aussievintage Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 What is the most annoying? Tape hiss, record scratches, record groove jumps, tape dropouts, radio static, CD scratches, CD jumping, MP3 compression artifacts, lack of bass, lack of highs, hum, ... ??? Well I was listening to Radio Paradise today and after a hour or so of good music, for some reason, the network couldn't keep up and I heard it... network stuttering. That's it for me. I simply can't stand it. Horrible bursts of bits and pieces of the music. I am sure, others will find different things more annoying, but for me, it's the biggie. I play lots of records, and scratches, pops and clicks, are easy to ignore. Even the very occasional stuck record is not as annoying as this mess. OK, yeah, it's a slow day 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antipodean Brad Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) People singing (on the music track, not just someone else in the room) when I just want to hear the music. There is so much good (instrumental) music, but people keep singing to it and ruining it. (I just want to shout "please shut up", but I know that would not help.) Edited June 18 by Antipodean Brad 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloper Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 My children coming home. Very happy with the performace of my system. regards Bruce 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 24 minutes ago, Antipodean Brad said: People singing (on the music track, not just someone else in the room) when I just want to hear the music. There is so much good (instrumental) music, but people keep singing to it and ruining it. (I just to shout "please shut up", but I know that would not help.) I have an annoying Oscar Peterson record where someone is singing/mumbling. Maybe it's Oscar, dunno, but very distracting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 24 minutes ago, sloper said: My children coming home. Very happy with the performace of my system. regards Bruce LOL, for me that would be disastrous. They have moved out, but have had one lot return twice to live with us for a period. No thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muon* Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Toni Watson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 1 minute ago, muon* said: Toni Watson. Happily never heard, nor heard of, her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Malone Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 My vote for the most irritating noise is not necessarily the one that sounds "worst", but the niggling one you can't fix with confidence (or significant expense). Current case in point: I'm sometimes getting a split second dropout every 6-10 seconds with one of my sources, from an optical out to my DAC. I believe it's due to jitter exceeding the tolerances of the DAC but I've reached the point where next step is using a "reclocker" or an alternative DAC, which *might* fix the problem. @$#?! ... Another contender is where the irritating sound is compounded by a feeling of buyer's remorse. I once bought a Peachtree amp that (in my room at least) had a "metallic" quality to the bass. Fault, or just the quality of the amp? Luckily I was able to exchange it or I would've been gutted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 8 minutes ago, Tone Malone said: My vote for the most irritating noise is not necessarily the one that sounds "worst", but the niggling one you can't fix with confidence (or significant expense). That would annoy me too. I would be forced to endlessly chase it down. 9 minutes ago, Tone Malone said: I believe it's due to jitter exceeding the tolerances of the DAC but I've reached the point where next step is using a "reclocker" or an alternative DAC, which *might* fix the problem. @$#?! ... I have found USB to be the best most reliable interface for audio. I don't use optical anywhere anymore. Even my TV uses HDMI ARC rather than the optical I used to have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloper Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Funny l am the opposite found optical the most reliable. Oh and l forgot the wife singing, shhhhhhhshe might be listening. regards Bruce 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrology Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 4 hours ago, sloper said: My children coming home. Very happy with the performace of my system. regards Bruce Very similar to my pet peeve - just people wanting to talk after I put music on. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolster Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Hydrology said: Very similar to my pet peeve - just people wanting to talk after I put music on. In the shop or at home? Edited June 18 by wolster 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Prowse Hi-Fi Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 1 minute ago, wolster said: In the shop or at home? Wwwweeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllllllll................................... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ars Paart Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 11 minutes ago, Hydrology said: Very similar to my pet peeve - just people wanting to talk after I put music on. Mine too. I have discussed this at length with the people involved - some people can't understand how you could sit down and just listen to music. Same planet, different universes. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrology Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 1 minute ago, Ars Paart said: Mine too. I have discussed this at length with the people involved - some people can't understand how you could sit down and just listen to music. Same planet, different universes. Unfortunately this "phenomenon" happens also when I start watching some TV, YouTube, or even a Zoom call... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenikoy Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 20 hours ago, aussievintage said: What is the most annoying? Tape hiss, record scratches, record groove jumps, tape dropouts, radio static, CD scratches, CD jumping, MP3 compression artifacts, lack of bass, lack of highs, hum, ... ??? Well I was listening to Radio Paradise today and after a hour or so of good music, for some reason, the network couldn't keep up and I heard it... network stuttering. That's it for me. I simply can't stand it. Horrible bursts of bits and pieces of the music. I am sure, others will find different things more annoying, but for me, it's the biggie. I play lots of records, and scratches, pops and clicks, are easy to ignore. Even the very occasional stuck record is not as annoying as this mess. OK, yeah, it's a slow day Tempo variation. From any playback fault. It's just not music anymore but irritating noise. I'd rather listen to an AM transistor radio than a high end system with a glitching stream. Oh, and my wife walking in and wanting to discuss some burning issue just as I drop the needle and sit back 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satanica Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Uneven in room bass and lower mid-range frequencies that results in a sound that is overly thick in some frequencies and overly thin in other frequencies. It results in a systems that sound "slow". The norm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbook Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 The sound of neighbours blasting their idiotboxes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 26 minutes ago, zenikoy said: Tempo variation. From any playback fault. It's just not music anymore but irritating noise. I'd rather listen to an AM transistor radio than a high end system with a glitching stream. A really bad thing to listen to is a record with eccentric grooves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 10 minutes ago, Satanica said: Uneven in room bass and lower mid-range frequencies that results in a sound that is overly thick in some frequencies and overly thin in other frequencies. It results in a systems that sound "slow". The norm. I tolerate that better than a lot of other things though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 1 minute ago, fordute said: The sound of neighbours blasting their idiotboxes. Worse, when they carry them around and play them at full volume - like when I want to sit quietly on the jetty and fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofeline Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Someone singling along to the music. - if I'm at a concert, I've paid to hear the artist sing, not a drunk person beside me. - at other places and the person is singing with a bad voice, it's totally offputting and selfish. - at other places and the person is singing with a good voice, it's totally offputting and selfish. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicprObe Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 11 hours ago, Hydrology said: Very similar to my pet peeve - just people wanting to talk after I put music on. Especially on their phone! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeling Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Sibilance on some songs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbb Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 One track on a compact disc sounding as if they're singing from behind a curtain and fatigued and restricted while the next track is the other extreme - all by the same artist. Then retailers not wanting to know,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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