Question How do you listen to music?

[Fandango Andy]

I recently asked people with HiFi systems low they listen to music here. How about looking at from the other side. How do people with home cinema setups listen to music? I have separate systems for each.

 

[abacus]

Unlike the old days providing you have a quality home cinema receiver, the differences are small and mainly placebo.

Bill

 

[Messiah]

I have separate systems for each.

Same, but I do use the home cinema set up quite often for stereo.

 

[Rui]

music if recorded in mono, mono will be heard already existing stereo versions normally 4-track recordings and if stereo, stereo will be, but hate some re-re-re-remastered albums, normally the first releases sound perfect, sorry for being late

 

[Fandango Andy]

music if recorded in mono, mono will be heard already existing stereo versions normally 4-track recordings and if stereo, stereo will be, but hate some re-re-re-remastered albums, normally the first releases sound perfect, sorry for being late

All good points.

most of my records (vinyl) are old, when I have had newer pressings, the first thing I noticed was they were louder, but didn't sound as good. Eventually I realised it was with volume comes less dynamic range. Then I started looking at forums and found everyone already knew that!

I use Amazon music for streaming. When I started there were often three versions of some albums (more in a few cases), more often than not the newest re-master was the worst! Now most of the older versions have disappeared. I stream for convenience but still listen to records and CD's.

 

[Gel Man]

I seem to have missed this thread, but I used to listen on my home cinema system and now I just listen to my left and right so in a stereo system with home cinema amp. My sub, rears and centre speaker are getting a rest.

 

[Fandango Andy]

I seem to have missed this thread, but I used to listen on my home cinema system and now I just listen to my left and right so in a stereo system with home cinema amp. My sub, rears and centre speaker are getting a rest.

lots of people seem to be the same these days. There seem to be more and more 2.1 receivers, and even a few 3.1. I didn't think there would be a market for them, but there clearly is.

 

[Gel Man]

lots of people seem to be the same these days. There seem to be more and more 2.1 receivers, and even a few 3.1. I didn't think there would be a market for them, but there clearly is.

I always thought 5.1 DTS, DTS MA and Dolby True HD were the best soundtracks and totally dismissed stereo systems based on 2.0 stereo soundtracks I had heard on DVD as being rubbish on my home cinema dvd system and what it sounded like on that. But now listening to stereo and setting my av receiver up as a stereo system and then playing music DVDs and Blu-rays I realise that thought was totally wrong and it actually sounds awesome!

I like the music coming just from the front and not surrounding me now, and I don’t miss my sub either. It’s also a cheaper way to buy quality speakers and amps rather than buying a 5 speakers and a sub. Although when I bought my current speakers I got them brand new with 50 per cent off all of them.

Yeah, I can totally understand why people have just 2.1 or 2.0 systems.