What do you DO whilst listening to music?

[g4ndr1k]

Curious to know what you all do whilst listening to your lovely gear

Mostly reading. Party music is for exercise.

 

[karstart]

I have two setups, the first is in my office so its pretty easy for me to say most of the time I am working whilst listening to this setup. The other one is there intended to be a dedicated listening area but at times I find I am wanting to otherwise occupy myself so I will be doom-scrolling addictive sites like Reddit and Head-Fi, playing endless match-three games on my phone or using the Switch I bought for my daughter to play games that don't require sound (actually really difficult to find good examples of these).

Curious to know what you all do whilst listening to your lovely gear I just deep- furniture cleaning , and it looks brand new! I used a mix of mild soap and warm water for wooden surfaces and a fabric cleaner for the upholstery. Dust and stains are gone, and everything smells fresh. Regular cleaning really helps maintain furniture’s beauty and longevity!

clean my home

 

[Death_Block]

Curious to know what you all do whilst listening to your lovely gear

Scale models mostly, cross stitch, drawing.
Mostly thinks that involves using my hands whilst the head gets music

 

[helmutcheese]

Fap!

 

[2leftears]

Depends on the music.

Some music I play whilst browsing the web
Other music I play when I fix broken items
With most music I just listen to the music and let my imagination go wild influenced by the music. Call it daydreaming perhaps.

 

[Death_Block]

With most music I just listen to the music and let my imagination go wild influenced by the music. Call it daydreaming perhaps.

Same, perfect at night with the D16 and lcdi4 at bedtime with prescription dry herb

 

[finbad]

Whilst listening I tap my foot and pick-up my jaw from the floor - Would you believe I read professional reviewers?

 

[2leftears]

Whilst listening I tap my foot and pick-up my jaw from the floor - Would you believe I read professional reviewers?

I only read music reviews because they sometimes manage to dig up info I couldn't find myself (when founded, where from, who are the band members, etc.)
Re. the music itself I rarely if ever agree with the review(s)

 

[XTF1]

The most (time) by far! …working.
Sometimes with ANC headphones, but more often with IEMs, or my AAP2.
Background music helps me focus on what I’m doing.
At work is also where I detect differences between IEMs: all of sudden, something catches my *ears*, and I play that back several times to figure out what it is…

It also means, I don’t care much about the words and what they say.

 

[kinkling]

Drive

 

[Nasfar]

I typically browse Facebook or Reddit. I also read books/manga while I play a fitting playlist for the kind of book I'm reading. If I'm reading an action novel, I'll play songs or bgm that fits the action scene, or something relaxing for well chill novels.

 

[MrBizla]

My listening comes in two flavors, both at home.

Portables: on the lanai, enjoying that truly magical view (and whales from Dec - Apr!).
Desktop: in season mostly AFL footy, out of season mostly old school rassling. If neither then probably a HOPA game.

Pure audio wins easily indoors... But for sheer joy the balcony and a BTR7 (at 10% of the cost) triumphs every time. This hobby has helped me fall in love with music all over again... But throw a passing humpback in too? No amount of tubes or fancy PSU's can elevate your experience to those highs x

 

[SilverEars]

I don't listen to music while working. When I travel or walk around, I listen to podcasts. If I listen to music, it's purely for discovery, purely focused on music, nothing else. I don't listen to same music over and over again, but like to discover new music. Lately, I've been facinated with J-pop, and finding all kinds of stuff that suits my taste. Finding hidden gems is the real endorphine release. I like to share them in the J-pop/K-pop music threads.

My definition of good music to me is, any music that triggers a lot of endorphine release, and I listen to it several times until I move on. This has much mood benefits, and reduction in stress. That I find is the primary drive for listening to music. It relieves a lot of stress.

At some point of listening to this highly endorphine releasing music enough times, it doesn't have the same effect as the first time, and that's when I move on to find something new.

I highly recommend exploring music. Branch out from the usual comfort zones. Discovering new things is what makes this world interesting.

Listen to music that is fun or you truly enjoy. Don't get caught up in what critics say or what is hip or whatnot. I'm through my teen years of that crap. Afterall, it is your free time, and you want to make the most of it with stuff that are truly enjoyable.

I like playlists that steaming apps put out. The more variety of related playlists to what I enjoyed earlier the better. That's the best way for me to discover new music.

I also realized to get most out of music listening session, I have to be in the right metal state. I generally work out and do a sauna, cold shower, and then room has to be in the right temp (on the cool side, opposite of hot and humid), and quiet. Then I'm ready to listen. So, I try to make the most of the session. How you mentally respond depends on your mental state. For sessions to be more enjoyable, you want to do things to maximize it, and it's not always the gears, but your physical state has a lot of importance.

Do yall feel the endophine release rush when you run into something just hits you in the right spots?