music

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...

First off, I do not want this thread to get merged, Anyways. We all listen to music here and we all discover music via many ways. I would like to know from this community is how you discovered the music you love. How I discovered music was mainly from Compilation CDs/Tapes, Pandora...

I am new to the headphone space, but am looking to just get one headphone (for now as I know its not ideal) .. Budget of around $1k.. What would be the best, in your opinion for gaming and music? If you could only have one headphone at your desk, which would it be type of question. I included...

I'm looking for some black themes for Foobar2000 64-bit... Anyone here could help?

I was recently visiting the F1 Exhibition in Madrid. When I entered I noticed the quality of the music and racing sounds of the place was amazing. I must say I was pleasantly surprised when I looked up what I found these all over the place: Dozens of them, and soon I realized why I was so...

Hi, I have a couple of questions about how to interpret CEA-2010 results when making a purchasing decision on subwoofers. The budget subwoofer selection in my area is very limited, but I've narrowed my options down to the Jamo C 912 and Polk HTS 10. The plot below shows their CEA-2010 results...

Hey, I'm currently using a vintage NAD 3020B as a headphone and speaker amplifier paired with a topping d10s, I have many pairs of headphones, my main pair being the hd 6xx. I feel like I could be sacrificing some sound quality using this unit as an amplifier for my headphones and was thinking...

The best audiophile music player for Windows/ Mac as per your choice and why do you like it?

Just switched back from JRiver 29 to Foobar... Looking for Eole type of F2k theme... Any help?

People who still buy music CDs, what things do they take into account when choosing an edition and making a good purchase?

A new study on the McMaster University showed that very low bass make people engage with music more: "To find out how different aspects of music influence the body, researchers turned a live electronic music concert into a lab study. By introducing levels of bass over speakers that were too...

Does Poweramp completely bypass native Android audio processing with its "Hi-Res Output" when streaming via Bluetooth?

I decided to get Sirius XM (Web Version) again. What always attracts me to this service is the radio stations (The Xtra Channels), they have a strong song selection. My father uses Sirius XM in his car, which sounds fine because the alright speakers hide the very terrible quality audio, which...

Is there any free way to download lossless music from the Apple Music? I have AM active subscription but I don't know how to download my desired songs in .ALAC from Apple music and keep it forever and listen to it when I don't have an Apple music active subscription..?