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Listen here: you can’t rely on music streaming. Maybe it’s time to dig out your old CDs

As an aside; this current trend of referring to Show Business performers and acts as "artists" rather than...well, performers and acts, is just so typically and pompously Baby Boomer---I don't think Dan Dailey, Ethel Merman and Mitzi Gaynor were referred to as "the artist".

I feel better now.
 
Art ? Why not ?

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Bodyblue said:
There is ZERO need for a computer. A cell phone (a small computer TBH) with Spotify on it and a 3.5mm to RCA cord is all you need. Plug it in to any open input and you are rolling. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Far faster than any other medium.
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Yes, that will work, however, one of the big arguments for vinyl and CD is that they sound better than downloaded sources. Running off the phone's DAC is not going to help things. A self powered DAC through the phone's usb port is better.

hjames said:
The critical thing is - Support the artists, enjoy their music - however you get it.
(Tho hopefully not stealing via bit Torrent!)
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That reminds me of the RIAA's failed ad in the late 90s. It had some pretty girl in a party dress, and the caption said "Would you have sex with this woman....for free?" and at the bottom it said "Downloading music without paying is like having sex with a prostitute for free. STOP MUSIC PIRACY! RIAA." One of the guys in my dorm had a poster of it. I think my favorite was the one with the Satan in a Stalin uniform looking over a guy's shoulder as he downloaded something that said "When you pirate mp3s, you're downloading communism!!!"
 
Kodaline said:
one of the big arguments for vinyl and CD is that they sound better than downloaded sources. Running off the phone's DAC is not going to help things. A self powered DAC through the phone's usb port is better.
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Mayhaps. I have an LG G7 phone which employs a ESS 32bit quad (4 paralleled) ES9218P DAC. It sounds pretty good to me. One of the better DACs in a phone back in 2018.
 
I have a lot of physical Media, but I must say the ability to stream has opened my listening to a huge amount of new music. For that reason alone I will continue to improve that source in my rigs.
Regards,
Jim
 
Bodyblue said:
How many millions of songs do you have in your boxes?
Seriously, you can do what you want, but please don't think that any physical collection can compare with streaming.
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Bodyblue said:
I was referring to the amount of titles available from Spotify etc. In that regard, nothing compares. I agree that it does not matter how one gets their music......but some of the attacks on streaming are moronic.
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First of all, let me clarify that this moron likes streaming . I will admit that streaming has opened my eyes to new artists. But having a million songs to choose from doesn't give me warm and fuzzies if the streamer controls the songs I like and deletes 50% of the files from my playlists without warning. So in addition to streaming I buy CD's of the artists I like. I then download to my hard drive and put the CDs away for safe keeping. I'm quite happy with my CD collection and, shy of a disaster, I don't have to worry about the songs I enjoy disappearing.
 
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Hawkeye83 said:
In the past two weeks I've sold TWO $300 records
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At some point the $$ are so ridiculous, you almost have to cash out.
You can buy them back at a fraction the cost in a couple years if you miss them.
I think current pricing is not sustainable.
 
eiraved said:
deletes 50% of the files from my playlists without warning.
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Most of the time that is due to them “timing out” and normally an “update” of the playlist will restore them. At least that has been my experience over the last 5 yrs of a lot of use. I am (well was until this yr) on the road for work half the year so my streaming services, HP Amp/DAC and HPs are my primary source half the time… hotel living :)
 
Bob in WI said:
At some point the $$ are so ridiculous, you almost have to cash out.
You can buy them back at a fraction the cost in a couple years if you miss them.
I think current pricing is not sustainable.
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Absolutely true, and some here have quite the investment in LPs and CD's.
 
Tom Brennan said:
As an aside; this current trend of referring to Show Business performers and acts as "artists" rather than...well, performers and acts, is just so typically and pompously Baby Boomer---I don't think Dan Dailey, Ethel Merman and Mitzi Gaynor were referred to as "the artist".

I feel better now.
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I'm thinking "entertainers" & I include sports teams/ figures in there as well.
In reality, they all compete for my entertainment dollar.

"Artists" is a good way to make a half assed entertainer seem better than they really are.
I'd credit the promoters for that bit of word play.
 
GChief said:
Most of the time that is due to them “timing out” and normally an “update” of the playlist will restore them. At least that has been my experience over the last 5 yrs of a lot of use. I am (well was until this yr) on the road for work half the year so my streaming services, HP Amp/DAC and HPs are my primary source half the time… hotel living :)
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Unfortunately that was not the case with mine as I update regularly.:(
 
I spend about 50+ hours a week on the road, so streaming is very important to me. I have SiriusXM and also stream Spotify from my phone. It sure make the time on the road go by faster!
 
BamaBilly said:
So they pull two artists and now you “can’t reply on music streaming”? That article seems like a waste of time.
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I didn't read it but you leave me thinking it was providing fuel to those two artists by enlarging their importance. Streaming is my very last choice for a variety of reasons including sound quality, which means the totality of the listening experience. Artists leaving, etc., beyond note, is just making something out of nothing, especially recently. Now if they would do it on the basis of sound quality, something about the media itself, that might have an affect that might change something to the better.
 
eiraved said:
I spend about 50+ hours a week on the road, so streaming is very important to me. I have SiriusXM and also stream Spotify from my phone. It sure make the time on the road go by faster!
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Maybe dropping stuff is a Spotify thing. I only used it a few weeks when I first started around 5 yrs ago. Haven’t noticed it with Tidal, Qobuz and now AMHD.
 
spicer said:
I didn't read it but you leave me thinking it was providing fuel to those two artists by enlarging their importance. Streaming is my very last choice for a variety of reasons including sound quality, which means the totality of the listening experience. Artists leaving, etc., beyond note, is just making something out of nothing, especially recently. Now if they would do it on the basis of sound quality, something about the media itself, that might have an affect that might change something to the better.
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It’s only a big deal to a handful of super fans and haters of Joe Rogan. I stream but not for critical listening although I’ve heard streaming sound VERY good. It’s all about records for me.
 
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