music

A curious phenomenon known as "post-concert amnesia" has gained attention, most recently amplified by the Taylor Swift Eras Tour. I came across an article on Popdust that was first reported by Mirror US newspaper about psychology scholar Joey Florez, who offered a simple, non-dramatic...

I'm a native Mandarin speaker, and I also know a little English (saying a little, because my grammar often make people laugh:p), and this year I taught myself Japanese and achieved N3 Level. On my journey of exploring languages, I've discovered that many great songs are little known simply...

I'm looking at active speakers/studio monitors purely for listening to things (mainly music and movies). I know that this is not really what they're made for but they usually have have better performance and bass extension that passives of the same price. Budget is around 200€ each. The...

Hey everyone, I’ve been seeing that while most people go with active subs these days, there are still quite a few who stick with passive subwoofers. I’m really curious to learn from those of you who use them. A few things I’d love to hear about: Why passive? What made you choose a passive sub...

Something must of us knew intuitively is researched and seems to be proven now: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003682X25004657 Highlights Bass amplification significantly increases music-evoked arousal, particularly in live music settings. Electrodermal activity provides...

Hi all, First off, I've gained a lot of knowledge from this forum. So thanks for that. I'd like to discuss the system I'm building: a custom "hifi" system that is built with second hand components to attain the best quality of sound with the least amount of money. Now, with that last point...

I am hosting my first event ever! I hope you can come! Its free and we will pull out all the stops to make this a great event so you can demo equipment in one of 4 different ball rooms- bring your own gear... hang out and meet the owners and distributors Long Island NY Headphone Expo...

I have my Studio Monitors with a Subwoofer calibrated for the flat frequency response + a little bit of personal taste. I have been listening to different genres of music and I have been jumping between Electronic and Rock/Metal music. While I have been listening Electronic Music I haven't seen...

I have a few i picked up a few cd's recently and I'm wondering who else has any new cd's they want to show off. (here's what i got) *sorry for the bad photo quality

Hello, I've been reading through the various forums posts here with great interest and already shortlisted a few monitors but would like to ask the forum members now. I've seen this type of thread a few times before but answers change with time, budget and specific situations / preferences...

Hello everyone,in this video review: I got a class AB DIY amplifier on a TDA7576B micro circuit,having an output power of 20 watts per channel,input voltage of 12-24 volts DC and a linear input.The amplifier is perfect for people who are not afraid to use a soldering iron. The kit includes...

Hi I have in a row , a cambrige , rotel , marantz and denon a marantz cd signature is connected to my marantz amp , with good cable but my marantz amp is off and my marantz cd player is playing a cd , i can hear some noise/music on my denon and other amps (when they are on) as soon i stop my...

Hi there, I’m an intermediate musician who primarily mixes on headphones (please spare me the “don’t mix on headphones” lecture). I recently upgraded to the UAD Apollo Twin X Gen 2, replacing my Babyface Pro FS. However, I’ve noticed that the headphone output on the Apollo is clearly colored...

I'm not using any streaming app (but youtube, but the free version and very rarely), but i see many in my envirroment closing their spotify or even tidal account and going back to owning music. They are sick of the algoritmes that determine what music they should listen to, and want to go back...

After seeing (Hearing) I would say a few thousand songs, I stumbled across a handful of re-recordings. Most re-recordings are usually made in the 1980s with older artists with cheaper instruments while having higher fidelity. With Classic Country, they can be really good or really terrible. The...

Hey everyone! I currently run rz50, Klipsch rp8000f and rp450c as my front stage. Everything else is also Klipsch for a 7.1.4 setup. When I started out I had no plan, and my budget wasn't clear, and so this ended up being my first surround system, not build from hand-me-downs from clients that...

Hey all, I'm in the market for a setup for my desktop, which would primarily be for listening to music while working (everything from Fred Again to Nils Frahm to Fleetwood Mac), as well as random YouTube videos and such. Currently, I've got a pair of iLoud MTM's running through an Adam Sub 8...

Hi Everyone, My first post here. I have been a lurker for a while and finally decided to ask for help rather than trying to figure this out myself. A little bit about myself. I am not an audiophile but love music. My audio journey began in 2012 when I was at home for a year after college...

I have been reading for hours and I have a question: I have tried the Cyrus Soundkey DAC/AMP with the Samsung Note 8 and it is excellent for music but the Note 8 sends phone calls to it's own built-in speaker/earpiece. I have also found out that the Samsung Note 8 comes with these USB-C...

Hello everyone! I need advice on which headphones to buy. I listen mostly to the following artists : Mariah Carey Mase CamRon Taylor Swift The only headphone I have tested was the Sennheiser 660S2 and it was like the sound was not focused on the vocals. Like the voice was on something...