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Post by speedysteve on Apr 19, 2020 7:19:44 GMT
It's something I tried a while back, but it didn't last long. Yesterday I decided my eyes needed a rest, nothing on my phone could be that important, and instead of checking it regularly I contemplated and relaxed. We did watch TV, well - that's a TV, not a device 😂 When it came to music listening, I had to set up my tonearm! I had taken it off to make some accessories - quickly done and I settled down to 3 discs First one  Then Kind of Blue, Miles and Cannonball. Harry Bosch would be in heaven! Then heavyweight vinyl Quadrophenia. This sounded great turned up loud.  Not a phone or Qobuz in sight! I will try and make one day a week device free day from now on. |
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Post by jandl100 on Apr 19, 2020 7:49:33 GMT
I've freed up from Facebook permanently, a whole bunch of time released from aimless scrolling. I wouldn't want to do without Qobuz, though, that's my music! Well, most of it. As for analog only - haha, no, sod that, my music is all digital.  Listening to Qobuz atm in a very cumfy reclining chair in my conservatory, via mobile and chairside amp into Sennheiser HD700 headphones with my cat Bugsy on my lap ... bliss. |
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Post by speedysteve on Apr 19, 2020 9:14:36 GMT
Yes, no way I could use only vinyl these days. I'd have to spend a fortune and create boundless shelves for it all.
One day a week though? Yeah!
I might start at the first disc and work my way through 🎶 would discover some things I forgotten or perhaps never heard?!
Fun to do thing in these times.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 19, 2020 9:56:20 GMT
Before the explosion in albums caused by discovering and buying on Ebay I went through my LPs in alpha order at home and my reel to reels at work.
Often albums that were so so became good and vice versa.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 19, 2020 9:58:35 GMT
It depends on your definition of a 'device'. I would call TV a device and also a turntable. How far back would you need to go? 78s? Nope, a gramophone is still a device as would be a piano scroll. No music, then, unless I sing.
That's not music!
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Post by jandl100 on Apr 19, 2020 10:53:48 GMT
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Post by petea on Apr 19, 2020 12:50:34 GMT
And just look at how much they are enjoying themselves too!  |
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Post by speedysteve on Apr 19, 2020 13:19:47 GMT
It depends on your definition of a 'device'. I would call TV a device and also a turntable. How far back would you need to go? 78s? Nope, a gramophone is still a device as would be a piano scroll. No music, then, unless I sing. That's not music! Bah humbug 🙂 Lets be more precise! Handheld devices / digital devices, including desk top computers but not TVs. Could also be anything electronic, requiring sustained eye focal distance of less than 1, no 2m😉 Using binoculars would be cheating 😳 (can't believe there's no binocular use emoji!) |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 19, 2020 14:51:29 GMT
Good old FM radio, then.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 19, 2020 14:55:14 GMT
Short wave Crystal set
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Post by speedysteve on Apr 19, 2020 17:44:35 GMT
I had a short, medium and longwave crystal set, added transistors, battery power and a loud speaker, back in childhood days!
Originally I had a high sensitivity WWII headset that was cool.
"I wear my war time coat in wind and sleet".
Solder burns on the carpet were a trophy🙂
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Post by MartinT on Apr 19, 2020 20:08:15 GMT
I rigged a very long piece of wire for my crystal set. Amazing what it would bring in.
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Post by speedysteve on Apr 19, 2020 21:55:33 GMT
I rigged a very long piece of wire for my crystal set. Amazing what it would bring in. Hehe. I had a wire with knot in the end stuffed into a tennis ball and threw it over the roof of our house. It was a very tall pointy late 60's chalet style so a good height. Have a very good aerial. Earth was a copper tube hit into the ground deep. My dad helped me with that, I remember. |
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 20, 2020 5:27:59 GMT
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Post by petea on Apr 20, 2020 6:53:29 GMT
Now that was far-sighted: A 5G protection helmet!  |
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Post by speedysteve on Apr 20, 2020 8:01:08 GMT
The Swedish equivalent of Radio Spares and Farnell is called Elfa.
Their slogan is 'Everything between aerial and earth'.
(Allt mellan antenn och jord).
Not quite heaven and Earth 🙂
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Post by Tim on Apr 20, 2020 9:47:32 GMT
I wouldn't have any music without a 'device' Steve, everything comes from my music server and is controlled by either my phone or tablet. I don't have a TV mind you and I'm now on multiple news free days. I only check the news Mon, Wed & Fri. The world seems to keep turning, the only thing that changes are the Covid-19 statistics and I don't need to know those are going up every day - I've worked that out all by myself. I deleted my Facebook account about 2 years ago and don't have WhatsApp or Instagram. I relax by listening to music, reading my Kindle (oops), walking and watching the daily Mubi film in the evening. So I'm content with that - the biggest life improvement I ever made was ditching the TV 5 years ago. |
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Post by jandl100 on Apr 20, 2020 9:53:18 GMT
Good point. I've not watched TV for decades.
News free days sounds like an excellent idea
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Post by jandl100 on Apr 20, 2020 9:53:31 GMT
What's a Mubi film?
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Post by Tim on Apr 20, 2020 10:09:09 GMT
Streaming service Jerry, they hand curate and pick a new film every day and there's always 30 available. It's quite niche though, art house and foreign language films only - no long form TV drama's or Hollywood mainstream. It's just films for films nerds like me! What I love about it apart from the content, is there's no searching or thinking to do, I just watch a film a day (sometimes 2) of whatever they pick. It's nothing like Netflix or Amazon Prime though, which I no longer subscribe too as it's just not my thing. |
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