What device do you mostly use to listen to classical music?

[DavidW]

But the secret in a car is to pick unsubtle music. Loud is good 

Wagner it is then. 

[AnotherSpin]

Huh, I've never thought about this and don't really understand to be honest...I would guess something like 90% of people here listen a radio or podcasts in the car? At any rate, it prevents me from texting!! 

I always have music playing in the car. If there's nothing on, I start feeling oddly unsettled, and may even begin driving with a bit less composure than is strictly advisable. Of course, not just any music will do behind the wheel; it's usually jazz, a bit of old rock, or classical recordings I know inside out, things I've already given a proper listen to at home.

The destination matters too, naturally. If I'm driving in the city, slowly, with frequent halts at traffic lights and the usual bouts of gridlock, then something more nuanced tends to work fine. Out on the open road, though, with higher speeds and a touch more engine noise, something simpler does the trick. Subtlety has a hard time competing with wind and asphalt.

[vandermolen]

Sure I can! But I also listen to music while working/writing, which seems to be different from many other people as well.

But the secret in a car is to pick unsubtle music. Loud is good 

I have a CD player in my car - I'm not distracted by it and can drive safely.

[Christo]

It's not so much the device, but the source that counts for me. Though I own some 5500 CDs, I mostly listen to them in their streaming form, i.e. via Spotify with my mobile & headset. The physical CD is in most cases the extra for its booklet. 

[71 dB]

CD player (NAD C-565BEE)

[DavidW]

It's not so much the device, but the source that counts for me. Though I own some 5500 CDs, I mostly listen to them in their streaming form, i.e. via Spotify with my mobile & headset. The physical CD is in most cases the extra for its booklet. 

FYI Qobuz includes the booklet.

[relm1]

Too bad multiple votes aren't allowed, because I use a CD player and computer to playback recordings. But I've used my stereo system less and less over the years and this mainly stems from the fact that I live with two other people and I don't want to disturb them. So I've ripped a good portion of my CD collection to an external SSD and use the Music app on my Apple MacBook as a way to playback the media (which I also use it to organize my collection).

I was looking for which is your primary method rather than all methods you use.

[Karl Henning]

None of the above.



FiiO MK3 player (FLAC, mp3)

Interesting!

TD: Roughly equal distribution among CD player, computer and "smart speaker."

[Papy Oli]

My ears...the other ends don't work as well 

(Otherwise, FLAC files on laptop  )

[Holden]

Mainly streaming from the internet (Qobuz, Youtube) or from my own digital files so I chose computer.

[steve ridgway]

Astell & Kern music player with headphones for classical - my wife doesn't like it  .

[AnotherSpin]

Astell & Kern music player with headphones for classical - my wife doesn't like it  .

I've heard a lot of good things about Astell & Kern players — I'm sure the sound quality is excellent. At the moment, I'm listening to music from Qobuz on my iPhone with wireless B&W headphones during my daily walks around the village and along the seaside, and I'm really quite pleased with the sound.

[Harry]

Streaming all the way using different Hifi sets, presently I use a Esoteric DAC and all the rest of it, too long a list to name it all.

[foxandpeng]

Sonos or Sony WH-100XM3 headphones streamed from Spotify via smartphone. Nothing fancy, but neither are my ears.

[Kalevala]

Stereo system plus sometimes via my iMac with B&W MMIs.  When in kitchen cooking (or doing dishes, etc.), I have an under-the-counter radio/CD player.  I mostly use it for listening to NPR programs.

K