How do you listen to music in the home?

The.Crimson.King wrote: Michael678 wrote: i really have a hard time listening to prog albums on the first go, and i don't want to listen to it like 2-3 times straight the get the idea right? another reason is because im 14 and i can't listen to this stuff due to the crappy hip hop other kids are playin ALL THE DAMN TIME!!!! so basically, MY DAMN EARS prefer that crap over this, which sucks like f**k. Ah yes, the challenge of being a teenage prog fan!  When I got into prog at age 15 everyone around me was blasting Peter Frampton from 8-track tape players...gag!  Don't despair Michael, keep that prog flame alive in your head and your ears will lead you to the promised land.  <span style="line-height: 1.2;">Keep fighting that good prog fight </span>

A challenge indeed! I'm 32 and I still get made fun off for adoring my Prog, especially by my friends. A lot of them don't understand how with Prog, you have to be patient and keep an open mind. If I try and share a song with most people I know, they get pretty alarmed when they hear that a song is over 10min...sadly.

Anyway. Micheal and King you are not alone.

Listen to a lot of my cd's in my car on the road...decent factory system in my Honda Accord.

Through headphones. I make sure I'm not disturbed 

Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - November 20 2013 at 17:36

Wicked wicked loud lately.

Have my PC connected via an external DAC to an old Technics Power Amp for things on my harddrive. But mostly listen to vinyl or CD's on my main hi-fi seperates system. In the car my classic ipod plugs directly into the car stereo and I have all my tunes ripped to Apple Lossless.

HemispheresOfXanadu wrote: Got some sexy Bose headphones for Christmas. Definitely going to be using them a lot.  When I'm at school and whatnot I just bring my Sony headphones. Less worried of them being broken or stolen.

Cool. You get the $400 noise canceling ones?

While Smoking Magnetic Cassette Tape of the respective album I'm listening to in a pipe.
If the album was never released on cassette, occasionally I melt a CD into a roll and smoke it instead.

Really, as long as you're smoking something, pah, who cares.

Plus, if it's on Vinyl, you can always have a quick snack.

Quick shot of my dynaco MARK III monoblocks. They've beeen running smoothly for me for about 4 years now.

Mostly from the PC.  It has surround capability but I prefer to listen to surround in the living room, which irritates my wife to no end. 

I don't have a real fancy set up.I have a fairly decent Kenwood stereo system i bought at the Afees on Ft.Lewis while i was in the Army stationed there in the late 80's,sony 5 disc CD player,Technic's SL-D30 turntable & DBX 5 way speakers.The speakers might be the best thing i have.Seems i read somewhere that these are highly sought after now and maybe collectible.I can attest they sound great even with my so so stereo system.Since i live in a rural setting with no close neighbors i can play music as loud as like.Since i've got older i don't play it super loud anymore.On occasion i will make the place vibrate & rattle though.I never was much of a headphone fan.

Edited by Kentucky_Hawkwindage - March 16 2014 at 20:41