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Saeglopur Resident Hipster from Various places in the UK Since: Jan, 2001
Resident Hipster
#1: Aug 16th 2011 at 6:21:09 PM

So, we all love listening to music here, that's a given. But what good is music without the equipment to listen to it with?

So, here's a place to talk about your set-up for listening to music. This can cover pretty much anything including MP 3 Players, CD players (portable or otherwise), Record Players, Speakers, Headphones, Hi-Fi, pimped-out early 90s Ghettoblasters... basically anything you use to listen to music, not create it. If you feel the need to show off your epic rig in photo form, that's cool too.

Me, I've got an 8GB 2nd gen iPod Nano (the square-ish one), some piece-o'-shit Sony in-ear headphones that I got on a tight budget, and in 3 days time I will have these kick-ass Creative Gigaworks T40 Series II 2.0 speakers to plug into my laptop in my room.

Basically, show off your cool shit, and have fun.

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DogLikeSparky Magic Pig Detective Since: Mar, 2011
Magic Pig Detective
#2: Aug 16th 2011 at 7:25:11 PM

I've got just the basic stuff: a 4GB MP 3 player, a CD/cassette player with a radio, some mid-range headphones and two computer speakers. Nothing special but they all get the job done.

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#3: Aug 16th 2011 at 7:27:52 PM

Speakers.

A lot of them. No, I really don't know anything more specific than that, I'm not really an audiophile.

But speakers. Yesh, six.

Also the standard laptop and MP 3 player.

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Saeglopur Resident Hipster from Various places in the UK Since: Jan, 2001
Resident Hipster
#4: Aug 16th 2011 at 7:33:21 PM

[up] Is that 6 speakers in a set, 1 sub-woofer and 5 satellites (5.1), or just a random conglomeration of several smaller sets? How's it sound? I didn't think my little student box room had the desk space for a 5.1 surround sound system, so I went with some beefy 2.0 speakers instead, but I'm just intrigued.

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inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
Anwalt der Verdammten
#5: Aug 16th 2011 at 7:37:34 PM

I've got:

  • My Laptop (Crappy built in speakers)
  • My iPod Nano
  • Incredibly good Koss headphones.

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#6: Aug 16th 2011 at 7:37:50 PM

two of them were a set and were gotten by way of Christmas presents.

The other four are from yard sales.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
NefariousBanana Since: Apr, 2011
#7: Aug 16th 2011 at 11:44:55 PM

Zune HD 32 GB, Various media players (I use Winamp only for Shoutcast streaming, Zune for basic music playing, VLC for everything else), Sony Noise Cancelling Headphones

edited 16th Aug '11 11:45:37 PM by NefariousBanana

Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#8: Aug 17th 2011 at 1:45:36 AM

  • iPod Classic 160GB (not even a week old as of this writing, but has my entire library synced)
  • AKG K321 in-ears (incredibly uncomfortable)
  • JVC HA X570 (used with the computer for mixing my own, unportable due to a 3m cord)
  • Creative SBS A200 (2.1 set, sounds nice)

Wonder if the hyped by all Sennheisers are worth looking up.

edited 17th Aug '11 1:47:19 AM by Litis

Saeglopur Resident Hipster from Various places in the UK Since: Jan, 2001
Resident Hipster
#9: Aug 17th 2011 at 2:34:08 AM

As far as I am aware, Sennheisers are to headphones what Bose are to speakers - people buy them because they're more expensive than any other brands you'll find outside of specialist stores, and they assume that this is because they're better. However, in this case, it's probably a reasonable assumption, unlike Bose speakers which are pieces-of-shit and an absolute rip-off. Sennheisers get lots of good reviews, but only for the top-end headphones of each range, so expect to fork out £30-£70 for in-ears or well over £150-200 for over-ears to get the stuff that has the hi-fi nerds salivating.

My only gripe with spending loads of money on headphones is durability - I tend to use my headphones primarily on my MP 3 player rather than my computer, and I've found that the average pair only lasts me about 6-9 months before something goes wrong with the base or the wires screw up. I'm not particularly keen on risking the same thing happening to something I've spent £30+ on. My constant breaking of them is probably more to do with the fact that I don't take very good care of them, rather than because they're shitty and cheap.

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Alucard Lazy? from Vancouver, BC Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Lazy?
#10: Aug 17th 2011 at 6:06:29 AM

  • 160GB iPod Classic
  • Sony MDR-XB500 Stereo Headphones (best pair I've ever owned)
  • Kensiko KS-200 Speakers I found in a pile of old electronic knick-knacks (they sound fine though)
  • A Sanyo deck with cassette, turntable, equalizer and amp and two Sanyo speakers on the side that I mainly use for radio (I've thought about buying a nice needle for it but I don't think I could support a vinyl hobby)
  • My TV (I sometimes watch the music video channel for hours to discover new bands)

edited 17th Aug '11 6:06:47 AM by Alucard

Thenamelesssamurai from Atlanta, Georgia Since: Nov, 2010
#11: Aug 17th 2011 at 9:07:27 AM

  • AKG K141 Headphones. Decent pair
  • My old Cassette Player/FM Radio Walkman
  • Crappy Laptop speakers

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