Paul R Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I am just curious about what kind of digital music we all listen to the most. A couple folks I have met recently listen to Rock on their digital rigs, but Classical on their Vinyl rigs. (And vice versa.) Poll's open, as is the discussion! Multiple choices allowed. The poll will not display any personal information. Thoughts and views appreciated! -Paul Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat DAC. Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment
AlainGr Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I listen mostly to Pop, Rock, Electric Blues, some "commercial" Jazz, Celtic (Clannad is a good example), heavy music (not necessarily "Metal"). From what I find too often, I am a targetted candidate for Loudness War Alain Link to comment
Paul R Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Ah jeeze - I totally left Jazz off there! Stupid of me. Guess Jazz will need to go under "other" unless Chris C. can edit it in. -Paul Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat DAC. Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment
orgel Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Ah jeeze - I totally left Jazz off there! Stupid of me. Guess Jazz will need to go under "other" unless Chris C. can edit it in. I guess we know what you don't listen to. --David Listening Room: Mac mini (Roon Core) > iMac (HQP) > exaSound PlayPoint (as NAA) > exaSound e32 > W4S STP-SE > Benchmark AHB2 > Wilson Sophia Series 2 (Details) Office: Mac Pro > AudioQuest DragonFly Red > JBL LSR305 Mobile: iPhone 6S > AudioQuest DragonFly Black > JH Audio JH5 Link to comment
KDPearson Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 A bunch of rock but mostly Electronica/New Age music...A Produce, The Orb, Steve Roach, Zero One, etc. Kent Link to comment
DavidL Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 You also left 'World Music" off your list; an important category. As 'folk' is generally interpreted as traditional English / Irish / country you've missed not only Africa, India, Near East Asia but also the remainder of Europe and North America!! My personal split is roughly 50% classical, 25% jazz and 25% world (including folk). No wonder your 'other' category is the most popular. ALAC iTunes library on Synology DS412+ running MinimServer with Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 tablet running BubbleUPnP for control > Hi-Fi 1: Airport Extreme bridge > Netgear switch > TP-Link optical isolation > dCS Network Bridge AND PS Audio PerfectWave Transport > PS Audio DirectStream DAC with Bridge Mk.II > Primare A60 > Harbeth SHL5plus Anniversary Edition . Hi-Fi 2: Sonore Rendu > Chord Hugo DAC/preamp > LFD integrated > Harbeth P3ESRs and > Sennheiser HD800 Link to comment
JohnMH Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I think Jazz should be listed. Perhaps even 2 or 3 different sub-genres. JohnMH Link to comment
JohnMH Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 And where does one place Frank Zappa? JohnMH Link to comment
Paul R Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 I think you are right, and I did not think that out well. Why don't we discuss what should be in each category and then start an individual topic for each one? I suggest the top categories to be: Classical Rock Jazz Folk World Vocal Soundtrack With as many subcategories as needed, and perhaps we can combine some to make it more compact. Sound okay? Or we can redo this list somehow to make it more appropriate. Wow- I didn't think how many categories I really missed! I guess I just didn't think period! -Paul Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat DAC. Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment
mwheelerk Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 ...and blues "A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open." Frank Zappa Link to comment
ssgp2 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Anything but disco, rap, etc... MacPro Xeon/Audirvana-ITunes/USB/W4S DAC2 SE/ADAM Delta Link to comment
orgel Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I suggest the top categories to be: Classical Rock Jazz Folk World Vocal Soundtrack I'd suggest taking a look at the Billboard "genre" charts. I'm not suggesting this is a definitive taxonomy, but it indicates some pretty large areas you're leaving out. Maybe audiophiles don't listen to those genres, but it would be interesting to include them just to see whether that's the case. Myself, I listen to a fair amount of Latin/tropical and what's now called "adult contemporary" (I think). Country figures in there somewhere, too. (No, I'm not ashamed.) Also, I've never been so hot on "vocal" as a category -- doesn't seem to indicate much. --David Listening Room: Mac mini (Roon Core) > iMac (HQP) > exaSound PlayPoint (as NAA) > exaSound e32 > W4S STP-SE > Benchmark AHB2 > Wilson Sophia Series 2 (Details) Office: Mac Pro > AudioQuest DragonFly Red > JBL LSR305 Mobile: iPhone 6S > AudioQuest DragonFly Black > JH Audio JH5 Link to comment
REShaman Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Ah jeeze - I totally left Jazz off there! Stupid of me. Guess Jazz will need to go under "other" unless Chris C. can edit it in. -Paul I forgive you Paul. Perhaps your next poll might be about the best Jazz album ever. If you do put me down for Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue Enjoy the music, Richard Link to comment
chg Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Rock category suggestions; Rock/Pop/Alternative Rock (oldies/soft rock) Metal/Industrial Maybe too many rock categories? Link to comment
wgscott Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ah jeeze - I totally left Jazz off there! Stupid of me. Guess Jazz will need to go under "other" unless Chris C. can edit it in. -Paul Well, you did say music. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 B.B. King is very sad you left off Blues as well... Jazz is music Bill. No electron left behind. Link to comment
dave_kiwi Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Hmm - you should put a box just 'saying all of the above' -- about the only type of music I don't have is "HIP / HOP - RAP" Death Metal / Punk, Opera, Classical, Country etc all can be found in my collection :-) (Mind you - some categories more than others) Source: 1.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro < FW800> Mac Mini (2009 / 10.8.3) 1.0TB WD MY PASSPORT Mac Mini (2009 / 10.8.3) Players (Hardware): MacBook Pro 13 (2011, 10.8.3 8 gig), ATV2 Amp / DAC: Nuforce DDA-100 Speakers: ELAC 201 Software: iTunes & BitPerfect / Audirvana Free / Audirvana Plus / MPD 0.16.6 Connectivity: subject to random changes Link to comment
mav52 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Got that right, can't forget the blues The Truth Is Out There Link to comment
JohnMH Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Blues, yes. Where does brass band music fit in I wonder? JohnMH Link to comment
wgscott Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Jazz is music Bill. White polyester leisure suits are stylish, too. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 White polyester leisure suits are stylish, too. I am glad we agree on these two things Bill... No electron left behind. Link to comment
BobP63 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I guess we know what you don't listen to. --David Guess that applies to me as well, didn't even notice it wasn't an option. Mac Mini, Audirvana Plus, Metrum Hex NOS DAC w/Upgraded USB Module-2, UpTone Regen Amber, Pass Labs INT-30A Amplifier, B&W 802 Diamond Speakers, Shotgun Bi-wire Kimber 4TC Cables. Headphone setup: Burson Soloist Amp, Audeze LCD-3 Headphones. Link to comment
Kaleidosoul Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Don't forget (me) electronica! Ha Ha. I was wondering why "other" was so popular but now I understand since you left out jazz, duh! 2010 Mac mini 16GB Lion / Pure music - iTunes / Audioquest coffee USB cable / Ayre Q-B 9 DAC / Ayre K-5xe preamp / Ayre V-5xe amp / Sonus Faber concerto grand piano speakers / Rel Strata III sub / Transparent Powerwave 8 / Transparent MLPB interconnects - MWP speaker cables / Caldigit 2T Raid - 800FireWire / iPad - splashtop app Link to comment
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