As I noted above, I agree this is not the thread to derail. But it doesn't have to "get ugly" if managed properly. Personally I'd really like to see it cited rather than just bloviated misinformation. Film at 11 elsewhere.
As I noted above, I agree this is not the thread to derail. But it doesn't have to "get ugly" if managed properly. Personally I'd really like to see it cited rather than just bloviated misinformation. Film at 11 elsewhere.
Completely unrelated to the topic at hand . Good call .Not this again thanks for jumping in quick hjames that subject always gets ugly quick.
Heh...yeah I totally get what you're saying. You and I have been round the bend on several occasions about how to make streaming work best for you. I dunno mate...maybe you're just one above average tough customer.After a half hour I'm done.
That aside, my relative counter question begs, what is your preferred method of finding new music presently and how much time do you spend actively looking for it? Radio? Blogs? YouTube? AK music threads?
Oh c'mon Joe. .......Dip yer toes in the stream for awhile (tis free for month or two). Better chance than not you'll find the "water" is just fine and a worthy addition to your musical experiences! If not, in any event, you should at least come away acknowledging that on-demand streaming is far more than just "paying for radio".
So do I! The first thing I do is rip 'em.but.....well......dammit, I love buying cd's for a buck, which is about the most I've payed of recent.
If Men in Black landed their helicopter in my driveway and perused my computer (along with half a dozen backups), they'd find lots of music that never had a corresponding piece of polycarbonate. I download music (16 and 24 bit) from a wide range of vendors. Just purchased another from Bandcamp.Copyright provides for the keeping of an archival copy. If you trash the CDs after ripping them you’re good. If you sell or donate them now there’s 2 copies in use and only 1 was paid for. That’s illegal.
I love my sony 300 disk changer. Sounds great. My remote has a display on it with all the titles at my finger tips. Can chain three together. Never have to search for or handle my cd's.I'm not a digital media guy, I much prefer analog.
That said, I tried streaming, as others I don't pay for it so not the best, and as much as I'm not a digital guy I prefer CD's (especially SACD) over streaming. Digital media is only a convenience thing for me, a lot like the radio used to be before it became all advertising all the time. With the lack of interest I'm not about to sit there "teaching" the site my preferences. So I recently picked up a Sony ES line 400 disc carousel player for a song ($63 on eBay). Funny because I only have a few dozen CD"s, again, not a digital guy. With that sad, I use this way more than I ever used Pandora, it "only" plays what I put into it so no stinkers.
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Hey Pandora, since when did rap become classic rock?
I inherited one of these. It’s been on permanent loan to a friend. Too hard to pick 300 out of 1100 and a big PITA to rotate 300 CDs for my taste. Probably better still than my first CDP which was a 6+1 JVC. Those magazines were $15 each so I paid for 7 CDs, but only got 6. We had babies then so my collection grew very slowly.View attachment 1179747
I love my sony 300 disk changer. Sounds great. My remote has a display on it with all the titles at my finger tips. Can chain three together. Never have to search for or handle my cd's.
I also grew up on AOR fm and a paid subscription to Spotify lets me play albums and sometimes it even suggests some new to me music that I find interesting. I mostly use Spotify to play albums though. I also use it with a plugin on LMS called Don't Stop The Music which basically adds songs to your playlist when an album or playlist ends from your personal library and Spotify. I use my personal library (ripped CDs to flac) over Spotify. Spotify is good for all the stuff I don't have yet.... Also I grew up on AOR fm, so I'm a 100% "album guy". I have found free streaming (Pandora I think) when visiting my son to have very limited classic rock and jazz libraries and to have clueless algorithms as to sub-genre. For 3+ years now every time I visit I am treated to the same short repetitious playlist featuring the Hollies Long Cool Woman and similar played to death fare. Not much enticement there.
Just leave slot #1 open to allow adding any CD on a whim, and as mentioned these can be daisy-chained together to hold a plethora of choices.I inherited one of these. It’s been on permanent loan to a friend. Too hard to pick 300 out of 1100 and a big PITA to rotate 300 CDs for my taste. Probably better still than my first CDP which was a 6+1 JVC. Those magazines were $15 each so I paid for 7 CDs, but only got 6. We had babies then so my collection grew very slowly.
Heh...yeah I totally get what you're saying. You and I have been round the bend on several occasions about how to make streaming work best for you. I dunno mate...maybe you're just one above average tough customer.
Since I don't own any of Harold's speakers, that would be fine by me.You'd be looking at my flashy pen, your Beveridge speakers would be mine, all mine and you wouldn't remember a thing!
Oh darn, I got you mixed up with another AK’r that does. I guess you’re safe for now.Since I don't own any of Harold's speakers, that would be fine by me.