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To be fair the HD tracks sound great also.
John Barry's music lends to high quality sound that's for sure. Listening to Daft Punk Tron Legacy score at the moment, sounds bloody amazing.
when i get chance i will test CD's through my external disk drive on PC and see what they sound like.
Edited: Just put Led Zepplin remastered CD on, Stair Way to Heaven sounds incredible through the Amp. This may get me listening to CD's again. Tomorrow I will sort through all my CD's.
I have reached the conclusion SXFI is not the best option for music, SFXI suits gaming, YouTube etc and some films.
I don't listen much to CDs these days, as my CD setup and collection is boxed up at the moment. Once I have a better storage solution in place, I will make an effort to give the CD collection more playing time. The quality of CD releases are top notch, no doubt, and it's almost a shame it's not a popular format anymore. On the flip side it means cheaper CDs for those of us that still buy physical releases.
The film Tron Legacy starts well though falls apart in tge second act, brilliant score though.
I put TND CD on it was better than my digital copy. Streaming really has taken us well me backwards, the real quality is in physical copies. The best music system I had was probably one I owned when I was eleven and gone down hill ever since 😂
I still buy the odd CD from charity shops though I will make more of an effort now I have something good to play them on again. Streaming music made me complacent.
Yep, that more or less sums up what I've heard about the film.
I think a lot of audiophiles will agree with this. There will always be drawbacks with streaming. It's not that noticeable when it's your primary way of listening to music, but when you start comparing a release on Spotify for example, and a physical CD release of the same song/album, that's when you can hear the difference. That being said, there are obviously a lot of variation in streaming quality as well; I can't speak for high quality streaming, as I've yet to explore any options in that category. For everyday use though, regular Spotify streaming is good enough for me.
I haven't bought many CDs these last few years, but I have a list of releases I want to get. I try to keep an eye on good deals though, and rarely buy releases at full price anymore.
On Amazon Unlimited three is a lot of UHD and 3D content, the 3D content is slowly increasing I only benefit from 3D through my Echo Studio Speakers that have Dolby Atmos (I have not tried 3D with new Amp yet 🤔).
When my free trial to unlimited ends in October it's unlikely I will continue. So will just get the basic Amazon Music again which is OK, I have bought alot of Albums from Amazon so always got plenty to stream. I got three CD racks out of storage earlier, it will be interesting listening to them again.
I really which more of these services were available here as well. Both Amazon and Apple have a long way to go as far as availability of both music and movies.
What do you pay for the Amazon Unlimited service? I only have Spotify Premium which is expensive enough, but I use it all the time so the price is worth it.
I look forward to get my CD collection a listen again as well. There are some great (and some not so great) albums in that collection.
Amazon Music Unlimited is £8.99 a month or £89.99 a year currently. I already pay £7.99 a month for Prime and because I pay for other services there is no way I will pay for extra Amazon. I always look out for deal's and free trial across all services. I listen to Spotify a lot mainly Podcast's though never paid for the full service.
I need to sort my shelf's out near my PC so i can put all my CD's in arms reach lol
Haha! That's actually why I'm looking for an ideal storage solution for my CDs. Not that I need them within arms reach, but I want an easy access, organised storage solution which also hides the collection as I don't need them on display.
I've been looking into the customisable storage solutions by Tylko, but they are not cheap. Might be worth the expense though.
Just checked the link there are some cool shelves, I need something for my CD's that is narrow i depth as space in my Movie room is not great.
The great thing about these storage solutions is how customisable they are. I've really struggled finding storage solutions that are smart and also look good. It's usually one or the other. There's always the option of having custom built storage solutions, but that will be even more expensive than these Tylko solutions.
Ikea hacks is an option too, of course.
All my shelves are black very 90's looking around my Movie room every thing is black lol even half of my movie poster picture frames. I hjave no wall mounted solutions though which really would be good in this room.
Although black furniture can look very good, I've purposely stayed away from black furniture at my place, as white or lighter colours make my rooms look more open and spacious. There are a lot of good wall mounted solutions out there; I see a lot of people favour the String Furniture solutions which are very customisable. Others have opted for the Vitsœ 606 Universal Shelving System. Both of these solutions are great, but out of my price range.
I really love modular furniture though. At work we have several Muuto Stacked shelves, and I am considering a Stacked configuration for one of my rooms. I already own a few Panton Wire shelves, which are really great. These two systems are also expensive, and I've only picked up single Panton Wire shelves when I've had money to spare. That's the cool thing about these systems; you can build them over time, adding one and one shelf if you like. With the String and Vitsœ systems, you're looking at quite the expense just to get started.
A side note: the Panton Wire system was designed by Werner Panton, who's work has featured in several Bond films. His Pantonova modular sofa which shares the style of the Panton Wire shelves, was Karl Stromberg's seating of choice in TSWLM.
I like the look of those shelving systems I watched the Vitsoe video, I could really do with something like that to maximize space, my movie room is incredibly cluttered.
Makes sense with the lighter colored furniture, it would certainly make my room look bigger. Problem is all my stuff is black I am not very imaginative lol
The Vitsœ shelving system can carry quite a bit of weight too, I believe, which is a big plus.
At least you're sticking with a palette! The Panton Wire shelving system also come in black, but I don't think any of the other systems I mentioned do.
I need to sort out a spare room it it just full of junk, going to attempt to be ruthless. Once cleared I would envisage shelve around the all the walls, it would free up space if I put all my disk media in there, certainly a consideration. i will definitely look at options.
There's usually that one room that just becomes a dumping ground for all the stuff we don't use. I had a clear out of my belongings a couple of years ago, but it's time to do it again I think. I'm thinking of turning one of my rooms to a media storage room/library. It's not that big, but it could become a great place to store all the stuff I don't need on display in my living room. Right now I have so much boxed up.
Yeah its full of old consoles and records and books and empty boxes :)) and god knows what else. I need to be ruthless and clear the lot. I have a bad habit of holding onto boxes for electrical items like I am going to need them someday.
Don't we all! Stuff like that was part of my last clear out. I thought I'd got rid of all of most of it last time around, then I found some more…
I have a collection of both non-handheld and handheld games and consoles as well, @NickTwentyTwo, including the Nintendo 64, Playstation 1 and 3, Nintendo Wii, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance and a PlayStation Portable (PSP). The thought of selling it all has crossed my mind many times, since I haven't played the majority of those games for well over a decade. On the other hand I had so much fun playing those consoles back then, and I don't think I can bring myself to put it up for sale. For now, I've only made sure to store everything as properly as possible, with the intention of reassessing in a few years.
I have a so called clear out every year though never seem to clear much or new stuff appears from nowhere :))
The PSP was an odd but interesting one for me. I don't think I used it enough, even though it was a handheld media console as much as a gaming console. Looking back, it was probably a better device than I thought at the time.
And I agree, hanging on to collections of stuff we've collected through the years might be unreasonable. But I guess as long as those things still brings joy, it's worth keeping. When it becomes a problem more than anything else, then it might be time to do a clear out!
Several years ago I read that when you bring one new item into your home, you should get rid of another. There might be something to that.
Sound logic, i have 3 weeks off now so time to sort out my music and clutter.
Been looking for new ear pads for my Bluedio Headphones as they are torn slightly, I have only recently realized they can be removed. I will look for some good quality ones.
I did a mini clear out a week ago. Just a couple of small boxes, but it's better than having to do a big clear out later.
I changed the pads on my Sennheiser headphones last year, as one of the old ones had got loose. Buying new pads was super cheap (not original Sennheiser ones though), but they were a bit finicky to mount onto the headphones. Might buy a second pair in case the same happens again, and in case there are no similar pads available for my model.
I have looked at various pads of differing prices, what i will do before purchasing is watch some reviews on YouTube to see which material is best. My Bluedio's have a silver accent and a blue light when on so may go for something other than plain black ear pads.
Tomorrow i will totally empty one room and try to be ruthless with empty boxes as I have way to many lol
Having a look at reviews is always smart – especially if you go for more pricy pads. The ones I got for my Sennheisers are nothing special, but very similar to the original ones. Maybe a bit softer – which may or may not be a good thing.
I really struggle with clear outs, and being ruthless is the only way I can get it done. I never regret it though!
I could not find many pads specific to the make of my headphones though it appears there are specific size ranges that fit various models, I will measure them to make sure.
This is very likely. I found my replacements searching for my specific model, but I'm sure they will work with other models/brands of headphones as well.
Ended up going cycling along the coast before the footy the weather was too good, though still got weeks off to sort clear out and Ear Pads. Online is cheaper and endless variety though i really wish high street shops existed where i could try the Ear Pads out. Though amazon do a decent sale and return on certain items, though its still a pain sending stuff back.