Listening in mono.

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If only for a moment.....
Just out of curiosity, is there anyone here that, when listening to music for pleasure, listens on mono devices by choice ?
I'm curious to know just how common mono is these days, so there is a certain method to my madness.
 
I don't even own a mono general listening device grim, or one capable of producing mono.... so "no" from me..
 
grimtraveller said:
Just out of curiosity, is there anyone here that, when listening to music for pleasure, listens on mono devices by choice ?
I'm curious to know just how common mono is these days, so there is a certain method to my madness.
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No, but as soon as you walk 10' away from your stereo system, you're listening in mono.
 
If you listen on a boom box type thing and your face isn't right up on it, you are listening in mono.
A lot of the PA systems that I deal with are mono.
The iPod dock that's sitting in front of me is technically stereo, but the speakers are 3 inches apart and I'm 4 feet away...that would be mono.
 
I heard you can some problems easier in listening to mono. I dunno.
 
I run all of my PA's in mono unless it's specified that I run in stereo. And that is once in a blue moon.
 
15 hours! I don't think that I've ever slept that long before.
 
I only listen to records in mono if I have a reference mix up while im mixing. Otherwise I prefer Stereo, sounds better lol.
 
Many cell phones have a single mono speaker, and if you ever plug into one of those god awful popup speakers now available to make the non earphone volume louder you'l be listening in mono and kids when they share earbuds so they listen to one each are hearing a mono signal.
Most often music in public places such as restaurants, malls, elevators and so on is mono. Even if it is in stereo the chances of being close enough to both speakers at the same time in say the food court at the mall means your going to be hearing a mono signal
A lot of TV is still broadcast mono even if your set is stereo and even FM radio as soon as you loose good signal becomes summed to mono and of course if you ever listen to AM radio that is all mono

Then as already mentioned virtually all mobile devices have their external speakers so close together it is actually impossible to get into a sweet spot to be able to hear true stereo sound and as soon as you take a step away from the device you are essentially hearing mono audio

Actually, about the only time you are hearing a stereo signal is when you are listening on earbuds or in the sweet spot between your monitors. I guess in the car too
 
I kinda like mono. It kinda gives me that vintage feeling when I'm listening to something..
 
I always listen in mono as I only have one ear that works. Born stone death in the right ear.
 
grimtraveller said:
Just out of curiosity, is there anyone here that, when listening to music for pleasure, listens on mono devices by choice ?
I'm curious to know just how common mono is these days, so there is a certain method to my madness.
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Mostly just stereo, I will mix using a mono grot box, but that's about it
 
I have quite a few mono recordings from old blues through early Beatles to the Beach Boys to the Zombies & I bought some mono singles a couple of years ago but I don't have any specifically mono equipment.
I like mono - can be very powerful.
Having done quite a bit of headphone listening of late there are a whole pile of stereo albums I have that I wish were mono (or, realistically better mixed/panned in stereo).
I was listening to Budgie's never Turn Your Back On A Friend the other evening - Breadfan has a terrible soundstage setup for headphones. Sounds GREAT played in a room but naggingly odd on headphones.
 
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