Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
I think the article I linked to in my OP gave a good summary that perhaps answers your question. I do think that it is contextual to the music world one resides in. We listen to music every time we get in our vehicle via a good sound system with a subwoofer. We kick back every evening and listen to multiple genres on YouTube via our living room Polk Audio speakers with a Yamaha sub. Janice has a pair of high end Apple AirPods and uses them when working up her vocals for a song and on a few other occasions. Also FWIW our productions are oriented toward, hopefully giving you the sound you might hear from a live band while siting on the third row in the middle ... vastly different from headphones. smile

Bud

Fair enough, thanks for that bit of context. Unless I'm seeing live music (or making my own), 98% of my music listening is on headphones, so that's my frame of reference. But it's certainly not universal.

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