Get real. The kids aren't buying them, they are downloading them free.
I’m sorry - but as photographers having had 2 external hard drives crash and 1 we’re not able to open at the moment has made me LOVE CD’s. I like having that initial back up for the master copy of our pics.
Only to be lost when you iPod dies, or your hard drive fails. CD's are nearly permanent, and you can easily catalog them. They are independent of the device on which you play your music. Play them in the car, on the music system, anywhere. You own them, and you can do with them as you wish. They can be copied and used on other devices such as iPod or MP3 players.
I'll stick with wax, thank you.
December 26th, I went back for the sales, and the store was rearranged with the CD's in the main racks and the vinyl in the back...will never forget it.
Flash is getting cheap, and small. I saw a 4 GB thumb drive that was mostly USB plug and no body. That’s 4CDs in WAV, or maybe 10 in mp3, or 5 with videos.
Wasn’t there a band that did a release on a flash drive, came with a nifty holder?
CDs are great for backup but I think they are not long for the entertainment world, just becasues people dl rather than buy.
or 45’s and “albums”.......
Keep em. Someday your computers will crash and your other digital media will erode to bits.
I still have the family 78s.
I’m 45.
Yes, most of the music I listen to comes out of the computer...or off a USB drive into the Home Theatah System (which I call a “stereo”, to my younger relatives’ chagrin).
Nothing like having a largely environment-resistant dedicated copy of something.
Still have books, too. No Kindles here.
On the other hand....
I carry my PDA to church— because it contains two Bibles in the size of a Gideons’ New Testament; and the internet has replaced magazines and newspapers.
I like the convenience of MP3s but understand that compressing the files means some loss of sound quality, which may be only theoretical or what dogs can hear. Thanks in advance for any responses; I’m not an expert so I may just appreciate the info without replying.
PS Vinyl was great, until the first scratch on the record. I can still hear the clicks and pops in some songs in my mind . . .
I have yet to go diskless in my music collection and I am ready to go digital. When I buy music I want to own it for life, so I have been reluctant to buy into the proprietary iPod.
What alternatives are there to the iPod? I’m picky about quality so I want the highest sampling rate possible in my digital music.
Which format is best and which players will play it?
Which formats are not proprietary and will allow me to transfer my collection to new formats and devices as they arrive in the future?
I refuse to buy a collection of music that is tied to a particular playback vendor. If I decide that vendor is ripping me off I want to be able to take my collection to a different playback vendor.
Help! Need suggestions.
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I don’t do ipod.
I like my CDs.
Each to his own, of course, but I have no interest in downloading to my computer, MP3s, or flash drives.
But if CDs are a dying media, I suppose I had better purchase the titles I want before they pull the plug.
So, when the next solar super-storm hits (google 1859 Carrington event) or we get hit by an EMP. Music (along with many other things) effectively dies. Except those of us with vinyl.
They said the same thing when cds arrived on the scene, thata vinyl would die. In fact, the opposite has occurred. More independent record shops are reporting big surges in vinyl buying again. Just read Goldmine Magazine.
I do not think cds will die out. There are many specialty and niche labels out there that are releasing much overlooked music from the 1920s thru the 1980s on cd. CD Universe is great online store to buy these cds from.
I have plenty of cds and will never stop buying them. Hard drives do not last as long as a cd. And who cares if the younger kids are not buying them. Why should we follow them? Trendy...who cares?
Finally, I am glad to hear that Universal is finally dropping the price of cds. Yippy...more for me to buy!! They were supposed to drop prices years ago but never did.
I gave my entire cd collection (200+) to a flea market that was raising money for a dog rescue organization. It was the most rewarding thing I had ever done with those cds.
Honestly, with all the options available, I can’t see a single good reason to have all of that clutter lying around.