Even when listening to songs, I prefer to shortwave to CD. Most of my friends
think I'm nuts when they hear me listening to Beethoven on BBC on 15.310 MHz
instead of tuning on 100 MHz stereo.

Any suggestions?

On 21 Nov 2004 17:57:40 -0800, (Jim) wrote:

Even when listening to songs, I prefer to shortwave to CD. Most of my friends
think I'm nuts when they hear me listening to Beethoven on BBC on 15.310 MHz
instead of tuning on 100 MHz stereo.

Any suggestions?

Get new friends 8-}

Actually, if listening via radio is what turns your crank go for it!
I've caught myself listening to jazz on Voice of Russia or samba on
Radio Havana Cuba several times - not near the quality of a cd but
there is that something special about having snagged something from
the either that adds to the enjoyment of listening. However, when
having company over for dinner and/or cocktails I do use the home
theater with cd's or a music feed from DirecTV...... just can't
imagine the response, or comfort level of my guests, when that nice
samba music fades and they break to the news and a Radio Tirana style
rant about the "Evil Imperialist American Government .........." Just
don't think it sets the right tone for a social event; socialist event
perhaps ....?

Jim wrote:

Even when listening to songs, I prefer to shortwave to CD. Most of my friends
think I'm nuts when they hear me listening to Beethoven on BBC on 15.310 MHz
instead of tuning on 100 MHz stereo.

Any suggestions?


No suggestions, but a prediction: You will eventually go back to
preferring Beethoven on FM stereo. But you will never stop being
addicted to shortwave radio.

Tony

Do both

--
The Anon Keyboard
I doubt, therefore I might be



"Jim" wrote in message
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Even when listening to songs, I prefer to shortwave to CD. Most of my
friends
think I'm nuts when they hear me listening to Beethoven on BBC on 15.310
MHz
instead of tuning on 100 MHz stereo.

Any suggestions?

bug wrote:
On 21 Nov 2004 17:57:40 -0800, (Jim) wrote:


Even when listening to songs, I prefer to shortwave to CD. Most of my friends
think I'm nuts when they hear me listening to Beethoven on BBC on 15.310 MHz
instead of tuning on 100 MHz stereo.

Any suggestions?


No, suggestions, but a curiosity.

Why do you prefer listening to songs on shortwave versus CD?


I can only speak for myself...

It's a hard to describe feeling. The bit of imperfection in the signal
adds to the appreciation that it's coming to you from a far away
place. You are much more aware of the process that brings you the signal.

CD is almost perfect, but may at times be mistaken for elevator music.
It's just there. No fuss, no muss but also sterile.

The searching aspect adds to the experience. With the radio, you have
to seek out content. It's an adventure of sort, as you don't know what
you'll find. It may be similar to cooking in a way.

A cd is like canned food. When you open a can, you know exactly what
the contents are. With short wave, the process is more like finding
what's in the pantry and fridge and then determining what you can or
can not make of it.

Sometimes the results are a pleasant surprise.




mike

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:38:52 GMT, m II
wrote:

bug wrote:
On 21 Nov 2004 17:57:40 -0800, (Jim) wrote:


Even when listening to songs, I prefer to shortwave to CD. Most of my friends
think I'm nuts when they hear me listening to Beethoven on BBC on 15.310 MHz
instead of tuning on 100 MHz stereo.

Any suggestions?


No, suggestions, but a curiosity.

Why do you prefer listening to songs on shortwave versus CD?


I can only speak for myself...

It's a hard to describe feeling. The bit of imperfection in the signal
adds to the appreciation that it's coming to you from a far away
place. You are much more aware of the process that brings you the signal.

CD is almost perfect, but may at times be mistaken for elevator music.
It's just there. No fuss, no muss but also sterile.

The searching aspect adds to the experience. With the radio, you have
to seek out content. It's an adventure of sort, as you don't know what
you'll find. It may be similar to cooking in a way.

A cd is like canned food. When you open a can, you know exactly what
the contents are. With short wave, the process is more like finding
what's in the pantry and fridge and then determining what you can or
can not make of it.

Sometimes the results are a pleasant surprise.




mike


Plus, I find, there's a feeling of connecting with history.
When the Queen had her "Queen's concert" in June of '02, I could have
watched on the tv, in fact, I looked in to see what they were wearing.
But as for the concert, I listened to it on the BBC (at15400) , and
found it breathtaking. And yes, there was some fading and noise, but
that part of the "experience", one that I will cherish the rest of my
life.
On Sept. 11, 2001, I listened to shortwave that evening, I listened to
"stories of our century" on R. Nederland.
with a story on Anne Frank, and the Netherlands.
followed by news at 0100 utc, with "the hunt for those responsible for
the terrorist attack in the United States"
Needless to say, that will stay in my memory as well.
And then, there's really cool stuff, like catching St Helena on it's
last broadcast.
Major Cool.
And then, there's the wonder and the excitement of finding stuff you
had no idea existed, like number stations.
All in all, cds hold a very dim candle to this stuff.

Dyuob Poltice wrote:

All in all, cds hold a very dim candle to this stuff.

Very true.

The major advantage of a cd is that it's always there, unchanging.

The major disadvantage of a cd is that's it's always there, unchanging.

A mixed blessing, for sure, but no problem if I treat CDs as archival
media and shortwave as a spontaneous, NOW thing.

The only problem being that the CDs will most likely outlive me and
then find their way to the landfill by unappreciative know nothing heirs.


mike

m II wrote:

Dyuob Poltice wrote:

All in all, cds hold a very dim candle to this stuff.

Very true.

The major advantage of a cd is that it's always there, unchanging.

The major disadvantage of a cd is that's it's always there, unchanging.

A mixed blessing, for sure, but no problem if I treat CDs as archival
media and shortwave as a spontaneous, NOW thing.

The only problem being that the CDs will most likely outlive me and
then find their way to the landfill by unappreciative know nothing heirs.

That's actually pretty darn funny. Why would you think that your heirs would be
any different from you?

You know nothing, therefore it makes sense that your heirs would know nothing as
well.

Still LMFAO at the Canadian 'tard boy.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

Still LMFAO at the Canadian 'tard boy.


Just what is your problem? I've told you a dozen times now that anal
sex is a perversion, yet you keep boasting about it.

Get help, pervert. That and a vocabulary.

http://www.epigee.org/guide/stds.html#other






mike

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:19:32 -0500, dxAce wrote:

'tard boy.

You do realize, don't you, that the use of that phrase in almost
everyone of your posts shows just how immature you are?
You have a lot to offer this hobby, but why would anyone waste their
time with reading your stuff if this is what they run into time after
time?
for example:
http://tinyurl.com/6ok6u