I agree. In general, the modern method of getting access to music doesn’t thrill me. It seems like a lot of work, it changes from time to time, sometimes I can find what I want, sometimes it disappears. It drives me crazy.
CDs and vinyl are now old technology but I find them very manageable. I tend to listen to a lot of stuff simply because I’ve owned it (really owned it) for 10 or 30 years.
More recent stuff, I get access to on YouTube, which I find manageable. But iTunes? Spotify? Streaming and not owning? I don’t care for it. Which is why the music industry has made almost no money from me for over 10 years.
I have over a thousand cd's Few hundred albums. I know what you mean. But a few months ago I bought a $99 Sony receiver and hooked it to my 1970's vintage JBL home speakers. The receiver has Bluetooth. I use apple play and stream to it all day with either my iPhone or Ipad. I'll never get rid of the CD's, but for $9.99 a month, I mean it is a great deal. And it is EASY EASY
Heartily agree.
I remember back in the 70’s and seeing rack after rack of albums. The sheer number of a available artists was staggering. Then each artist had multiple albums. This was selections of music.
Isot a music store today and the number of artists is a fraction of what there was 30 years ago. And all the music is the same. Or it’s rap and the talent required to produce rap is minimal. Gone are the audiophile quality recordings.
I blame the music industry.