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Just the unfindable and the unusual. I have little patience for the unpredictable, low fidelity offerings otherwise.

My Atlantic Technology speakers, NAD amp, M&K sub, and Soundblaster Live Platinum sound card sound decent in the small office.

I listen to tunes (CDs and Net Radio) over the PC mostly at work where I find it useful to block out noise. My current audio project is to build a killer PC audio streamer. Currently I plan to use a 24/96 encoder and play those files from some monster RAID disks. However, a new 24/192 contender has hit the field. I plan to encode all my LPs over the next two years. I figure that with either high bit format I'll be able to burn Red Book CDs, DVD-As and what not for mobile listening and use the disk drives for streaming throughout the house. Now all I need is to find a tube powered PC card.

I'm using my computer more to burn CDRs of my vinyl than actually listening. The quality is OK for what I use the CDRs for, playing in the car or at the office.

I use my computer like a radio, tuning in to jazz from San Mateo and pirate dance-floor stuff from England. But nothing sonically demanding, if you know what I mean . . ..

I occasionally listen at work. Sound quality is horrible, but I can't really work and listen to music seriously.

Apple iTunes on my iMac. Love it to death . . . very easy to use, total drag and drop. Works like a charm!

Once in a while.I plug in my headphone in the cd player of the computer.Sound is comparable to a portable player.

Sometimes, while on the net, I will make use of the Windows jukebox (or whatever they call it)where you can download CDs, etc., but, as you might expect, the sound through three-inch PC speakers is pretty abysmal. Right now I'm listening to Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman" and hell . . . it sounds like they're playing pocket trumpets and plastic saxophones!

Not any serious listening, just music to fill the void while working on the computer.

No, but its where I got my start listening to alot of music, constantly. I suspect I'm not an unusual breed. The fact that I started to want higher fidelity tells me that better quality pc equipment will be good fo t the hi-fi market. I think many people who have the money will get a taste of higher quality from these machines and start to demand a full range system.

sounds at the limit of listeneable and permits me to discover new music while working on texts,

Got enough distance still to go on my two channel system, before I bother with the computer. It might happen one day, but not before I've checked out the DVD/SACD situation.

Would you compute with your audio system?

Only when my microsystem is on the blink.

It's good for background music when you are doing mundane tasks or surfing the web.

I find it more convenient to digitise my CDs and listen to them on my Mac than to fire up the stereo in the living room.

An easy way to sample cuts from a CD before purchasing the disc. Also play CDs occasionally while working on other computer business. I have no interest in using it as a basic music source, most particularly MP-3, which is so inferior to my 2-channel system as to be laughable.

far too uncomfortable.prefer a comfy chair....am i a world wide wag? or what!

An easy way to sample cuts from a CD before buying the disc. Also play CDs occasionally while working on other computer business. I have no interest in using it as a basic music source, most particularly MP-3, which is so inferior to my two-channel system as to be laughable.

I very often tune into spinner.com. I also enjoy surfing radio sations from around the globe with vTuner.

Since CD, SACD, DVD-Audio, etc., are no different from any other type of software, isn't it obvious that the industry should start focusing on the development of high-end audio decoding solutions for personal computers ?

Helps pass the time while surfing or composing e-mail. This is background music only, no critical listening allowed. It sounds better than just listening to the bathroom fan and A/C or furnace blower.

When I'm at work and in front of the computer (everyday), I'm always listening to something.

It sounds awful.

I listen primarily to electronic music. Once I got a cable modem and a pair of JBLPro LSR25p studio/multimedia monitors for a nearfield setup, streaming audio feeds have become my main source of audio. I now spend much less time listening to my higher end gear.

I listen to my MP3s or CDs through multimedia speakers while I suf the Net. I use a Creative SoundBlaster-compatible sound card on a Pentium 166 through Kilpsch Promedia 2.1 multimedia speakers. With 200 total watts of amplification, two-way satellites and a powerful sub module, the Promedia 2.1 sounds decent for a multimedia speaker. At least they sound better than the tiny Bose cubes they play in the music section of Best Buy stores. (What a shame, BB!)

With a good sound card and decent pair of headphones, PC audio has definately sufficed, while programming, etc. Other benefits include, of course, its mobility(laptop) and all the songs I could possible want to download from audiogalaxy.

Beats computing in silence.

I use a laptop so I can listen to my highend system...