what are you listening ON?

Dom

I know there used to be a thread about equipment somewhere back in one iteration of the forum... had a look back but it seems to predate AHOTI-days.

Anyway... what are y'all listening to music on?

I recently moved and got my set up back on track, so I'm using a decent-ish set up for the first time in maybe eighteen months. Makes such a different to the lsitening experience, I now feel myself wanting to listen to music way more than I was for the past while.

This is what I've got - it's on the "budget" end of things, but sounds pretty great to my ears:

Amplifier: Pioneer A-10 (http://www.pioneer-audiovisual.eu/eu/def/products/10)
Speakers: Wharfedale Diamond 220 (http://www.wharfedale.co.uk/product.php?pid=76)
Turntable: Audio Technica AP-LP60 (http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/turntables/9a7f42b88ee1e14b/) - the cheapest of the cheap tbh, might upgrade at some point if I feel like I'm listening to enough vinyl to make it worth it

I don't have a decent set of headphones and that will probably my next gear purchase... also interested in what headphones you're all using

yama

Headphones: Philips SHP9500S Over-Ear Headphone Exclusive - I'm not much of a bass hound, so I love the sound of these headphones, and they're incredibly comfortable even for long listening sessions.

Speakers: Logitech X-530 70 watts RMS 5.1 Black Speaker System (paid $50 for them at a pawn shop)

I've never been into vinyl, but it's kind of a dream of mine to someday have a large vinyl collection and just sit and admire the artwork while my house rattles

TTK

headphones; standard headphones that come with an iPhone

speakers; crappy logitech speakers I bought like 7 years ago and distort if i turn them up too loud

car speakers; blown out and have no bass in the back of my slowly disintegrating nissan pulsar

Shootymane

Xanax

geogadd1

my current set of cans is the ATH m50x. pretty standard but they're very good and affordable! the detachable cord is worth a whole lot.

Dom

@yama Similarly i'm not hunting for serious bass or anything, and comfort is key! The problem with my current pair of headphones (Sennheiser HD215s) is that they're not particularly comfortable so I struggle to listen to anything on them for more than half hour or so at a time. I've had them a very long time now and they're beginning to disintegrate so I figured it's time to move on...

@geogadd1 they look in the right ballpark for me so i'll check them out too, and the detachable cord certainly seems like a bit of a bonus

@ttk i also use standard iPhone headphones now and then, but they just fall out of my ears which is kind of a pain :(

TTK

my ears are weird, the standard iphone ones work, but those in ear phones with the little plastic doovie dackies and all that just fall out.

it's weird, because it seems that 85% of headphones are that way now.

Robby

I fucking hate those, no idea how anyone can tolerate them

TTK

also for those who rightly can't understand what I'm talking about;

these are the things which fall out of my ears all the time;


Here's what I currently have;

secondplanet

they all fall out for me. strong preference for over ear headphones

yama

i must have small ears because i haven't had that problem. some headphones have multiple pairs of the rubber pads with different sizes, so maybe look for a pair with those extra pads? (next time you're looking)

i vastly prefer the comfort of earbuds with the doovie dackies, though, and they act as a natural, rudimentary sound insulator

Benneh

Those iphone ones look like you're basically putting small stones in your ears. Ouch!

HiResDes

In earphones are vastly superior overall because most serious audio companies focus on them rather than earbuds. And just because one pair falls out doesn't mean all of them will. You need to experiment with different tips and make sure you're getting a complete seal. I also prefer to wear them over the ear like this - https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB13IxgKFXXXXcwXFXXq6xXFXXXh/HOT-CoGoo-T02-in-ear-earphones-sports-earphones-sound-insulation-earplugs-mobile-phone-mp3-sport-earbuds.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/HOT-CoGoo-T02-in-ear-earphones-sports-earphones-sound-insulation-earplugs-mobile-phone-mp3-sport-earbuds/639551_1503427002.html&docid=oxc4XNNfjzTGIM&tbnid=dqQ_sJQ48TgtFM:&vet=1&w=617&h=639&safe=off&client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us&bih=518&biw=360&q=in earphones over ear&ved=0ahUKEwiEmsqT8qXSAhVHNSYKHWRnBDQQMwhIKAkwCQ&iact=mrc&uact=8

TTK

Well you don't put the iphone ones in your ear like the ear bud ones, but they just kinda sit comfortably in my ear cavity without being pushed actually into my ear.

HiResDes

Those are called earbuds, the shallow fitting ones are earbuds, in earphones or IEMs as they're sometimes called are what I like they go all the way into your ear.

TTK

get off my lawnnn

geogadd1

now that is a link des!!!