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post #9586 of 13636
11/14/12 at 7:25pm
Wolfetan44, Nice Grado 80's! Keep working on the music collection, your listen to it forever!
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post #9587 of 13636
11/14/12 at 8:03pm
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Originally Posted by simonpking View Post

Hmmm, I'd be interested to hear the thoughts of those forum users who have their systems setup in front of computers.

 

I’ve noticed over the last few years, especially since buying an iphone that I don’t listen to music properly anymore. On my iphone or computer I might have +$300 headphones on but I’m really not listening, I’m to busy swiping and left-clicking.

 

I have more of a traditional listening station setup. My gear faces a wall in the living room and fortunately we don’t have a TV or computer in that room. If there was one I’m thinking that I might miss that opportunity of getting lost-in-the-music.

a few reasons, I find new music with headphones on the computer, plus I don't like plain listening all the time(I already zone out too much lol), I find my music has the ability to set my mood through out the day so I keep my set up with me as much as possible

 

And due to being a student, a laptop has to be the most portable way to enjoy my music everywhere I go

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post #9588 of 13636
11/14/12 at 8:09pm
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The liner notes for Gil Scott-Herons last album included these words on listening to music -

 

"for the first time under optimum conditions. Not in your car or on a portable player through a headset...Get rid of all distractions (even her or him)...Turn off everything that rings or beeps or rattles or whistles...Listen all the way through. Think about what you’ve got."

I do that a lot. I make it a priorty to listen to music for one hour everyday. Just laying in my bed, listening to the music and only the musicbiggrin.gif

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post #9589 of 13636
11/14/12 at 8:11pm
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Wolfetan44, Nice Grado 80's! Keep working on the music collection, your listen to it forever!

Yep, I'm trying to find a nice CD player. Any suggestions? My dad is getting a Rega RP1 for Christmas, so I'm pretty pumped for that. But, vinyl are pretty expensive therefore, CD's are much more conveinent. 

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post #9590 of 13636
11/14/12 at 8:40pm
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hows the sr003? they look like theyd be pretty crappy but they're STAX so...

 

Don't write them off, they're bad ass.  I can think of a lot of well regarded phones or IEMs these could displace.  

 

Now...if only they were more comfortable.  

 

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i'm shocked that some many people's listening stations are in front of computers. I find a computer screen distracts me from the whole art of listening.

 

Definitely.  I've moved away from computer based set ups for the past year for the same exact reason.  

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post #9591 of 13636
11/14/12 at 8:43pm

1000

 

What I'm working with at the moment happy_face1.gif I'll be upgrading to something much better soon ;)

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post #9592 of 13636
11/14/12 at 8:45pm
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Don't write them off, they're bad ass.  I can think of a lot of well regarded phones or IEMs these could displace.  

 

Now...if only they were more comfortable.  

 

 

Definitely.  I've moved away from computer based set ups for the past year for the same exact reason.  

What is your source then?

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post #9593 of 13636
11/14/12 at 8:50pm
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1000

 

 

What I'm working with at the moment happy_face1.gif I'll be upgrading to something much better soon ;)

 

 

Couldn't help but noticing that you lived in Westchester County.

Glad to see that there are some other head-fi members from my area.

 

Any ideas yet where you are going to go with your next upgrade?

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post #9594 of 13636
11/14/12 at 8:52pm
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Couldn't help but noticing that you lived in Westchester County.

Glad to see that there are some other head-fi members from my area.

 

Any ideas yet where you are going to go with your next upgrade?

*Inside Niten's head* "If PanamaHat is getting a Sennheiser HD600 system, I am going to his house. Good thing he lives near." tongue.gif

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post #9595 of 13636
11/14/12 at 8:53pm

Simonpking, you might like/agree with this article.

 

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What is your source then?

 

I just bought the Resonessence Labs Invicta DAC, which can play music off a built-in SD card reader, so that's one of them.  And the other, which will feed into the Invicta as a transport, is the Cambridge 350C I posted a picture of.

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post #9596 of 13636
11/14/12 at 8:55pm
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Simonpking, you might like/agree with this article.

 

 

I just bought the Resonessence Labs Invicta DAC, which can play music off a built-in SD card reader, so that's one of them.  And the other, which will feed into the Invicta as a transport, is the Cambridge 350C I posted a picture of.

Oh, that sounds really nicebiggrin.gif. Do you like the 350C?

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post #9597 of 13636
11/14/12 at 8:57pm
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Couldn't help but noticing that you lived in Westchester County.

Glad to see that there are some other head-fi members from my area.

 

Any ideas yet where you are going to go with your next upgrade?

Nice man. Yea, New York is a hot bed. I wish I had gone to that meet in White Plains a while back.

I'm gonna go for the Matrix M-stage (classA opa627ap) and I'm not sure what headphone to go with yet. I've been considering a few options all under $400

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post #9598 of 13636
11/14/12 at 9:08pm
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Oh, that sounds really nice:D . Do you like the 350C?

Well, I've had it for all of one day, but it seems fine so far. Analog output isn't too shabby and it'll be fine for occassional stand in duties when necessary (like now). I bought it because the transport mehanism's supposed to be half decent, so if it plays my CDs properly, without breaking, then I'll like it.
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post #9599 of 13636
11/14/12 at 9:56pm
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Simonpking, you might like/agree with this article.

 

thanks. that’s on the money - i've certainly had to work on my top-down listening in the face of change.

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post #9600 of 13636
11/14/12 at 10:03pm

What's with all the yapping? Let's get some PICTURES!!!!!  :)

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