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Changing Listening Habits: Where and How?

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Changing Listening Habits: Where and How?

Postby drsevrin » Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:57 pm

Round about 1985 it was time to upgrade the Radio Shack "Realistic" stereo from 1979 - by then I'd saved up the then incredible sum of something like $800 and bought myself what was at that time a "nice" stereo system - Onkyo tape deck and amp, JBL speakers, and B&O turntable. This system became the mainstay of my listening experience for the next 15+ years. Some music would of course be selectively taped onto cassette for use in the car or occasionally the Walkman (the precursor to today's "playlist").

Now, with the advent of mp3 players, satellite radio, streaming audio, etc., my listening practices have, like everyone elses', obviously changed. In fact, I'd have to credit iTunes and related digital technology advances with rekindling my interest in music. I still have all my old stereo equipment from the 80's, but, aside from the turntables and an amp used for digitizing, it sits idle. Most of my listening is now at the computer or CD-R's in the car. The iPod comes in third.

I'm curious where people listen these days: where and how do you listen to New Wave in 2007? For me, it breaks down about like this:

iTunes on Desktop computer (headphones): 40%
CD's in car: 40% (don't have an iPod interface)
iPod (out of car): 10%
Analog Stereo: 10% (during digitizing/remastering)

Where do you listen? And do you still use your old analog stereo equipment for anything beyond digitizing old vinyl or cassettes?
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