After slipping on my Sennheiser HD598's and turning on some Venetian Snares on Spotify, I started to wonder: What are other developers out there listening to while they write some code?<p>1. Do you wear headphones/earbuds, if so, what kind?
Sennheiser HD598 Open-Air Headphones<p>2. Do you use speakers, if so, what kind?
When I don't have headphones on I use Klipsch Pro Media 2.1 speakers.<p>3. What genre(s) of music do you listen to?
I listen to everything indie, electronic, classic rock, hip-hop. But I generally prefer instrumental music, or music with minimal lyrics.<p>4. Do you have a hacking playlist on Spotify?
No. But maybe we should start a collaborative Hacker News playlist?!
This is a great topic for a thread!<p>1. I do wear headphones. I need a headset with a mic. My current set is a pair of Sennheiser PC310 but I long for the PC 363D.<p>2. Never with speakers<p>3. Everything, and I mean that. I generally go for something without any vocals when I'm trying to concentrate. When I'm really in to something I reach for something electronic. Trance or deep house or drum and bass. Quite often it's Hybrid actually.<p>5. No playlists -spotify is not available inmy location. I do sometimes reach for DJ Bolivia's "music to code by" series: <a href="http://djbolivia.blogspot.ca/2011/04/music-to-code-by-volumes-1-3.html" rel="nofollow">http://djbolivia.blogspot.ca/2011/04/music-to-code-by-volume...</a>
I always wear my earphones. Nothing special there, just the ones i got when i bought my iPhone.<p>I listen to this playlist a lot. <a href="http://grooveshark.com/#!/playlist/Few+Rock+Songs/81912164" rel="nofollow">http://grooveshark.com/#!/playlist/Few+Rock+Songs/81912164</a><p>Spotify is not in India and i like Grooveshark a lot. Also, on my mac, i use Shinygroove desktop app for Grooveshark which makes it easier for me to use the Media keys. <a href="http://ktkaushik.com/post/45445419529/shinygroove-a-lovely-mac-app-for-grooveshark" rel="nofollow">http://ktkaushik.com/post/45445419529/shinygroove-a-lovely-m...</a>