Music Player suggestion for Windows? - Page 2

€uroMeinke · 05-01-2012, 04:22 PM

...and never wore hearing protection to concerts so we probably can't tell the difference anyway but don't let that get in the way of being contrary.

innerSpaceman · 05-01-2012, 05:18 PM

Nope, see, I DID wear ear protection to concerts.

Kevy Baby · 05-01-2012, 05:54 PM

€uroMeinke · 05-01-2012, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Nope, see, I DID wear ear protection to concerts.

So you never really heard the music as intended

innerSpaceman · 05-02-2012, 10:00 AM

Yes, but I can hear music now, so it's a trade-off.

And I understand the trade-off of listening to music on a portable vs. listening to uncompressed music at a stand-still. But it seems to me "kids these days" don't have anything to measure the difference by. I don't spend a lot of time on the bus or out in the world all alone, so portable music means very little to me.

Even so, though I listen to CD quality or wave files at home, I rarely use my really good sound system - but instead listen to things from my computer. It's got excellent speakers, but the sound of the computer is always there in the background. I'm compromising even then ... I don't need my music condensed to make it sound even worse.

Kevy Baby · 05-02-2012, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Even so, though I listen to CD quality or wave files at home, I rarely use my really good sound system - but instead listen to things from my computer. It's got excellent speakers, but the sound of the computer is always there in the background. I'm compromising even then ... I don't need my music condensed to make it sound even worse.

Why a good pair of headphones is a good investment. I'm partial to Sennheiser and Coaster Matt likes his Grado. Of course, were talking full surround headphones, not "on-ear" or ear buds.

Snowflake · 05-02-2012, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Yeah, I'm fussy about sound quality, too - which is why I have little use for iTunes, or mp3's at all. Yep, I download 'em to my phone - but I rarely listen to anything that way. One of the perks, imo, of being so old is we like our sound not to sound like crap.

Ditto! My iPod is now for listening to audiobooks

innerSpaceman · 05-02-2012, 02:23 PM

I have a fantastic pair of headphones. But I just don't like wearing them.

When I was a kid listening to music in my parents' home, I lived inside headphones. Now that I can play anything as loud as I please, I never wear 'em. Sometimes, I check recordings I make with them - but I find that, even though music sounds fantastic with them - the fact that the sound is not traveling through the field of air in a room makes the sound quasi-unpleasant to me.

Anyways, sorry for the tangent - and for not properly reading the O.P. - I glossed over that your friend wanted to sync to their iPod. I still love WMP for playing everything I've ever thrown at it.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yes, but I can hear music now, so it's a trade-off. And I understand the trade-off of listening to music on a portable vs. listening to uncompressed music at a stand-still. But it seems to me "kids these days" don't have anything to measure the difference by. I don't spend a lot of time on the bus or out in the world all alone, so portable music means very little to me. Even so, though I listen to CD quality or wave files at home, I rarely use my really good sound system - but instead listen to things from my computer. It's got excellent speakers, but the sound of the computer is always there in the background. I'm compromising even then ... I don't need my music condensed to make it sound even worse.
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05-02-2012, 02:23 PM	#18
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I have a fantastic pair of headphones. But I just don't like wearing them. When I was a kid listening to music in my parents' home, I lived inside headphones. Now that I can play anything as loud as I please, I never wear 'em. Sometimes, I check recordings I make with them - but I find that, even though music sounds fantastic with them - the fact that the sound is not traveling through the field of air in a room makes the sound quasi-unpleasant to me. Anyways, sorry for the tangent - and for not properly reading the O.P. - I glossed over that your friend wanted to sync to their iPod. I still love WMP for playing everything I've ever thrown at it.
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