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the man machine View Drop Down

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Posted: February 26 2006 at 13:34

hi-fi speakers connected to my computer mostly but i use sony
earphones on my ipod (the ipod ones are abysmal)

i do like earphones for detail but the range isnt always as good and they
are a little uncomfortable.

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Posted: February 26 2006 at 13:39

i only use earphones for my mp3 player when travelling to work , but i mainly use speakers i prefer the sound

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Posted: February 26 2006 at 14:20

Prefer to listen to prog on my i-pod, but do like to blast it out on my speakers now & again!!

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Posted: February 26 2006 at 20:59

daz2112 wrote:

Prefer to listen to prog on my i-pod, but do like to blast it out on my speakers now & again!!

Same here - 50/50 Headphones/speakers. Generally prefer speakers cos it is hard to find comfortable affordable headphones and I am not too keen on ipod earbuds. Earbuds for listening in bed

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Posted: February 26 2006 at 21:11

Quality speakers are my prime choice. I use headphones when I have to, but it's usually uncomfortable to have them on for a long time. Plus, if I'm at home, I can't go anywhere if I have the headphones plugged into my computer. With speakers, I can move about the viscinity freely and still be able to enjoy the music, among other things.

I have pretty big headphones, that produce not a fantastic sound, but good enough for when I need to use them. I can't stand the ear phones that you have to shove into your ear; you really have to ram that thing deep in there to get the full sound, and it's hard to keep it there. Otherwise you have a very poor, often treble heavy sound that I for one would rather not have. The plus is that they're easier to bring around with you. I don't have an mp3 player, so it really wouldn't benefit me at all to have them though.

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Posted: February 26 2006 at 22:11

I most always use speakers...

DualXP

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Posted: February 26 2006 at 22:22

i've always been a speaker kind of guy, but i'm moving into an apartment next year so will probably have to rely more on headphones to not piss off my neighbors...

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Posted: February 26 2006 at 22:32

Always speakers, if you have ever been in a band, you will understand.

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Posted: February 27 2006 at 09:03

Headphones 80% of the time.

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Posted: February 27 2006 at 09:11

All too rarely headphones (my Sennheisers are probably thinking I am having an affair with my Bowers & Wilkins)

I refuse the cordless garbages (sh*tty sound quality) and the normal kind are a bit limiting in your freedom and the cord is never long enough, then you must either stop the music when you get another brew and start is again after you have settled back in the seat>>> a lot of hassles I do not need

but I do agreet the headphones are the best way to listen to music

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Posted: February 27 2006 at 09:16

Speakers 100%. Headphones give me ear-ache. The only problem with speakers is that it can be annoying for other people around who don't want to listen to prog/metal.

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Posted: February 27 2006 at 10:12

Ounamahl wrote:

Depends: If theres nobody home -> Speakers but, mostly with headphones

Same for me.

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Posted: February 27 2006 at 12:43

You can't beat headphones for hearing the intricate parts of songs but they are just cumbersome and I only wear them when I'm out for a walk

But in the car is where I can crank it and just become immersed in the waves of music. It always amuses me that people in the cars next to me are listening to Barry Manilow or Coolio or some kind of crap and I'm in my little Cougar rocking out to "the gates of delirium" or "in the cage." Different strokes for different folks, you know!

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Posted: February 27 2006 at 12:52

Excellent headphones -such as the big Stax- enables to reach a level of transparency impossible to achieve with speakers.
On another hand, nothing replaces the physical sensations speakers provide.

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Posted: February 27 2006 at 19:39

If I had a set of good quality speakers, it might be different.

But for now, I vastly prefer headphones.

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Posted: February 27 2006 at 19:43

I listen to almost all of my music on speakers. But I love the detail you get from headphones.

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Posted: February 27 2006 at 20:01

I largely prefer speakers, but I usually use headphones while walking to my workplace. Because of the noise from the traffic I hardly enjoy the details that this way of listening offers to me, and that's frustrating.

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Poll Question: How do you listen to your Prog?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Headphones Always	8	[11.76%]
Headphones 50% of time	28	[41.18%]
Headphones on Rare Occasions	10	[14.71%]
Speakers	22	[32.35%]
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