CDs are the new vinyl!
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Nothing new. Nostradamus predicted that centuries ago. He said it would be after a global economic collapse when the most valuable commodity would be schmegma. I'm stockpiling mine already...
I wash. No stockpile here!
tubeampking
Chronic dabbler
Ha...you'll regret it later. Don't come to my house begging for some of mine..
Oh, don't worry! Your stash is safe riiiiight where it is.
PAGS
Super Member
Unless the big EMP hits.
CDs will survive.Of course, you may not be able to play them.
lpsalsaman
Active Member
Unless the big EMP hits.
Of course, you may not be able to play them.
LOL! Well if you had your place with backup or solar power you will still be able to hear the CD and all of your physical media.
Oh and BHEBBEL, when you say "reliable networks" that is the key, which we all know, not every network is that reliable and the cloud is not all they want you to believe it is.
bhebbel
Well-Known Member
Apply Moore's law and a bit of capitalism to a five year span.
The largest current thumb drives are around 128GB for around $35
That means a 1TB thumb drive (memory stick) will cost around $35 in five years.
CD's are stuck at around 700MB
DVD-ROMS hold 4.7 GB
That means you would be able to store about 1300 CD's on your thumb drive. Game over.
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Nightwisher
Farer In The Goldilocks Zone
Most likely an accurate prediction and I totally agree with that. However, you forget that that is only the medium. You still have to buy the music to put on it.
If CD-quality/hi-res downloads come down in price, then cool, fill them up. If they don't come down, we're still going to have to get the physical media first to get the music cheap for those of us that don't want to spend more than around $10 an album. And just remember, you can't buy "used" downloads (well, really you can but it's not really legal at the moment and not feasible legally without DRM, which is a sucky system on anything
).And for cloud-based stuff, there's all sorts of issues with that. Low bitrates (in a lot of cases right now), slow speeds, network dropouts, excessive data charges, phone battery life, rights battles with the record and streaming companies (i.e. they probably never will have everything), doesn't work when the power/network is out, etc. Then there's the EMP (it could happen). Could it work perfectly? Yes, but only in a perfect world. We won't be there for a long time. My biggest issue is when you're driving through an area with spotty cell reception or when you're out of the country and your cell phone doesn't work. Even the perfect infrastructure elsewhere will not help you stream your music in those cases at the moment. Sure, you can use Wi-Fi, but you also have to be relatively still for that to work. Also, there's the possibility that the NSA is watching you or something. What if one of them decides I listen to too much metal? (I joke but it's not impossible for that to happen.)
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50nstillhifi
Super Member
I certainly hope CDs stay around... but just in case I'm going to do a bulk order of at least 1000!
Why...? They are the best means for storing and playing all the music material I love to hear and take along on a road trip. Right now, my transfer methodology is:
Vinyl/Cassette/Streaming ---> Mixing Console --> PC --> Remixed/Formatted via "Audacity" --> MP3 --> CD
Seems like a lot of steps.. but its the closest I have come to my "dream job" of Multi-Track Recording Engineer.
I figure... another 500 CDs and I will be as qualified as Giorgio Moroder
Why...? They are the best means for storing and playing all the music material I love to hear and take along on a road trip. Right now, my transfer methodology is:
Vinyl/Cassette/Streaming ---> Mixing Console --> PC --> Remixed/Formatted via "Audacity" --> MP3 --> CD
Seems like a lot of steps.. but its the closest I have come to my "dream job" of Multi-Track Recording Engineer.
I figure... another 500 CDs and I will be as qualified as Giorgio Moroder
Nightwisher
Farer In The Goldilocks Zone
I'm just curious as to why you don't use FLAC/lossless to transfer to the CD? If it's for space, totally understandable. (Not trying to insult, just curious.)I certainly hope CDs stay around... but just in case I'm going to do a bulk order of at least 1000!
Why...? They are the best means for storing and playing all the music material I love to hear and take along on a road trip. Right now, my transfer methodology is:
Vinyl/Cassette/Streaming ---> Mixing Console --> PC --> Remixed/Formatted via "Audacity" --> MP3 --> CD
Seems like a lot of steps.. but its the closest I have come to my "dream job" of Multi-Track Recording Engineer.
I figure... another 500 CDs and I will be as qualified as Giorgio Moroder
I use my iPod on road trips personally but I'm not a stickler for high-fidelity while I'm on the road. I also want to "Keep [my] eyes on the road and [my] hands up on the wheel" as The Doors would say instead of changing CDs.
50nstillhifi
Super Member
On my WIFI net, I loop long versions of ballet symphonic classical.... drives them bananas
..!
50nstillhifi
Super Member
Yes... the space consideration is one I had to get around but 45min. to 1hr. of continuous jams.. I'm good!
Nightwisher
Farer In The Goldilocks Zone
I hear "Ride of the Valkyries" can "scare the Hell out of [people]" (at least Robert Duvall thought so).On my WIFI net, I loop long versions of ballet symphonic classical.... drives them bananas
50nstillhifi
Super Member
I love the smell of CDs in the morning.... its the smell of .... Can't think of a good rhyme 
Auto Analog
Justin Credible
I don't see CDs fading into obscurity any time soon. That said, these days I rip them to a hard drive in lossless format, then play them from there. I made the mistake of selling off most of my CD collection in 2003, and will not do that again.
61sprite
ROACHED
Oh wow!Nothing new. Nostradamus predicted that centuries ago. He said it would be after a global economic collapse when the most valuable commodity would be schmegma. I'm stockpiling mine already...
61sprite
ROACHED
You might get some Schmegma. LOL
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