primerally for its organizing power. Not sure if ive ever bought a song off of it before though.

- cevor - 01-21-2006 05:10 PM

itunes on my extinct 2 month old G4 17" laptop when I'm at the rehearsal room, thanks Steve(Jobs)! Vinyl on a 20 year old stereo (except the new turntable) at home, cds in my Trailblazer on the road

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- pic3789 - 01-21-2006 05:13 PM

i use Winamp and Windows Media Player. (i guess you could call me old school) i do not own an mp3 player, i listen to my cd player instead when im on the go.

- cevor - 01-21-2006 05:27 PM

old school pic? that's funny, my stereo is older than you and I bought it new...lmao

- sea green queen - 01-21-2006 05:28 PM

Real One & Windows Media on the PC, a old sterophonic record player I found at a flea market, my DVD player & the turntable. I am looking for a 8 Track player, I found some well preserved 8 Track tapes, three of which are Meddle, A Nice Pair & Dark Side Of The Moon recorded in Quad sound.

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- Steve Hill - 01-21-2006 05:28 PM

pic3789 Wrote:i use Winamp and Windows Media Player. (i guess you could call me old school) i do not own an mp3 player, i listen to my cd player instead when im on the go.

I used to use Winamp in the old days before iTunes for Windoze, but have never used WMP really that much.

I also use Real Player and Quicktime for video, although you can get 3rd party apps that attach themselves to QT for Mac and allow playback of avi, mpg and wmv files, making it the most versatile video player I guess. Can't say I've been too big a fan of the video playback in iTunes, but since it's effectively running through QT, I guess it's the same, just a poorer UI for video.

- Woof Oink Baaa - 01-21-2006 06:01 PM

Steve Hill Wrote:
Woof Oink Baaa Wrote:I don't know about the rest of you, but I hear iTunes' selection is garbage.
Expand. What selection are you talking about?

Well, my teacher said that he's been trying to buy tracks off there, but the only selection they have are like...compilations.

- rolanddoe - 01-21-2006 07:37 PM

I use my tongue. I'm really psychically attuned to music reproduction formats. If I really like something I use my... you really don't need to hear about that part. I have a full blown 5.1 system with full range speakers all around and SACD and DVD-Audio capabilities. I also have a very nice Grado phono cartridge unfortunatley mounted onto a questionable Technics turntable. My computer does 5.1 too and I find myself using it more often than not unless I'm watching a DVD. Due to the fact that I was a complete computer moron (and remain fairly low-grade) when I ordered mine, I ended up with four programs to play things with. (Dell was only too happy to conform to my request.) I have Windows Media Center, Windows Media Player, Power DVD and Dell's own Jukebox thing. As I peruse my menu of programs just now, I notice that I also have Real Player, Quick Time and the players that came with my Sonic sound card. All of these pop up occasionally vying for attention. Good Lord...........why can't they just leave me the #ell alone?!!! I also have a boom box, Discman and a cassette/radio Walkman I only use on vacations. My truck has an AM/FM Cassette deck that sounds squirelly no matter how many times I demagnetize it. Sound and Vision says I should get satellite radio. Hmmmm.....

- Kimbers Sheep - 01-21-2006 07:46 PM

typically I use my home theater system (wearing headphones late at night)

- Space Cadet - 01-21-2006 07:54 PM

Steve! I was wondering what happened to you. But to answer your initial question, I use Winamp.

- AndersonCouncill - 01-21-2006 08:41 PM

My tape player and record player if I want to listen to my mom's old stuff, a CDPlayer for other stuff, and when I'm on the comp Rhapsody.

- P.F. I.M. FAN - 01-21-2006 08:56 PM

i use itunes for my windowsxp

- pointmeatthesky - 01-21-2006 09:30 PM

The soft serenade of Satan's fiddle. He can play anything.

- rolanddoe - 01-21-2006 10:51 PM

sea green queen Wrote:I am looking for a 8 Track player, I found some well preserved 8 Track tapes, three of which are Meddle, A Nice Pair & Dark Side Of The Moon recorded in Quad sound.

I envy you your finds, SGQ. Finding something to play them on is going to be the real search. Good luck!

- rolanddoe - 01-21-2006 10:53 PM

pointmeatthesky Wrote:The soft serenade of Satan's fiddle. He can play anything.

Ask him to play any sacred music. I think you'll find you have to listen to it backwards.

- Woof Oink Baaa - 01-21-2006 11:08 PM

AndersonCouncill Wrote:My tape player and record player if I want to listen to my mom's old stuff, a CDPlayer for other stuff, and when I'm on the comp Rhapsody.

Here's to the people who still listen to cassetes! :D

F*ck, I love cassetes.

- AndersonCouncill - 01-21-2006 11:18 PM

Woof Oink Baaa Wrote:
AndersonCouncill Wrote:My tape player and record player if I want to listen to my mom's old stuff, a CDPlayer for other stuff, and when I'm on the comp Rhapsody.
Here's to the people who still listen to cassetes! :D

F*ck, I love cassetes.

I know. And they have so much more space than CDs. Why'd they disappear?

I have a bunch of my mom's Zeppelin, Doors, Clapton, Who, and Styx stuff on cassette.

- Joanne DV75 - 01-22-2006 03:10 AM

I also love cassettes. The thing is, they are so much cheaper - you can get two tapes both of which taken together do not go beyond the price of one CD.

The second, at least equally important thing is, portable tape players are much more convenient, as they are smaller. Some people would say, 'Why don't you get an MP3 player then, it's the smallest of all'. Dammit, look at the price. And, however, the quality of MP3 files is still much lower.

And the third thing that I like cassettes for is that the proportions of tape boxes make them much more durable than CD boxes. It is almost impossible to put a handful of CDs in a bag full of everything and to take them out after an hour without any damage on at least one. If you do the same with tapes, the chances that the boxes will survive without cracks grow higher.

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- Steve Hill - 01-22-2006 03:49 AM

- Steve Hill - 01-22-2006 03:51 AM

FantasticFloyd Wrote:Steve! I was wondering what happened to you. But to answer your initial question, I use Winamp.

Nothing happened to me, I've been trying to return to start the next rounds of Survivor, but other than that been too busy recently. There was once a time I would log on here at the same time as logging on to my computer, but I have got a bit bored recently. Maybe I will start posting a bit more again, but if I don't and anyone misses me, I do post a little bit at macrumors.com too.

Nice to know some remember me.

- cevor - 01-22-2006 03:54 AM

oh, that's YOU, I didn't recognize without the hat... ???

- Steve Hill - 01-22-2006 03:55 AM

AndersonCouncill Wrote:
Woof Oink Baaa Wrote:
AndersonCouncill Wrote:My tape player and record player if I want to listen to my mom's old stuff, a CDPlayer for other stuff, and when I'm on the comp Rhapsody.
Here's to the people who still listen to cassetes! :D

F*ck, I love cassetes.
I know. And they have so much more space than CDs. Why'd they disappear?

I have a bunch of my mom's Zeppelin, Doors, Clapton, Who, and Styx stuff on cassette.

[Sarcasm]Yeah, cassettes are great. They sound so hyigh quality[/Sarcasm]

Seriously though, mp3 sounds almost as bad when played through similar equipment, but is more convienient and less likely to get chewed up. Might try and get hold of a DAT recorder before they become completely extinct though as you can record in above CD quality on them, always good for a live concert or two.

- Steve Hill - 01-22-2006 04:07 AM

cevor Wrote:oh, that's YOU, I didn't recognize without the hat... ???

That's me alright, I also have many other Tux avatars to use if needed. I am tempted to switch over to either my Finder avatar or Deep Thought one.

- cevor - 01-22-2006 04:19 AM

they're fabulous and yes, we've missed you.... :upside:

- Space Cadet - 01-22-2006 04:21 AM

Steve Hill Wrote:Nice to know some remember me.

Of course I remember you. We joined PFO less that two hundred registrations apart and that aside, you're the unforgettable friendly neighborhood smart ass which I adore despite our differences and minor conflicts.

:)

- Steve Hill - 01-22-2006 06:59 AM

I am not a smart ass, I just know a lot of meaningless nonsense and can look things I am unsure about up in a flash before posting. If I recall, when i was your age, I wasn't as well informed on that many subjects, but since I seem to have a mild form of OCD, (once I start doing something, I become quite obsessed with it for at least a short period), whatever I have known about, I have always become a near expert on it immediately. I love knowledge and learning.

Speaking of which, my beard is again slowly taking root on my face, but with shorter hair this time, I have been getting many more people saying it suits me. It's been about a month now, but it doesn't grow fast on me. Maybe another month or so and I will appear to be a wise old man.

- AndersonCouncill - 01-22-2006 02:53 PM

Steve Hill Wrote:I am not a smart ass, I just know a lot of meaningless nonsense and can look things I am unsure about up in a flash before posting. If I recall, when i was your age, I wasn't as well informed on that many subjects, but since I seem to have a mild form of OCD, (once I start doing something, I become quite obsessed with it for at least a short period), whatever I have known about, I have always become a near expert on it immediately. I love knowledge and learning.

Speaking of which, my beard is again slowly taking root on my face, but with shorter hair this time, I have been getting many more people saying it suits me. It's been about a month now, but it doesn't grow fast on me. Maybe another month or so and I will appear to be a wise old man.

Steve, the penguin still won't leave. I am contemplating consolting an old priest and a young priest...

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - Parsifal - 04-07-2009 06:46 AM

I've got a pretty nifty setup going here now. It took me a while to find a really decent replacement for all the DSPs I had running in foobar (though I'm actually glad to be rid of Noise Sharpening; in hindsight, the harshness of the sharpened audio was worse than the improvement it made), but here are the details:

- HARDWARE -
Sound card: SigmaTel STAC9200
Physical sound reproduction: Roland RH-200 Monitor Headphones

- BASIC SOFTWARE -
Operating System: GNU/Linux
Distribution: Ubuntu 8.10
Media player: Audacious 1.5.1

- INPUT FORMAT -
Preferred codec: FLAC
Other codec(s) in library: Ogg Vorbis

- OUTPUT DETAILS -
Sound engine: ALSA
Output plugin: xmms-crossfade 0.3.14
Output bit depth: 16-bit

- SIGNAL PROCESSING -
Equaliser:
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Resampler: Best sinc interpolator @ 192,000 Hz
LADSPA plugins: TAP Bauer stereophonic to binaural (crossfade level: 1)

- SCREENSHOTS -
Mini player (as I keep it in normal operation):
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RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - MacPhisto - 04-07-2009 06:27 PM

I use Windows Media Player.

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - Hey You Tribute - 04-07-2009 06:47 PM

I have all media ... my fav being Vinyl ....Quality Turntables are amazing!!!!!

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - bklynFLOYDgirl - 04-08-2009 10:44 AM

Itunes or my ipod (headphones or ipod doc)

I always have music going on in my ears...

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - Mr. Mojo Risin' - 04-08-2009 04:25 PM

Glukkonitis Wrote:I use Windows Media Player.

I use and old version of WMP, it's simple and I love it Thumbsup

; no need for fancy players, they suck Tongue

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - zlcn90 - 04-09-2009 01:26 AM

My phone, with the headphones plugged in and my MP3 player if the battery dies when I'm at college, and the DVD when I'm at home.

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - MacPhisto - 04-09-2009 01:32 AM

Ooh yeah, I forgot. Now I use my (brand new!!!!) stereo if I want to annoy the neighbours, or don't want to lug an MP3 player and headphones around the house.

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - Parsifal - 04-10-2009 04:54 AM

I just added two new effects to the setup I have in Audacious. Crystalizer (effect intensity 0.5) and Extra Stereo Plugin (effect intensity 2.0).

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - n3wb0rn - 04-10-2009 05:24 AM

I use iTunes to listen to music but use Winamp to add music to my iPod. Besides that, I use my iPod, my old CD player or our vinyl player, depending on how much time I feel like using to hear an album.

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - Dave25 - 04-10-2009 05:30 PM

Winamp for my digital music

High Quality Turntable for my Vinyl

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - only floyd - 04-11-2009 01:44 AM

My trusty Sony video mp3, absolute brilliant Thumbsup

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - Halo 99 - 04-11-2009 11:22 AM

Windows Media Player using the default equalizer through some decent "Cyber Acoustics" speakers.
Microsoft Zune with the stock earphones.

Sometimes I use my wonderful Centrios headphones for either of them. Wub

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - Lostinthewall6 - 04-11-2009 11:27 AM

I use all of the above...I have an Emerson phono/cd/cassette and radio its quite awesome, on the computer I use my Zune player software

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - IbanezIsTheColour - 04-11-2009 11:35 AM

Just iTunes for me, and my iPod if it works, which is hardly ever now

RE: What do you use to listen to your music? - Media player, hi-fi, Edison phonograph - Parsifal - 05-09-2009 03:40 AM

I now use Aqualung. It is better than Audacious in nearly every respect.

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