Your main program source?

[stereorob]

this should be intresting!! the audiophile community is very diverse!


r.t.r.--------------REEL sound-------------!!!
i listen to open reel tape mpre than anything else! to me it sounds more ritch full and musical than anything else, my weapon of choice is an akai gx-255 deck and a teac 4300 deck.

now its your turn!

 

[Sir.Byrd]

CD.
It has just been the most convenient for me also because then I can rip my whole collection to my computer so I can play the same stuff at my less than serious secondary rig.
I've tried doing vinyl, but the extra cost is not quite worth it for me, a used value $700 turntable did not sound TOO much better than my used value $10 CD player.

 

[JonL]

I like that you called them "records," and not "LPs" or "vinyl," or (heaven forbid) "vinyls!"

Records. That's what the were, are, and will always be.

 

[Jailtime]

Mainly FLAC files from my computer. Records come in a fairly close second. Don't have a CD or tape player of any sort in the system right now.

 

[harman/kardon]

1200 records, 400 CD, and 600 CD-R.

Vinyl (material) is the best, IMHO.

 

[AnalogDigit]

I go all over the place. Right now I'm listening to my old cassettes that I recorded over 30 years ago. Next week I will be listening to my reels, then my CD's then my records.

 

[pilotprose]

Main feed is records, stereo, SQ & QS Quadraphonic, CD4 as well. Q8 tracks next, then ripped records in .wav format so I can play them as I drive. After that, an MP3 or two.

 

[cwall99]

CDs, SACDs, and DVD-As (when I can find them). But I really love the sound of the latter two, especially multi-channel. Much more immersive, much higher quality sound. Greater dynamics, plenty of bandwidth, just more realistic through and through.

 

[Edriz]

I think you should have a catagory for regular Cassettes. Even though my main source is records, I do use my cassettes almost as much.

 

[Cactus Bob]

I play records most of the time and prefer the sound. I also listen to a lot of cd's. They can't be beat for convenience.

 

[SPL db]

I listen to the music in any format I can get it on. :yes:

Scott

 

[gewoonmaf]

CDs first, then LPs, then digital files, then cassettes/MDs.

 

[stereorob]

nobody uses the muntz 4-pack?, d.c.c. or "musicartridge" lol

 

[spartanmanor]

Another vote for records.

 

[sobr1]

CD's.........just lazy, but do listen to RECORDS:thmbsp:

 

[sparky1116]

Definately records. That, for me, is what makes this all worth it. All the rest (cassettes, CD/DVD, mp3/digital) get about equal billing behind that.

@ Edriz, I think regular cassettes are covered by compact cassettes.

Although, my lowly tuner gets alot of speaker time. Didn't see that on the poll.

 

[uxwbill]

Radio?

What about listening to the radio as a choice?

That would have to be my vote, as most of my equipment is tuned to some station or another (AM, FM, XM and very infrequently online streaming radio).

 

[jamesPclay]

What about listening to the radio as a choice?

+1

If I had to break it down into actual time listening it would go like this:

Radio - all day at work 5 days a week
MP3 - Commuting
Records - When I'm at home I'm spinning
CDs - Occasionally get played at home

 

[Brett a]

I put LP because, even though I'm listening to CDs more than LPs lately, it's only because I've been so busy.

For sitting down and listening (which is all I really use my system for) it's almost always LPs.

 

[Drybasement]

Five years ago it was 100% cd but now it's more like 60% cd and 40% vinyl and that margin is growing ever closer together.