What sound source (media) are you using?

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  • G-2
    G-2 Posts: 533
    edited August 2007
    SACD, CD, DVD-A, and MP3
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited August 2007
    george daniel wrote: »
    Sacd,,CD,,VINYL:)

    As of Monday I see that list reversing!:D :p;)
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited August 2007
    CD, SACD, and soon, vinyl. On rare occasions, cassette and minidisc.
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited August 2007
    CD and FM. Have three TTs but never listen to LPs anymore.

    I'm an FM nut. I have a 15' antenna with a rotor on my roof. I'm in between Boston and Worcester and get a wide variety of music from NPR and college stations. I have about 4 tuners now from a high of 8. The quality of the FM sound is very good depending on the station and the engineer. I have on order a HD tuner for home use that I will test and review later. FM allows me to hear music for free that I would never be exposted to if I just bought CDs. I haven't tried any music on the internet yet.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited August 2007
    redbook CD
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited August 2007
    bikezappa wrote: »
    I'm an FM nut. I have a 15' antenna with a rotor on my roof. I'm in between Boston and Worcester and get a wide variety of music from NPR and college stations. I have about 4 tuners now from a high of 8. The quality of the FM sound is very good depending on the station and the engineer.

    I was big on FM in the 70s and 80s. Had a big antena similar to yours, with a rotor, and some good tuners and it sounded really good. I think they've changed the way they transmit now. Most stations that I use to listen to back then now have a compressed sound to them. It's funny the NPR stations around here are on the AM stereo dial and they sound really good. My wife has been presuring me to replace the tuner I once had in my rig. I would like to find one of the old Carver holographic tuners.
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  • BrettT1
    BrettT1 Posts: 560
    edited August 2007
    90% cd... 10% sacd
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited August 2007
    CD (redbook), reel to reel tape, vinyl, FM (mostly mono, tubed tuners)
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    CD, DVD-A, and lots of FM.
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    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • dougy
    dougy Posts: 182
    edited September 2007
    main sound source? hm, that would be CD I suppose. I just love the good old CD! I tried SACD and DVD-A, but the selection is too limited and the prices too high. Red Book CD is like the universal standard. Play'em at home, play'em in the car, on the boombox, etc. CD's are cheap, durable, and can sound wonderful.

    I do want to get a Squeezebox though. I really like the concept. But I will still buy CD's. I like liner notes and photos and being able to hold my music in my grubby little hands!
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2007
    dougy wrote: »
    I like liner notes and photos and being able to hold my music in my grubby little hands!

    In that case you need to buy LPs!:D
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited September 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I was big on FM in the 70s and 80s. Had a big antena similar to yours, with a rotor, and some good tuners and it sounded really good. I think they've changed the way they transmit now. Most stations that I use to listen to back then now have a compressed sound to them. It's funny the NPR stations around here are on the AM stereo dial and they sound really good. My wife has been presuring me to replace the tuner I once had in my rig. I would like to find one of the old Carver holographic tuners.

    http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/

    That's a good place to get information on old tuners.

    Yes many stations and CD engineers love to compress the sound.

    Never heard of AM NPR stations, then again I rarely listen to AM because some one is always yelling at me.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2007
    Thanks for the link. The FM NPR stations in this area sound really good too.
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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited September 2007
    I totally forgot about my tuner (vintage Sansui)... I have to update my list... PC audio (uncompressed and high bitrate lossy), Redbook CD, FM (houston has 4 lovely public stations!), and finally a tiny bit of vinyl.
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited September 2007
    Yashu wrote: »
    I totally forgot about my tuner (vintage Sansui)... I have to update my list... PC audio (uncompressed and high bitrate lossy), Redbook CD, FM (houston has 4 lovely public stations!), and finally a tiny bit of vinyl.

    Sansui made some nice tuners back then.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2007
    Lossless WMA, some CD, some tuner, a little digital cable music(poor bitrate:rolleyes: ).
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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited September 2007
    Sansui made some nice tuners back then.

    Hell yeah. I have tried several modern digital tuners and they all cut out on certain stations or drop from stereo to mono intermittently. No problems with the analog Sansui... plus it looks cool.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2007
    My vintage McIntosh tuner(1979) is much better than anything I've had in the last 10-15 years.
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited September 2007
    Face wrote: »
    My vintage McIntosh tuner(1979) is much better than anything I've had in the last 10-15 years.

    Make that 20 years.
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