gusmahler
New Head-Fier
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I am new to the forum and I thought I'd make some general comments about why I am here.
I listen to music all the time. I followed high-end audio for a while and have a decent system at home. I had never really considered a portable system before, but several things have happened that have made me reconsider.
* We have moved into a bigger house and have a new baby. Because of the size, I really can't listen to my system throughout the house. Plus, I often don't want to wake the baby with music. A portable system would help.
* We just joined a gym. I would like to listen to music of my choosing while I'm working out.
* My car CD player was stolen. I was considering getting a new system, but a portable might be even better if it solves the other two problems. It may be illegal in some jurisdictions to use headphones while driving, but I figure that, when the car had a CD player, I always turned it up anyway. I won't be any less safe using headphones.
With that in mind, I bought a Memorex portable CD/MP3 player. The reason I chose this format instead of an MP3 player is larger memory capacity than the solid state models and the abilty to play CDs without first encoding them. The hard drive models are tempting, but what happens when you drop a hard drive?
I really am not considering MD because I don't feel like converting all my CDs to MDs. MP3 format is for when I want to listen to all the albums by a particular artist without having to lug 6-7 CDs around. Burning MP3 CDs is really not a problem for me. The blanks are cheap and I already have the equipment.
The Memorex sucks. I will be returning it once I find a Rio Volt to try out. There is a lot of background noise and some distortion, even when playing straight CDs. The menu system for finding songs on an MP3 CD is stupid, also.
As for headphones, I used to have a pair of Grado 60. While I liked the sound (through my B&K preamp), they were uncomfortable (I am a glasses wearer) to wear for long periods of time. I eventually broke them by accidentally stepping on them. I currently use a $10 pair of Sony earbuds that were recommended at www.goodcans.com. Problem: no bass.
I am thus looking for headphones as well. I will probably be trying the Koss Portapro. I am not considering the Etymotic's because sound isolation and driving really don't mix. I have tried on Sennheiser phones (580 and 600) at a store and they seem to be comfortable. But it doesn't look like I would be able to work out with them on.
Sorry for the length of the post. If you have any comments on this, please respond.
I listen to music all the time. I followed high-end audio for a while and have a decent system at home. I had never really considered a portable system before, but several things have happened that have made me reconsider.
* We have moved into a bigger house and have a new baby. Because of the size, I really can't listen to my system throughout the house. Plus, I often don't want to wake the baby with music. A portable system would help.
* We just joined a gym. I would like to listen to music of my choosing while I'm working out.
* My car CD player was stolen. I was considering getting a new system, but a portable might be even better if it solves the other two problems. It may be illegal in some jurisdictions to use headphones while driving, but I figure that, when the car had a CD player, I always turned it up anyway. I won't be any less safe using headphones.
With that in mind, I bought a Memorex portable CD/MP3 player. The reason I chose this format instead of an MP3 player is larger memory capacity than the solid state models and the abilty to play CDs without first encoding them. The hard drive models are tempting, but what happens when you drop a hard drive?
I really am not considering MD because I don't feel like converting all my CDs to MDs. MP3 format is for when I want to listen to all the albums by a particular artist without having to lug 6-7 CDs around. Burning MP3 CDs is really not a problem for me. The blanks are cheap and I already have the equipment.
The Memorex sucks. I will be returning it once I find a Rio Volt to try out. There is a lot of background noise and some distortion, even when playing straight CDs. The menu system for finding songs on an MP3 CD is stupid, also.
As for headphones, I used to have a pair of Grado 60. While I liked the sound (through my B&K preamp), they were uncomfortable (I am a glasses wearer) to wear for long periods of time. I eventually broke them by accidentally stepping on them. I currently use a $10 pair of Sony earbuds that were recommended at www.goodcans.com. Problem: no bass.
I am thus looking for headphones as well. I will probably be trying the Koss Portapro. I am not considering the Etymotic's because sound isolation and driving really don't mix. I have tried on Sennheiser phones (580 and 600) at a store and they seem to be comfortable. But it doesn't look like I would be able to work out with them on.
Sorry for the length of the post. If you have any comments on this, please respond.