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Who listens to music on crappy gear for nostalgia?

post #1 of 11
8/23/11 at 5:00pm
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Maybe its not "nostalgia" so much as hearing the song on a piece of gear for the first time and never fully enjoying it on any other gear. To this date I still prefer listening to my e2cs with a bass heavy "V" equalization for some songs. Its not a real sonic "preference", but thats how I listened to the songs for the first time, and they haven't sounded right on any other gear.

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post #2 of 11
8/24/11 at 1:15am
I listen to the crappy stock stereo in my car. It's bass-heavy and not terribly resolving, but it's not worth upgrading.

I mostly listen to talk on NPR and it does that fine. Music is tolerable for long drives. I'm mostly happy just to have my music.
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post #3 of 11
8/24/11 at 9:22am

+11 same here

 

Except my stereo is not stock

*tiny violin*

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post #4 of 11
8/24/11 at 9:24am

HD 485's. :)

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post #5 of 11
8/24/11 at 9:34am
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Originally Posted by Satellite_6 View Post

HD 485's. :)



LOL!

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post #6 of 11
8/24/11 at 8:47pm

I have an old stereo radio in my living room. I like to turn the treble all the way up to make it sound ok. tongue.gif

 

I use it sometimes..when im not with my headphones or my home setup. 


Edited by fabio-fi - 8/24/11 at 8:48pm
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post #7 of 11
8/24/11 at 9:01pm
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Originally Posted by Lurkumaural View Post





LOL!


Heh, I guess my post was a little out of place. I would never listen to music on a car stereo, I'm too snobby. Any decent pair of headphones will do though. 

 

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post #8 of 11
8/24/11 at 9:04pm

I found some really old ear buds that were actually a step up back in the day so I decided to give them a listen.  I found them to be quite flat from 400Hz to 1500Hz, but everywhere else they dropped off dramatically.  The imaging was terrible and there were no highs nor lows, but overall I was actually a little surprised.

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post #9 of 11
8/24/11 at 11:02pm
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post

I listen to the crappy stock stereo in my car. It's bass-heavy and not terribly resolving, but it's not worth upgrading.

I mostly listen to talk on NPR and it does that fine. Music is tolerable for long drives. I'm mostly happy just to have my music.


Same here. The only thing I listen to in the car is ABC news radio, which also regularly has stories/reports from NPR, DW, BBC world, etc. 

 

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post #10 of 11
8/26/11 at 6:06am

Crappy gear??? But they're like the children i never had ksc75smile.gif

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post #11 of 11
8/26/11 at 6:23am

More likely to listen to crappy old music on good gear for nostalgia  wink.gif

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