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Rust 
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 Topic: Best way to "experience" prog.
Posted: May 02 2006 at 19:22 |
What are your favorite ways of listening to prog to get the fullest and best listening experience possible?
First of all, I say "experience" because when you listen to prog and enjoy to the fullest, it is indeed more than just a listen, but an experience.
I would say for me to have the best listening experience I put my small computer speakers, (with perfect sound quality), right up to my ears while lying down, turn the volume about halfway up, (Don't need it to loud since speakers are on my ears.) and close my eyes.
Headphones, I feel, take away from the experience because the speakers on them are usually small and the sound maybe loud, but it isn't full.
I don't want to focus to much on this, but it goes without saying that marijuana also leads to a great music listening experience.
Bike riding while listening is great too, but I would not consider it a true experience.
Also, being in a good mood makes the musical experience much better also. When I'm sad or depressed music becomes annoying sometimes.
Please share how you get the most you can out of music. What techniques do you use?How/when do you listen?
Edited by Rust - May 02 2006 at 19:45
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 19:32 |
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I usually don't liksten to anything during the day, but then at night comes a music explosion (Actually I prefer to do most things at night)
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 19:34 |
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i bought myself a nice pair of $20.00 headphones. Put them on light an incent (maybe something else) and im set
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Rust
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 19:39 |
^I think you may be talking about the headphones I had in mind. Are they Sony, and fit around your ear preety comfortably, and are big? Those are the ones I had in mind.
I have tried those kind out and they are great for keeping sound in the headphone so others can't hear, and they really give you a much fuller sound than the kind of headphones that go in the ear. They arn't as dangerous for your hearing as the one's that go in the ear either. 
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lightbulb_son
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 19:46 |
I like laying in a comftorable position with these great headphones i have on. a few extra effects i like are a little incense and a little alcohol. i also love to listen to music when it's raining.
you can't use the incense for all styles of music, but for most prog it works great.
Edited by lightbulb_son - May 02 2006 at 19:47
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Rust
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 19:56 |
Good idea, I never thought about incence, I'll have to try it. 
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 19:58 |
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I totally agree that one must experience a piece to appreciate it. A while back I was listening to Octavarium *the song* full blast w/ surround sound headphones, and it was amazing. I could even hear the flute soloist taking breaths! Too bad those headphones broke. Also, what's fun is listening to an album for the first time all the way thru w/ the lights out and doing nothing else, preferably by a band that uses a lot of effects/sounds. I'm so gonna do that with Delirium Cordia when my friend burns it for me.
Edited by heyitsthatguy - May 02 2006 at 19:59
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Azrael
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 20:09 |
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if you have a pair of decent headphones it is much better that listening with speakers, you hear all the seperation in the music, i love it. its good to listen in the dark and really focus on all of it that you can. i listen to music as much as i can fit in a day, it is my escape from the real world.
(its also good to have your EQ set up, for me thats high lows and highs and low mids)
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 20:54 |
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I have a BOSE speaker system for my iPod that is excellent. This isn't better for prog than any other style, but it's still awesome.
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 21:02 |
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In the dark, stoned (so as to pick out every tiny little detail), with headphones on. Or on my 5.1 if I have the DTS version.
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Rust
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 21:06 |
Can you explain what DTS means, please?
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 21:08 |
I prefer headphones. More detail and tighter sound than without.
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 21:14 |
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Headphones,cigars and a litlle alcohol usually but it depends by the album.
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 21:25 |
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I don't like a headphone because I feel I'm confined when listening to music. Instead, I have a good audio system with record and CD players as sources to listen to my favorite albums. I think if you want to appreciate prog music, you should listen to it as much as possible.
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 21:37 |
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For me, it depends on what type of music. With prog I like headphones, but with rock and jazz, I prefer a stereo.
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 21:59 |
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Walking along side the highway, watching life go by and the beautiful views along the way. And getting a drink at 7-11. Really sets the mood for me.
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DeepPhreeze
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 22:03 |
 Rust wrote:
Can you explain what DTS means, please?
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DTS is the expanded form of stereo --- think of it as stereo, but with 2 more speakers and a subwoofer (or woofer) added. And instead of just playing the same sounds over 2 speakers (ie, front-left is the same as rear-left, front-right is the same as rear-right) each speaker has its own independent signal stream. In a word, it's surround sound; recording studios in Britain used to mostly be quadrophonic when they recorded (4 magnetic reels). By pulling out the old reels and digitizing them into one single data stripe, we can have the music played back the way it was intended. You'd be amazed the detail you can pick out. It's better than vinyl when it comes to overall sound force, and with about 99.99999% as much fidelity. It goes under the names 'DVD-Audio' and 'Super Audio CD', though it's just like Beta vs VHS; this time around it's going to be DVD-Audio that wins. Pink Floyd in 5.1 is the most amazing thing ever. Imagine On The Run but instead of just hearing the helicoptors go side to side they FLY RIGHT PAST YOU.
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 22:33 |
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I like to lie in bed, sometimes under the influence of various
substances, and just close my eyes and listen to the music. Insences
are great too. I find that when I listen to music when I'm really high,
it becomes a much more visual thing, and I can close my eyes and just
let the coolest sh*t come to me.
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 22:38 |
heyitsthatguy wrote:
I totally agree that one must experience a piece to appreciate it. A
while back I was listening to Octavarium *the song* full blast w/
surround sound headphones, and it was amazing. I could even hear the
flute soloist taking breaths! Too bad those headphones broke. Also,
what's fun is listening to an album for the first time all the way thru
w/ the lights out and doing nothing else, preferably by a band that
uses a lot of effects/sounds. I'm so gonna do that with Delirium Cordia
when my friend burns it for me.
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You're in for a treat.
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Rust
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 22:46 |
DeepPhreeze wrote:
Rust wrote:
Can you explain what DTS means, please?
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DTS is the expanded form of stereo --- think of it as stereo, but with 2 more speakers and a subwoofer (or woofer) added.
And instead of just playing the same sounds over 2 speakers (ie, front-left is the same as rear-left, front-right is the same as rear-right) each speaker has its own independent signal stream.
In a word, it's surround sound; recording studios in Britain used to mostly be quadrophonic when they recorded (4 magnetic reels). By pulling out the old reels and digitizing them into one single data stripe, we can have the music played back the way it was intended. You'd be amazed the detail you can pick out.
It's better than vinyl when it comes to overall sound force, and with about 99.99999% as much fidelity.
It goes under the names 'DVD-Audio' and 'Super Audio CD', though it's just like Beta vs VHS; this time around it's going to be DVD-Audio that wins.
Pink Floyd in 5.1 is the most amazing thing ever. Imagine On The Run but instead of just hearing the helicoptors go side to side they FLY RIGHT PAST YOU.
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Very, very interesting. 
Could you tell me if you can get any album/song in this "Super Audio CD" form? Or are only "famous" newer albums made in this form?
Also, not that I do it  , but can you download music in this "Super Audio" form too?
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