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    MarcusCole6833
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    Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?

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      Maximilien
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      I haven't bought a music CD in over about 5 years (*) I bought a lot of music off beatport and kompakt.fm (when they sold mp3) and since Apple Music was released, I stream of it (better electronic selection than other services) 2 exceptions: Pete Namlook/Fax tribute boxset[^] Move D The silent Orbiter (tribute to Pete Namlook)[^]

      I'd rather be phishing!

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        Clifford Nelson
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        Been a long time. Never had much of a CD collection Back in the day had vinyl.

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          I haven't bought a music CD in over about 5 years (*) I bought a lot of music off beatport and kompakt.fm (when they sold mp3) and since Apple Music was released, I stream of it (better electronic selection than other services) 2 exceptions: Pete Namlook/Fax tribute boxset[^] Move D The silent Orbiter (tribute to Pete Namlook)[^]

          I'd rather be phishing!

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          I am slowly coming round, but second hand cd's are cheaper than mp3's so I am split on buying 2nd hand and converting or straight digital!

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            jgakenhe
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            The only people I know personally that buy music CDs are over 50 years old. If I need music, I'll "sample" it YouTube. YouTube is really nice, because if you have a good app downloader in FireFox or Chrome, you can download the entire video or just MP4 if you wish.

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              Tim Carmichael
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              Buy CD, copy it to home computer, burn a copy for use in vehicles and by my daughter (she has CD players throughout the house).

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                Gary Wheeler
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                I buy CD's in order to have guaranteed, unequivocal access to the music I purchase. I rip to MP3's and load those to my various devices. On occasion I've purchased MP3's online, but then backed them up to optical media.

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                  jeron1
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                  I do. I like liner notes, graphics, list of musicians, song writers. It's something tangible that I can hold in my hand, kinda like a vinyl record (got plenty of those too).

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                    I like these[^]

                    If it's not broken, fix it until it is

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                      jeron1
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                      A sick puppy you are! :laugh:

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                        Lost User
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                        Buy digital copies, upload to devices for mobility and copy to home media server for playback via a couple SoundTouch 10 wireless music systems[^] around the house.

                        That's what I do. I drink, and I know things. ~ Tyrion Lannister

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                          Sander Rossel
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                          I still buy CD's and LP's. Some because they aren't available online (although that's getting quite rare!), others because I just like collecting stuff (I also buy DVD's and Blu-Rays), and some because I like the artwork and I like holding physical products. I think I bought about ten CD's in 2016 so far. I've got over 1000 CD's and LP's altogether. I do convert them to MP3's and listen to those though :laugh: I listen to my CD's when I'm in bed because I have a CD player in the bedroom, but not a PC :) And I should mention I'm 28 (not over 50) :D

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                            No CD's, DVD's, or Blueray's in my home. My entire collection is on a SAN and streamed by Plex Media Server. For music, I choose FLAC as the format as it is lossless. MP3 is unacceptable for me when using good headphones. I do not buy "mp3" versions because the quality / bitrate is complete crap and un-listenable. The other benefit of Plex is that anyone in the household can listen or watch anything in the collection, on a multitude of devices, any time they want. Kids can even listen to music while on sleep-overs at another house, via VPN into the Plex server. Took me years to encode all the media, though. Short answer: FLAC.

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                              I buy CDs and rip them to 16/44.1 FLAC files. It's handy to have the CD as a backup in case I lose some files. I never listen to Songs, only Albums, so if albums were available in a 24/192 loss-less format, I would probably buy them in that format, but would miss the packaging/liner notes from special editions. Now if there were only some good software for organizing music that accounts for albums, different editions, composers, orchestras, then I would be happy.

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                                Recently bought an old Styx album at Amazon. I'm a Prime member so they shipped it to me free. The CD was only $5.99 and they also make the music available for listening instantly via Prime Music which is really cool. Best of both worlds (CD and MP3). And you can directly download the MP3 content to your computer and burn a CD if you want while you're waiting for the other to arrive. :cool: Very cool. Wow, check it out the CD and MP3 instant listen are availabe for only $4.99 now. Styx - The Grand Illusion - Amazon.com Music[^]

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                                  I have some, but only because my car has no aux. Actually I don't use them.. but I still have them for that reason

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                                    Mark_Wallace
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                                    My wife does. She hangs them on berry plants/shrubs, to scare the birds away.

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                                      How the Hell does that nose fit into a comparatively tiny 8-track slot?

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                                        Daniel Pfeffer
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                                        I do. I then rip them to MP3, and play them on any device from my laptop to my car's "entertainment centre". It's the only way to (a) buy music legally, and (b) not rely on the dubious quality of "cloud ssrvices"

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                                          I can rip my own MP3s, thank you very much. If I insisted on MP3s only, I could get them already from any number of sources. So, to this day I still insist on buying physical media. Then I rip them myself. Most of the CDs I own have been in a player exactly once. Call me old school, but if I spent money on goods without getting something physical in return, I feel like I'm essentially throwing money away.

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