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yeah increasingly i'm coming around to the opinion that the best way to listen to music is through headphones,i always find that i notice things i wouldn't normally notice...having said that,i can't really listen to music all that loud on speakers all that often for fear of disturbing people...

― robin (robin), Saturday, 28 September 2002 19:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

like the picture mitch!

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 28 September 2002 19:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

thanks jel, i'm still waiting for simon to respond angrily tho

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Saturday, 28 September 2002 20:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I think there's something wrong with my ears - these ear bud things I've got in really begin to hurt after twenty minutes or so.

Mitch, you almost had me sold but the deal breaker was the eyes. They need more of that 'hundred window panes' shiny trembliness.

― Kim (Kim), Sunday, 29 September 2002 21:51 (twenty-one years ago) link

Headphones are great when I'm editing or listening to mixes but I really don't like them much otherwise. I'd much rather listen through speakers. I don't like not being able to hear what's going on around me, and also minor flaws (eg imperfections from vinyl) are less obvious (and therefore less irritating to me) than on headphones. Plus it's all too easy to up the volume to damaging levels without realising it.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 30 September 2002 03:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

I've had about 3 close calls with cars on my walk to work since getting noise-cancelling headphones, but they make everything sound so much nicer that I'm loathe to give them up for the commute. They're the only kind I've ever used which actually really have bass!

Kim, what type of earbuds do you have that hurt your ears? Some kinds are better than others; ovbiously, the nicer the rubber cushion around the edges, the easier they are to wear.

― lyra (lyra), Monday, 30 September 2002 03:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

Well, my Naim 101 preamp doesn't have a headphone output, and can't really see buying a headphone amp (and headphones) when I have the, ahem, competent performance of my Linn Kabers to tempt me, so no headphones, thanx.

― Sean (Sean), Monday, 30 September 2002 03:39 (twenty-one years ago) link

Riding on a bike through the woods with headphones one is ace! Or just walking in public, it brings a whole different aspect to the music. But when at home I prefer speakers.

Resident's Eskimo is made to be listened to on headphones.

― A Nairn (moretap), Monday, 30 September 2002 03:48 (twenty-one years ago) link

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