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Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 11:39:42
December 05 2011 11:33 GMT
#1
I'am sure that we all listen to music. Listening to music is what some of us may do for relaxation, getting into that "mood" when you are laddering, or because we simply love music.

I would like to consider myself a huge fan of music. I can listen to almost everything the world of music has to offer except for the modern pop 'artisits' like Taio Cruz, Usher, Ke$ha and the likes. I don't mean to offend anybody though, everybody has their own preferences right? I would say that I'am a classical music enthusiast. Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Mahler, Schubert, Prokofiev, Bizet, Grieg, Chopin, Vivaldi, Strauss, Wagner, Bach, and many others. I love them all.

My favourite piece of all would be the waltz of Swan Lake. My favourite version is the one in the Ultimate Tchaikovsky CD Boxset. The one in the video feels somewhat quicker in pace, but that's ok. I feel that it gives a subtle twist to the piece but still is able to radiate gracefulness and elegance.
Warning : Bad audio quality!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bYTomI-Uiw


But that's enough about that.



I'am quite curious about how do other people listen to their music. I'am not an expert on the whole audiophile business where there's this little box thing that is connected to the headset or something like that, but I would like to consider myself an audiophile though (as the dictionary definition of one - a person who is especially interested in high-fidelity sound reproduction.).

I listen to music on my computer, with the excellent, Grade-A music player that is foobar2000. I either play it through my speakers, or using my headphones (Sony MDR-XB500) or my earphones (Etymotics HF5). Most of my music files are in the .flac format. I have a 92GB FLAC library and a 15GB FLAC library of Vinyl rips.

Also, I'am a Whatter. what.cd , anybody? Don't know what I'am talking about? That's ok if you don't, I think the internet has an amazing website where you can search for stuff. (Not being condescending.)

Well then TeamLiquid community? How do you listen to your music and what do you listen to?


*****
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 11:40:40
December 05 2011 11:39 GMT
#2
I listen to Ke$ha with my Beats by Dr.Dre. Best headphones ever.

More seriously, I'm mostly into electronic music (Juno Reactor, Amon Tobin, Massive Attack, Goldie, ...) and own a pair of Grado RS-60, and although I am aware they are not the best headphones, it's a really good value (60$).

There are many audiophiles on TL, and there is a pretty big thread dedicated to headphones :
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=168585

edit : give some credit to Ke$ha. Without her, we wouldn't have had DTs on top, the best Starcraft song ever.
ॐ
RogerX
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
New Zealand3180 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 11:42:51
December 05 2011 11:42 GMT
#3
Mine? Video game music, inspirtational and music with poetic traits into them.

Namely; playlist of Chrono Trigger, Hans Zimmers inspirational music and their piano instrumentals(See: Inception) Rise Against and SOAD, the only mental band I enjoy.

How I listen to them; ipod classic, phone and itunes :D
Stick it up. take it up. step aside and see the world
mapthesoul
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Trinidad/Tobago429 Posts
December 05 2011 11:42 GMT
#4
I use foobar with a FiiO Headphone Amp and a pair of Fischer Eterna v1. : )
HwangjaeTerran
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Finland5967 Posts
December 05 2011 11:46 GMT
#5
The little box is called headphone amplifier. Most high-end headphones have such high impedance that the standard audio-cards/players can't provide a signal strong enough for you to hear anything through them.
https://steamcommunity.com/id/*tlusernamehere*/
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
December 05 2011 11:47 GMT
#6
I cringe everytime I hear people refer to themselves as Whatters -_- I listen to mostly kpop and indie artists so I don't use what that much. I use itunes (shitty I know), edifiers, and an ipod nano for a 50gb library.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
December 05 2011 11:47 GMT
#7
On December 05 2011 20:39 endy wrote:
I listen to Ke$ha with my Beats by Dr.Dre. Best headphones ever.

More seriously, I'm mostly into electronic music (Juno Reactor, Amon Tobin, Massive Attack, Goldie, ...) and own a pair of Grado RS-60, and although I am aware they are not the best headphones, it's a really good value (60$).

There are many audiophiles on TL, and there is a pretty big thread dedicated to headphones :
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=168585

edit : give some credit to Ke$ha. Without her, we wouldn't have had DTs on top, the best Starcraft song ever.


That's pretty cool! I don't have much knowledge on the electronica genre though. Is it just dubstep or funky beats or am I missing out on something?


On December 05 2011 20:42 RogerX wrote:
Mine? Video game music, inspirtational and music with poetic traits into them.

Namely; playlist of Chrono Trigger, Hans Zimmers inspirational music and their piano instrumentals(See: Inception) Rise Against and SOAD, the only mental band I enjoy.

How I listen to them; ipod classic, phone and itunes :D


Video game soundtracks are pretty cool too! I listen to the Halo soundtrack, I think Martin O'Donnell is a genius. Hans Zimmer I would expect to be good as well. The only works I have of his is the Modern Warfare 2 soundtrack though, I'm not sure where is a good place to start. I assume that the Inception soundtrack is good?


On December 05 2011 20:42 mapthesoul wrote:
I use foobar with a FiiO Headphone Amp and a pair of Fischer Eterna v1. : )


Sweet! What does a Headphone Amp do though? Would you care to explain? Thanks!
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
December 05 2011 11:50 GMT
#8
On December 05 2011 20:46 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
The little box is called headphone amplifier. Most high-end headphones have such high impedance that the standard audio-cards/players can't provide a signal strong enough for you to hear anything through them.


So the Amp is just to allow the headphones to live up to their potential?


On December 05 2011 20:47 skyR wrote:
I cringe everytime I hear people refer to themselves as Whatters -_- I listen to mostly kpop and indie artists so I don't use what that much. I use itunes (shitty I know), edifiers, and an ipod nano for a 50gb library.


Why do you cringe? =O
iTunes isn't THAT bad if your files are mostly .mp3, besides, you use an iPod Nano anyway. One problem I had with iTunes is their own "Sound Enhancer" thing where it dramatically increases the Treble and Bass to the point where the music becomes screechy AND muddy.
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
Keyboard Warrior
Profile Joined December 2011
United States1178 Posts
December 05 2011 11:52 GMT
#9
I love music! Music is my Life!
My favorites are folk country like Dan Folgenberg and Cat Stevens. Never gets old.
Not your regular Keyboard Warrior ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Stratos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Czech Republic6104 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 11:57:33
December 05 2011 11:55 GMT
#10
I listen to mainly rock and sometimes kpop. The only classical piece I fell in deep love with so far is:

(the whole album)

I wonder if anyone (maybe OP) could recommend something similar? Preferably with the solo piano concept and a darker mood (not Yiruma).
En Taro Violet
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
December 05 2011 11:56 GMT
#11
On December 05 2011 20:47 Azera wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 20:39 endy wrote:
I listen to Ke$ha with my Beats by Dr.Dre. Best headphones ever.

More seriously, I'm mostly into electronic music (Juno Reactor, Amon Tobin, Massive Attack, Goldie, ...) and own a pair of Grado RS-60, and although I am aware they are not the best headphones, it's a really good value (60$).

There are many audiophiles on TL, and there is a pretty big thread dedicated to headphones :
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=168585

edit : give some credit to Ke$ha. Without her, we wouldn't have had DTs on top, the best Starcraft song ever.


That's pretty cool! I don't have much knowledge on the electronica genre though. Is it just dubstep or funky beats or am I missing out on something?



Yeah, electronic music is very wide and is not just dubstep and trance. I'll PM you some nice tracks when I'll be back from work.
ॐ
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 12:08:23
December 05 2011 12:04 GMT
#12
On December 05 2011 20:52 Keyboard Warrior wrote:
I love music! Music is my Life!
My favorites are folk country like Dan Folgenberg and Cat Stevens. Never gets old.


Yeah! Music is awesome!

On December 05 2011 20:55 Stratos wrote:
I listen to mainly rock and sometimes kpop. The only classical piece I fell in deep love with so far is: + Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1vMpkIRAjo

(the whole album)

I wonder if anyone (maybe OP) could recommend something similar? Preferably with the solo piano concept and a darker mood (not Yiruma).


Hmm, I'm not sure if you heard The Music of Candy Man (Album) by Philip Glass

+ Show Spoiler +


I don't know much more about the whole solo piano concept thing, but I do know some rather dark pieces of classical music.

+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjWFQ2NNrJs


If you like them and want more, just ask!

On December 05 2011 20:56 endy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 20:47 Azera wrote:
On December 05 2011 20:39 endy wrote:
I listen to Ke$ha with my Beats by Dr.Dre. Best headphones ever.

More seriously, I'm mostly into electronic music (Juno Reactor, Amon Tobin, Massive Attack, Goldie, ...) and own a pair of Grado RS-60, and although I am aware they are not the best headphones, it's a really good value (60$).

There are many audiophiles on TL, and there is a pretty big thread dedicated to headphones :
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=168585

edit : give some credit to Ke$ha. Without her, we wouldn't have had DTs on top, the best Starcraft song ever.


That's pretty cool! I don't have much knowledge on the electronica genre though. Is it just dubstep or funky beats or am I missing out on something?



Yeah, electronic music is very wide and is not just dubstep and trance. I'll PM you some nice tracks when I'll be back from work.


Thanks!
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 12:08:00
December 05 2011 12:04 GMT
#13
I have never been too tight on quality. I use earbuds and shitty speakers. I don't know why this is. My music is in different formats, mostly because I don't discern a difference, because of availability, or whatever I'm thinking about the subject when I get do dling. I also have shitty hearing and a mild varying ringing in one of my ears. With earbuds in, it seems pretty much normal, but I'm not capable of having perfect hardware anyway.

I'm on what as well, but I don't really look at the forums. Am I missing out a lot?

Last year I made an attempt at a top 100 albums from the year. I had a great experience and I'm doing it again now. I listen to music from 2011 at least 90% of the time at this point. The whole ranking project keeps me finding new things and listening to albums I would never find or care to find without it.

Oh yeah, and electronic music is enormously broad. Let me think about some favorites. I'll try to remember to hit you up.

Also, isn't the label whatter (I haven't heard the term), basically the same as TLer? I call myself that.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
December 05 2011 12:07 GMT
#14
On December 05 2011 21:04 thopol wrote:
I have never been too tight on quality. I use earbuds and shitty speakers. I don't know why this is. My music is in different formats, mostly because I don't discern a difference, because of availability, or whatever I'm thinking about the subject when I get do dling. I also have shitty hearing and a mild varying ringing in one of my ears. With earbuds in, it seems pretty much normal, but I'm not capable of having perfect hardware anyway.

I'm on what as well, but I don't really look at the forums. Am I missing out a lot?

Last year I made an attempt at a top 100 albums from the year. I had a great experience and I'm doing it again now. I listen to music from 2011 at least 90% of the time at this point. The whole ranking project keeps me finding new things and listening to albums I would never find or care to find without it.


Ringing it your ear? Have you gotten that checked yet?!

The forums over there are pretty decent since after all it is a private community, but TL is much better anyway.

Do you find it depressing when listening to the new music? People like Justin Bieber and all the unskilled 'Artists' don't get you down?
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
infinity2k9
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom2397 Posts
December 05 2011 12:11 GMT
#15
You're apparently such a fan of all music yet you use the term 'electronica' and don't know the extent of electronic music?
Ikonn
Profile Joined October 2009
Netherlands1958 Posts
December 05 2011 12:11 GMT
#16
I mainly listen to hip hop and the stuff that would end up on p4k, I try to get everything in v0 and I use my good ol' Sennheiser HD202 headphones + foobar2k
Stratos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Czech Republic6104 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 12:15:24
December 05 2011 12:14 GMT
#17
I did actually download the whole Philip Glass discography a while ago but didn't yet have the time to go through it. Thanks for the tip.
The links are pretty awesome. I never knew there were such freaky classical pieces. If you got any more I'd be thankful if you could pm me or just share a few tips here :-) Thanks!
En Taro Violet
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
December 05 2011 12:14 GMT
#18
On December 05 2011 21:11 infinity2k9 wrote:
You're apparently such a fan of all music yet you use the term 'electronica' and don't know the extent of electronic music?


A fan of music, but not knowledgeable. I think I also mentioned that I'am more suited towards Classical music as well. I think it is unreasonable to assume that I would know everything about all genres of music.


On December 05 2011 21:11 Ikonn wrote:
I mainly listen to hip hop and the stuff that would end up on p4k, I try to get everything in v0 and I use my good ol' Sennheiser HD202 headphones + foobar2k


What's p4k?

V0 eh? Have you tried V2? Is there a distinguishable difference?
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
December 05 2011 12:16 GMT
#19
On December 05 2011 21:14 Stratos wrote:
I did actually download the whole Philip Glass discography a while ago but didn't yet have the time to go through it. Thanks for the tip.
The links are pretty awesome. I never knew there were such freaky classical pieces. If you got any more I'd be thankful if you could pm me or just share a few tips here :-) Thanks!


Yeah, I'll be sending you a PM!
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 12:24:25
December 05 2011 12:18 GMT
#20
On December 05 2011 21:07 Azera wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 21:04 thopol wrote:
I have never been too tight on quality. I use earbuds and shitty speakers. I don't know why this is. My music is in different formats, mostly because I don't discern a difference, because of availability, or whatever I'm thinking about the subject when I get do dling. I also have shitty hearing and a mild varying ringing in one of my ears. With earbuds in, it seems pretty much normal, but I'm not capable of having perfect hardware anyway.

I'm on what as well, but I don't really look at the forums. Am I missing out a lot?

Last year I made an attempt at a top 100 albums from the year. I had a great experience and I'm doing it again now. I listen to music from 2011 at least 90% of the time at this point. The whole ranking project keeps me finding new things and listening to albums I would never find or care to find without it.


Ringing it your ear? Have you gotten that checked yet?!

The forums over there are pretty decent since after all it is a private community, but TL is much better anyway.

Do you find it depressing when listening to the new music? People like Justin Bieber and all the unskilled 'Artists' don't get you down?

I could get surgery, but it might not do anything and I'm not in the position to consider it anyway, both in terms of finances and time. Maybe someday. It happened because I got hit by a car last year.

I don't even try to listen to everything that comes out. There are plenty of new albums in genres I like or like experimenting with. I listen to mostly electronic, production, ambient, experimental, type stuff, but I really enjoy hip hop, post-punk, jazz, and folk. I listen to a bit of pop, prog, world music, classical, and metal when I get adventurous. That's pretty much the gamut, ain't it. I'm trying to listen to more Japanese music this year to give my top 100 a bit of an angle. It'll differentiate it from my friends' top 100s and it'll give them a different avenue to look into. Anyway, I haven't listened to Bieber as far as I know.

EDIT: I dig math rock too. I just raided your recent snatches if you have the same id on what...
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
December 05 2011 12:19 GMT
#21
On December 05 2011 21:14 Azera wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 21:11 Ikonn wrote:
I mainly listen to hip hop and the stuff that would end up on p4k, I try to get everything in v0 and I use my good ol' Sennheiser HD202 headphones + foobar2k


What's p4k?

V0 eh? Have you tried V2? Is there a distinguishable difference?


Whatter just sounds dumb.

p4k is pitchfork.

Unless you have superpowers or have some amazingly sick sound system, you won't notice a difference between V0, V2, 320, etcetc.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
December 05 2011 12:23 GMT
#22
On December 05 2011 21:18 thopol wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 21:07 Azera wrote:
On December 05 2011 21:04 thopol wrote:
I have never been too tight on quality. I use earbuds and shitty speakers. I don't know why this is. My music is in different formats, mostly because I don't discern a difference, because of availability, or whatever I'm thinking about the subject when I get do dling. I also have shitty hearing and a mild varying ringing in one of my ears. With earbuds in, it seems pretty much normal, but I'm not capable of having perfect hardware anyway.

I'm on what as well, but I don't really look at the forums. Am I missing out a lot?

Last year I made an attempt at a top 100 albums from the year. I had a great experience and I'm doing it again now. I listen to music from 2011 at least 90% of the time at this point. The whole ranking project keeps me finding new things and listening to albums I would never find or care to find without it.


Ringing it your ear? Have you gotten that checked yet?!

The forums over there are pretty decent since after all it is a private community, but TL is much better anyway.

Do you find it depressing when listening to the new music? People like Justin Bieber and all the unskilled 'Artists' don't get you down?

I could get surgery, but it might not do anything and I'm not in the position to consider it anyway, both in terms of finances and time. Maybe someday. It happened because I got hit by a car last year.

I don't even try to listen to everything that comes out. There are plenty of new albums in genres I like or like experimenting with. I listen to mostly electronic, production, ambient, experimental, type stuff, but I really enjoy hip hop, post-punk, jazz, and folk. I listen to a bit of pop, prog, world music, classical, and metal when I get adventurous. That's pretty much the gamut, ain't it. I'm trying to listen to more Japanese music this year to give my top 100 a bit of an angle. It'll differentiate it from my friends' top 100s and it'll give them a different avenue to look into. Anyway, I haven't listened to Bieber as far as I know.


That's pretty sad. I'm sorry for asking.


On December 05 2011 21:19 skyR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 21:14 Azera wrote:
On December 05 2011 21:11 Ikonn wrote:
I mainly listen to hip hop and the stuff that would end up on p4k, I try to get everything in v0 and I use my good ol' Sennheiser HD202 headphones + foobar2k


What's p4k?

V0 eh? Have you tried V2? Is there a distinguishable difference?


Whatter just sounds dumb.

p4k is pitchfork.

Unless you have superpowers or have some amazingly sick sound system, you won't notice a difference between V0, V2, 320, etcetc.


I still don't understand. Pitchfork? Please explain :D
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
December 05 2011 12:24 GMT
#23
www.pitchfork.com
thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
December 05 2011 12:24 GMT
#24
On December 05 2011 21:23 Azera wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 21:18 thopol wrote:
On December 05 2011 21:07 Azera wrote:
On December 05 2011 21:04 thopol wrote:
I have never been too tight on quality. I use earbuds and shitty speakers. I don't know why this is. My music is in different formats, mostly because I don't discern a difference, because of availability, or whatever I'm thinking about the subject when I get do dling. I also have shitty hearing and a mild varying ringing in one of my ears. With earbuds in, it seems pretty much normal, but I'm not capable of having perfect hardware anyway.

I'm on what as well, but I don't really look at the forums. Am I missing out a lot?

Last year I made an attempt at a top 100 albums from the year. I had a great experience and I'm doing it again now. I listen to music from 2011 at least 90% of the time at this point. The whole ranking project keeps me finding new things and listening to albums I would never find or care to find without it.


Ringing it your ear? Have you gotten that checked yet?!

The forums over there are pretty decent since after all it is a private community, but TL is much better anyway.

Do you find it depressing when listening to the new music? People like Justin Bieber and all the unskilled 'Artists' don't get you down?

I could get surgery, but it might not do anything and I'm not in the position to consider it anyway, both in terms of finances and time. Maybe someday. It happened because I got hit by a car last year.

I don't even try to listen to everything that comes out. There are plenty of new albums in genres I like or like experimenting with. I listen to mostly electronic, production, ambient, experimental, type stuff, but I really enjoy hip hop, post-punk, jazz, and folk. I listen to a bit of pop, prog, world music, classical, and metal when I get adventurous. That's pretty much the gamut, ain't it. I'm trying to listen to more Japanese music this year to give my top 100 a bit of an angle. It'll differentiate it from my friends' top 100s and it'll give them a different avenue to look into. Anyway, I haven't listened to Bieber as far as I know.


That's pretty sad. I'm sorry for asking.


Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 21:19 skyR wrote:
On December 05 2011 21:14 Azera wrote:
On December 05 2011 21:11 Ikonn wrote:
I mainly listen to hip hop and the stuff that would end up on p4k, I try to get everything in v0 and I use my good ol' Sennheiser HD202 headphones + foobar2k


What's p4k?

V0 eh? Have you tried V2? Is there a distinguishable difference?


Whatter just sounds dumb.

p4k is pitchfork.

Unless you have superpowers or have some amazingly sick sound system, you won't notice a difference between V0, V2, 320, etcetc.


I still don't understand. Pitchfork? Please explain :D

No worries mate.

http://pitchfork.com/
Mobius_1
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2763 Posts
December 05 2011 12:27 GMT
#25
I'm not too obsessed about quality because I'm only a poor grad who can't afford expensive audiophile stuff. Also somewhat cheap earbuds and integrated soundcards may not capture every detail of every song, they convey the soul of the music well enough for me.

As for genres, trance, house, pop, hip hop, mandopop, recently kpop (thanks, TL!), bit of rock, bit of classical, and speaking of video game music, I've been listening to "The Greatest Video Game Music" performed by the London Philharmonic Opera and it is epic. Especially ME2 Suicide Mission, my favourite.
Starleague Forever. RIP KT Violet~
IskatuMesk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada969 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 12:51:09
December 05 2011 12:44 GMT
#26
On December 05 2011 20:33 Azera wrote:
Well then TeamLiquid community? How do you listen to your music and what do you listen to?


Foobar's volume slider doesn't work on my sound card because lol asus $300 sound card but horrible drivers :3 so now I use winamp with openAL.

All mannerisms of headphones hurt my ears and I have yet to use a pair that sound as good as these speakers, but I do have Steelseries Siberia headphones, primarily for noise cancellation more than listening. These speakers > http://www.klipsch.com/promedia-2-1-computer-speakers No room for 5.1, but these suit me just fine. Maybe I'll think about getting better 2.1 if I can find some?

As for music, well... I have over a terabyte of material here and it's all rather varied. I'll post a bunch of random bits I can find on the butchered whale that is youtube. I'm very picky, though. Take a look,

+ Show Spoiler +











And then some assorted metal/gothic metal such as Kamelot and the very old Therion albums.

I do a lot of voice acting and SFX work so audio quality is pretty important to me.
Ikonn
Profile Joined October 2009
Netherlands1958 Posts
December 05 2011 12:45 GMT
#27
On December 05 2011 21:14 Azera wrote:



Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 21:11 Ikonn wrote:
I mainly listen to hip hop and the stuff that would end up on p4k, I try to get everything in v0 and I use my good ol' Sennheiser HD202 headphones + foobar2k


What's p4k?

V0 eh? Have you tried V2? Is there a distinguishable difference?


I can't really hear the difference between v0 and v2, but v0 isn't much bigger in size anyway and it's the idea of having the highest quality (with a good quality/size ratio, so the best lossy) that makes me try to get stuff in v0
atmuh
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States246 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 12:56:32
December 05 2011 12:50 GMT
#28
taylor swift flacs only
phiinix
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1169 Posts
December 05 2011 12:50 GMT
#29
Oh baby baby. Music is like... music to my ears....wait..


Only marginally surprised of people who haven't listened to electronica, it's a hugeeeeee genre of a lot of different music. I really feel like if you give it a shot, you'll find something you like. I've heard and listened to juno reactor, amon tobin, massive attack, the inception soundtrack, philip glass, I'd like to consider myself well rounded when it comes to instrumental music, I have a damn tumblr on it.

The inception soundtrack is pretty sick, if you check it out and like it, definitely check out the batman: dark knight soundtrack as well (hans zimmer is amazingggg?!)

As for headphones, I made the investment in sennheiser 280 pros, cost me about 50, though I think I got them pretty cheap, and for over ears they're really good for that price. If you're looking for cheap over ears, I think sennheiser 202's are quite common if you want over ears, and Sennheiser cx400ii's are $25, in ear headphones, that come with an assortment of buds so you can fit it into your small-big ear hole (: Be sure to check out the audiophile section, or head over to headfi.org and you can browse around there, it's for the crazy people

Now that I think about it, i'll plug tumblr here, as well as the grooveshark playlist. the grooveshark isn't very comprehensive, as i haven't updated it in like 2 months, but if you check some of it out and you're interested, hit me up and I'll send you the file of all the tracks; I keep that one up to date and i label them so you can get a good feel on what the tracks are about (piano, trip-hop, dubstep, etc) The groovershark playlist can be random, although if you're patient enough with just skipping tracks you don't like, you're bound to end up with something you do (:

http://365instrumentals.tumblr.com/
http://grooveshark.com/#/playlist/365 Instrumentals/60410227
Fishgle
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States2174 Posts
December 05 2011 12:54 GMT
#30
Wait, you have .flac, but listen straight from your computer jack? What soundcard do you have? And you're using those headphones? Closed, and with extra bass? Really? no decent amp, dac, or solid pair of cans?

...what... what is the point of .flac then? might as well listen to 192kb mp3s....
/rant lololol

Anyway, i use HD595s and a fio e7 dac+amp, nothing fancy really, but enough to get a nice balanced full sound for a cheap price.

anyway, i listen to tons of stuff (mostly indie rock and prog/alt rock atm) and find stuff through Last.fm (integrated into foobar, for awesome scrobbling awesomeness), and find new music through sputnikmusic and this site: http://newalbumreleases.net/ also, Anthony Fantano (needledrop on youtube), or http://theneedledrop.com/

currently enjoying Kate Bush's 50 Words for Snow and Thrice's entire discography, which I just discovered.
aka ChillyGonzalo / GnozL
Blisse
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada3710 Posts
December 05 2011 13:51 GMT
#31
I have a NuForce amplifier powering a couple of M-Audio speakers, Sennheisers, and Ultrasones.

Started out only in rock, and slowly expanded to jpop from anime. Moved into trance after Osu! And now expanded into kpop because of my girlfriend. Influence is everywhere..

My love of music prevails regardless sound quality, for the most part. I can listen to 192 kbps at minimum...anything else is unlistenable, and even up to 240 kbps depends on whether I'm lucky with the rip... Most of my music is 320 or lossless, depending on what's the best I can find with the least effort....

As always, Muse is my favourite , by far.


I can't say anyone I know loves music more than me... I can lose myself for hours, but I resist that temptation.
There is no one like you in the universe.
Merkd
Profile Joined May 2011
88 Posts
December 05 2011 14:02 GMT
#32
I'm a big electronic music listener, have been for many years now love the old skool and new skool alike.

Listening to trance just takes me to a different place, so uplifting i love it.



Amazing Track, gives me goosebumps everytime.
They fill you with false hopes, they speak visions from their own minds.
Soleron
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom1324 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 14:15:47
December 05 2011 14:14 GMT
#33
All I listen to these days is pony electronic music. Yes, ponies.




Favourite track ever is probably

popzags
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Poland604 Posts
December 05 2011 15:47 GMT
#34
Ambient is what I examine the most now:

THIS ONE IS ABSOLUTE MUST, LISTEN TO IT:
+ Show Spoiler [Tim Hecker] +


Some more decency:
+ Show Spoiler [Biosphere] +

+ Show Spoiler [Troum & All Sides] +

+ Show Spoiler [Stars of the Lid] +
What what the the fuck fuck? That blew my mind so much, I doubled every word in the phrase 'What the fuck' to get: 'What what the the fuck fuck my what the the fuck fucking what did the drop dropship medivac where in the what in the hell?' - Day[9]
Lynda
Profile Joined May 2010
649 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 19:56:25
December 05 2011 19:44 GMT
#35
rateyourmusic and lastfm have put my taste in music on the right track, and since then it's become a core part of my life. I don't think I could cope with becoming deaf if that ever happened.

I generally prefer to listen to entire albums rather than individual songs (unless I happen to get really hooked on a particular song). I listen to music nearly all the time, even when reading/studying.

I don't limit myself by genres, I think every genre has something good to offer if you are willing to waste time to look for it (rym and lastfm helped a lot in that regard as well to speed up that process).

I go through phases a lot when I listen to a couple bands or genres for a longer while, going through their discographies multiple times, then when I get bored I move onto other genres, then repeat. Some of my friends, however, prefer to listen to relatively very few amounts from everything so they can go back to those bands for years.

On the technical side, I use Winamp, and prefer speakers to headphones.

My favourite genres/bands happen to be:
-prog metal + Show Spoiler +
Pain Of Salvation, Opeth, maudlin of the Well, Nevermore, Symphony X, The Mars Volta, Dream Theater, Green Carnation
and all kinds of metal in general (I don't want to list all other subgenres separately) + Show Spoiler +
Iron Maiden, Dark Tranquillity, Katatonia, Blut Aus Nord, Darkspace, Wolves In The Throne Room, Summoning, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Amon Amarth, Moonsorrow, Swallow The Sun, Ulver, Wintersun, Ghost Brigade, Sonata Arctica, Kamelot, Blind Guardian

-all forms of rock (alt/classic/indie/prog/punk/etc.) + Show Spoiler +
Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Flaming Lips, Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, Marillion, The National, Pink Floyd, The Cranberries, Bullets In Madison, K's Choice, The Decemberists, Thursday, Architecture In Helsinki, Cursive, R.E.M., Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, The World/Inferno Friendship Society

-ambient + Show Spoiler +
Hammock, The Dead Texan, William Basinski, Stars Of The Lid, Reasoner, Tim Hecker, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin; also some dark ambient: Dead Can Dance, Ulver - Shadows Of The Sun, Voice Of Eye, Lustmord

-new age + Show Spoiler +
Enya, Vangelis, Era, Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Ottmar Liebert

-post-rock + Show Spoiler +
Sigur Rós. Gregor Samsa, Explosions In The Sky, Mono, Caspian, This Will Destroy You, GY!BE

-classical + Show Spoiler +
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Chopin in particular

-various soundtracks + Show Spoiler +
Inception, Battlestar Galactica, Chrono Cross, Lord Of The Rings

-My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic-related original songs and remixes

The last 6 categories I listed (as well as the atmospheric black metal bands) happen to be exceptionally good background music for reading/studying for me at least.

Also nice to see pony music and Stars Of The Lid being mentioned in the above two posts as well, respectively.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
December 06 2011 01:09 GMT
#36
On December 05 2011 21:24 skyR wrote:
www.pitchfork.com


On December 05 2011 21:24 thopol wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 21:23 Azera wrote:
On December 05 2011 21:18 thopol wrote:
On December 05 2011 21:07 Azera wrote:
On December 05 2011 21:04 thopol wrote:
I have never been too tight on quality. I use earbuds and shitty speakers. I don't know why this is. My music is in different formats, mostly because I don't discern a difference, because of availability, or whatever I'm thinking about the subject when I get do dling. I also have shitty hearing and a mild varying ringing in one of my ears. With earbuds in, it seems pretty much normal, but I'm not capable of having perfect hardware anyway.

I'm on what as well, but I don't really look at the forums. Am I missing out a lot?

Last year I made an attempt at a top 100 albums from the year. I had a great experience and I'm doing it again now. I listen to music from 2011 at least 90% of the time at this point. The whole ranking project keeps me finding new things and listening to albums I would never find or care to find without it.


Ringing it your ear? Have you gotten that checked yet?!

The forums over there are pretty decent since after all it is a private community, but TL is much better anyway.

Do you find it depressing when listening to the new music? People like Justin Bieber and all the unskilled 'Artists' don't get you down?

I could get surgery, but it might not do anything and I'm not in the position to consider it anyway, both in terms of finances and time. Maybe someday. It happened because I got hit by a car last year.

I don't even try to listen to everything that comes out. There are plenty of new albums in genres I like or like experimenting with. I listen to mostly electronic, production, ambient, experimental, type stuff, but I really enjoy hip hop, post-punk, jazz, and folk. I listen to a bit of pop, prog, world music, classical, and metal when I get adventurous. That's pretty much the gamut, ain't it. I'm trying to listen to more Japanese music this year to give my top 100 a bit of an angle. It'll differentiate it from my friends' top 100s and it'll give them a different avenue to look into. Anyway, I haven't listened to Bieber as far as I know.


That's pretty sad. I'm sorry for asking.


On December 05 2011 21:19 skyR wrote:
On December 05 2011 21:14 Azera wrote:
On December 05 2011 21:11 Ikonn wrote:
I mainly listen to hip hop and the stuff that would end up on p4k, I try to get everything in v0 and I use my good ol' Sennheiser HD202 headphones + foobar2k


What's p4k?

V0 eh? Have you tried V2? Is there a distinguishable difference?


Whatter just sounds dumb.

p4k is pitchfork.

Unless you have superpowers or have some amazingly sick sound system, you won't notice a difference between V0, V2, 320, etcetc.


I still don't understand. Pitchfork? Please explain :D

No worries mate.

http://pitchfork.com/


Thanks!


On December 05 2011 21:27 Mobius_1 wrote:
I'm not too obsessed about quality because I'm only a poor grad who can't afford expensive audiophile stuff. Also somewhat cheap earbuds and integrated soundcards may not capture every detail of every song, they convey the soul of the music well enough for me.

As for genres, trance, house, pop, hip hop, mandopop, recently kpop (thanks, TL!), bit of rock, bit of classical, and speaking of video game music, I've been listening to "The Greatest Video Game Music" performed by the London Philharmonic Opera and it is epic. Especially ME2 Suicide Mission, my favourite.


Yeah, I somewhat agree with the 'conveying the soul of the music'. You may have the best audio equipment, but if you don't have good ears or the ability to 'understand' the music, it's obsolete.

I just downloaded 'The Greatest Video Game Music' too! The tracks are a little different (One Final Effort), but that's okay, they still retained their epicness!


On December 05 2011 21:44 IskatuMesk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 20:33 Azera wrote:
Well then TeamLiquid community? How do you listen to your music and what do you listen to?


Foobar's volume slider doesn't work on my sound card because lol asus $300 sound card but horrible drivers :3 so now I use winamp with openAL.

All mannerisms of headphones hurt my ears and I have yet to use a pair that sound as good as these speakers, but I do have Steelseries Siberia headphones, primarily for noise cancellation more than listening. These speakers > http://www.klipsch.com/promedia-2-1-computer-speakers No room for 5.1, but these suit me just fine. Maybe I'll think about getting better 2.1 if I can find some?

As for music, well... I have over a terabyte of material here and it's all rather varied. I'll post a bunch of random bits I can find on the butchered whale that is youtube. I'm very picky, though. Take a look,

+ Show Spoiler +


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tShnpRA1WCY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXdA4UEcI3E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4A7AEN02cM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bff_UqVF5H4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP_oYlx6rJ0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns8VIR6LgOQ



And then some assorted metal/gothic metal such as Kamelot and the very old Therion albums.

I do a lot of voice acting and SFX work so audio quality is pretty important to me.

Speakers huh. I might get a set of 2.1 speakers for my computer soon as well! Very nice selection of music there. I like the Spellforce 2 one and 6 White Devil. Any reccomendations?

On December 05 2011 21:45 Ikonn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2011 21:14 Azera wrote:



On December 05 2011 21:11 Ikonn wrote:
I mainly listen to hip hop and the stuff that would end up on p4k, I try to get everything in v0 and I use my good ol' Sennheiser HD202 headphones + foobar2k


What's p4k?

V0 eh? Have you tried V2? Is there a distinguishable difference?


I can't really hear the difference between v0 and v2, but v0 isn't much bigger in size anyway and it's the idea of having the highest quality (with a good quality/size ratio, so the best lossy) that makes me try to get stuff in v0


Yeah I guess that is true. I have most of my music on my Rockboxed iPod as V0.


On December 05 2011 21:50 atmuh wrote:
taylor swift flacs only


Why Taylor Swift only? :O


On December 05 2011 21:50 phiinix wrote:
Oh baby baby. Music is like... music to my ears....wait..


Only marginally surprised of people who haven't listened to electronica, it's a hugeeeeee genre of a lot of different music. I really feel like if you give it a shot, you'll find something you like. I've heard and listened to juno reactor, amon tobin, massive attack, the inception soundtrack, philip glass, I'd like to consider myself well rounded when it comes to instrumental music, I have a damn tumblr on it.

The inception soundtrack is pretty sick, if you check it out and like it, definitely check out the batman: dark knight soundtrack as well (hans zimmer is amazingggg?!)

As for headphones, I made the investment in sennheiser 280 pros, cost me about 50, though I think I got them pretty cheap, and for over ears they're really good for that price. If you're looking for cheap over ears, I think sennheiser 202's are quite common if you want over ears, and Sennheiser cx400ii's are $25, in ear headphones, that come with an assortment of buds so you can fit it into your small-big ear hole (: Be sure to check out the audiophile section, or head over to headfi.org and you can browse around there, it's for the crazy people

Now that I think about it, i'll plug tumblr here, as well as the grooveshark playlist. the grooveshark isn't very comprehensive, as i haven't updated it in like 2 months, but if you check some of it out and you're interested, hit me up and I'll send you the file of all the tracks; I keep that one up to date and i label them so you can get a good feel on what the tracks are about (piano, trip-hop, dubstep, etc) The groovershark playlist can be random, although if you're patient enough with just skipping tracks you don't like, you're bound to end up with something you do (:

http://365instrumentals.tumblr.com/
http://grooveshark.com/#/playlist/365 Instrumentals/60410227


I'll take a look at both your tumblr and grooveshark. I'll PM if I need some reccomendations :D


On December 05 2011 21:54 Fishgle wrote:
Wait, you have .flac, but listen straight from your computer jack? What soundcard do you have? And you're using those headphones? Closed, and with extra bass? Really? no decent amp, dac, or solid pair of cans?

...what... what is the point of .flac then? might as well listen to 192kb mp3s....
/rant lololol

Anyway, i use HD595s and a fio e7 dac+amp, nothing fancy really, but enough to get a nice balanced full sound for a cheap price.

anyway, i listen to tons of stuff (mostly indie rock and prog/alt rock atm) and find stuff through Last.fm (integrated into foobar, for awesome scrobbling awesomeness), and find new music through sputnikmusic and this site: http://newalbumreleases.net/ also, Anthony Fantano (needledrop on youtube), or http://theneedledrop.com/

currently enjoying Kate Bush's 50 Words for Snow and Thrice's entire discography, which I just discovered.


Your condescending tone annoys and irritates me.


On December 05 2011 22:51 Blisse wrote:
I have a NuForce amplifier powering a couple of M-Audio speakers, Sennheisers, and Ultrasones.

Started out only in rock, and slowly expanded to jpop from anime. Moved into trance after Osu! And now expanded into kpop because of my girlfriend. Influence is everywhere..

My love of music prevails regardless sound quality, for the most part. I can listen to 192 kbps at minimum...anything else is unlistenable, and even up to 240 kbps depends on whether I'm lucky with the rip... Most of my music is 320 or lossless, depending on what's the best I can find with the least effort....

As always, Muse is my favourite , by far.


I can't say anyone I know loves music more than me... I can lose myself for hours, but I resist that temptation.


Muse... I think I'll take a look later. I want to delve further into electronica (trance), but I have no idea where to start. Care to reccomend? :D


On December 05 2011 23:02 Merkd wrote:
I'm a big electronic music listener, have been for many years now love the old skool and new skool alike.

Listening to trance just takes me to a different place, so uplifting i love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inB9aNpqwwo&feature=related

Amazing Track, gives me goosebumps everytime.


Well this is a good place to start with my trance collection! :D Thanks!


On December 05 2011 23:14 Soleron wrote:
All I listen to these days is pony electronic music. Yes, ponies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BjO2pXcqJI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PCEp8z7FNg

Favourite track ever is probably

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW2MqDvfaz8


Is it weird that I like the tracks? I'm not a huge fan of MLP but they tracks are pretty nice.

On December 06 2011 00:47 popzags wrote:
Ambient is what I examine the most now:

THIS ONE IS ABSOLUTE MUST, LISTEN TO IT:
+ Show Spoiler [Tim Hecker] +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl8F1z0I5v8


Some more decency:
+ Show Spoiler [Biosphere] +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rJ9XSYhH7o&feature=related

+ Show Spoiler [Troum & All Sides] +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXA59heLi9o

+ Show Spoiler [Stars of the Lid] +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S273yH8dlmU


Ambient seems to be rather intriguing as well. Mind sharing a little more tracks? :D


On December 06 2011 04:44 Squarewalker wrote:
rateyourmusic and lastfm have put my taste in music on the right track, and since then it's become a core part of my life. I don't think I could cope with becoming deaf if that ever happened.

I generally prefer to listen to entire albums rather than individual songs (unless I happen to get really hooked on a particular song). I listen to music nearly all the time, even when reading/studying.

I don't limit myself by genres, I think every genre has something good to offer if you are willing to waste time to look for it (rym and lastfm helped a lot in that regard as well to speed up that process).

I go through phases a lot when I listen to a couple bands or genres for a longer while, going through their discographies multiple times, then when I get bored I move onto other genres, then repeat. Some of my friends, however, prefer to listen to relatively very few amounts from everything so they can go back to those bands for years.

On the technical side, I use Winamp, and prefer speakers to headphones.

My favourite genres/bands happen to be:
-prog metal + Show Spoiler +
Pain Of Salvation, Opeth, maudlin of the Well, Nevermore, Symphony X, The Mars Volta, Dream Theater, Green Carnation
and all kinds of metal in general (I don't want to list all other subgenres separately) + Show Spoiler +
Iron Maiden, Dark Tranquillity, Katatonia, Blut Aus Nord, Darkspace, Wolves In The Throne Room, Summoning, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Amon Amarth, Moonsorrow, Swallow The Sun, Ulver, Wintersun, Ghost Brigade, Sonata Arctica, Kamelot, Blind Guardian

-all forms of rock (alt/classic/indie/prog/punk/etc.) + Show Spoiler +
Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Flaming Lips, Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, Marillion, The National, Pink Floyd, The Cranberries, Bullets In Madison, K's Choice, The Decemberists, Thursday, Architecture In Helsinki, Cursive, R.E.M., Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, The World/Inferno Friendship Society

-ambient + Show Spoiler +
Hammock, The Dead Texan, William Basinski, Stars Of The Lid, Reasoner, Tim Hecker, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin; also some dark ambient: Dead Can Dance, Ulver - Shadows Of The Sun, Voice Of Eye, Lustmord

-new age + Show Spoiler +
Enya, Vangelis, Era, Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Ottmar Liebert

-post-rock + Show Spoiler +
Sigur Rós. Gregor Samsa, Explosions In The Sky, Mono, Caspian, This Will Destroy You, GY!BE

-classical + Show Spoiler +
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Chopin in particular

-various soundtracks + Show Spoiler +
Inception, Battlestar Galactica, Chrono Cross, Lord Of The Rings

-My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic-related original songs and remixes

The last 6 categories I listed (as well as the atmospheric black metal bands) happen to be exceptionally good background music for reading/studying for me at least.

Also nice to see pony music and Stars Of The Lid being mentioned in the above two posts as well, respectively.


Yeah, I don't think that I can handle being deaf as well. It's a sad life to live, one without music.
Thanks for all the recommendations, I'll definitely be checking them out!
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
Sm3agol
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States2055 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-06 01:47:55
December 06 2011 01:43 GMT
#37
On December 05 2011 20:55 Stratos wrote:
I listen to mainly rock and sometimes kpop. The only classical piece I fell in deep love with so far is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1vMpkIRAjo
(the whole album)

I wonder if anyone (maybe OP) could recommend something similar? Preferably with the solo piano concept and a darker mood (not Yiruma).




This is your piece/composer. Stick with his Nocturnes for the most part. All are good, just his waltzes and such aren't very moody. :-p
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