I worked with a guy who told me that he wore the pants in his family. And his wife gave him permission to say so.
Why are CDs the current hot topic?
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Lavane
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She's tolerant of my two racks of equipment, my CD and current LP storage, along with two pairs of speakers in the front room, but that's about it.I worked with a guy who told me that he wore the pants in his family. And his wife gave him permission to say so.
Much more than many would be allowed.She's tolerant of my two racks of equipment, my CD and current LP storage, along with two pairs of speakers in the front room, but that's about it.
I recently met with a fellow member who built wooden, stackable, record bins. They were built so that they 'locked' into each other. If you're good at wood working, I could ask him to send you some pics.
Lavane
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Thanks, that would be great. I have a couple speaker stands right now with record storage and a couple crates.
Will do.
Sandman1221
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For me it is because how cheap I can get CDs at one local thrift store, usually 10 cents, and that is so cheap to discover great new music!
@Morgan D, you sir, are living right . To the topic at hand, I have not and will not abandon CD's. They work for me, and still buy them periodically. Bought two off eBay this week, in fact. CD's are still a primary means of listening for me, even though I do use my phone patched into the system with some regularity to listen to digital music stored thereon. Also have much of my collection at home ripped to a RAID equipped computer, with an offline copy of the library updated regularly, should the RAID go south (been there, done that, and it sucked).
ra7c7er
Hoarding records since 1990
Records are to expensive to hip and cool anymore. And the kid popular youtubers are switching to CDs so the kids follow.
My friends shop is starting to see the flip. Since October CD sales are up nearly 50% while vinyl sales are down about 25%. That's by unit not by price.
My friends shop is starting to see the flip. Since October CD sales are up nearly 50% while vinyl sales are down about 25%. That's by unit not by price.
I think @hopeless nails it here. Some of us never lost sight of that, others are just coming around to rediscover it now. That is my primary motivation for having a CD library, anyway. I also have a deep, intractable distaste for buying the same thing over and over again, so streaming doesn't much appeal to me. I research new (to me, anyway) music online, mostly via YouTube. If I like what I hear, I buy a CD (if available) or do a digital download, if not.
While I agree with the substance of your position, I have no trouble paying $10/mo for Tidal. Finding lots of new stuff you just don't find in the wild. That, and my willingness to flip through dozens of CDs at a thrift store drops exponentially as I get older.
I continue to buy CDs occasionally if I can't get what I'm looking for on vinyl. The main reason for me is that with physical medium it will always be the same version.
The huge problem for me with streaming is that the music industry cannot stop remixing/remastering records, and it's my opinion - which I realize is not necessarily widely shared - that remastering is NEVER a good thing. And once they remaster something, that's frequently the only version you can access via streaming.
For example, I grew up loving Tom Waits. During 2020 he evidently got bored and remixed/remastered his entire catalog. The new versions are drastically different from what I grew up loving in many cases, but they replaced the old ones on many streaming services. Waits on vinyl in good condition is crazily expensive so I wound up buying all the original CDs just so I could be sure to always have access to the versions I know and love.
The huge problem for me with streaming is that the music industry cannot stop remixing/remastering records, and it's my opinion - which I realize is not necessarily widely shared - that remastering is NEVER a good thing. And once they remaster something, that's frequently the only version you can access via streaming.
For example, I grew up loving Tom Waits. During 2020 he evidently got bored and remixed/remastered his entire catalog. The new versions are drastically different from what I grew up loving in many cases, but they replaced the old ones on many streaming services. Waits on vinyl in good condition is crazily expensive so I wound up buying all the original CDs just so I could be sure to always have access to the versions I know and love.
I get it. Streaming works for some, but I manage to find enough "new" material to keep my interest without it. I agree that spending a ton of time flipping through used CD's at a used music store doesn't really appeal to me. I find something I like listening online, sometimes at the recommendation of others, then seek out a way to purchase it, preferably on physical CD's.
E2
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At the other end of the spectrum people are getting away from physical media don't care for having a lot of stuff.
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E2
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After 20 years of digging in thrifts I only ever found Tom Waits on vinyl twice at the same time 15 years ago. Nighthawks At The Diner, and The Heart Of Saturday Night (Love that album). I was lucky because somebody else got to the box before me and was only looking for the Ventures. Another oddity California 99 was in there as well. Never saw that one again either.......never saw the guy again either. He looked like he was in his early 60's......
Mart Mccall
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I have some remasters on CD which I'm slowly replacing with the original CD release.
Example - Boz Scaggs 'Silk Degrees' - the 2007 remaster is so compressed it's hard to listen to. Replaced with the original CD release at a cost of £4. Much better.
No idea what versions of that album are offered on streaming services but if they are only offering the remaster then you're renting crap sound quality.
I Just wish I'd been a bit pickier about mastering when I started buying CDs. I think after loudspeakers and room it's the main determinator of sound quality.
H2oman7.62mm
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Yes, I agree.
I guess I'm lucky in that the bulk of my 3k cd collection was obtained here, there and everywhere, and got a huge boost, first at the dawn of the mp3 era, where I had boxes given to me by friends. Then secondly, I discovered a local Half-Price Bookstore that must be end of the line.
I've never paid more than a buck for cds here, and most of the time, just .80 or even .50 when my card punch is filled.
I'm talking "Portrait In Jazz" by Bill Evans, sealed (the gold disc stuff that pops up when you open the case). Fifty damned cents!
Ask friends and family. My brother in law gave me a huge box of classic rock, all stuff I either already had, or in better shape, but still.
I've never paid more than a buck for cds here, and most of the time, just .80 or even .50 when my card punch is filled.
I'm talking "Portrait In Jazz" by Bill Evans, sealed (the gold disc stuff that pops up when you open the case). Fifty damned cents!
Ask friends and family. My brother in law gave me a huge box of classic rock, all stuff I either already had, or in better shape, but still.