Who uses music CD's?
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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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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
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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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
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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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
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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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
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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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
My wife does. She hangs them on berry plants/shrubs, to scare the birds away.
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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
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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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
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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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!
Out of curiosity, where're you buying from/what are you buying? Other than filling in a few holes in collection of music from when I was a teen on Amazon I've generally found used CDs+shipping ending up around or above the mp3 album price (and I've had enough hassles with cheap scratched CDs in prior years that ripping to save a single dollar or so was more hassle than it was worth). Until a few years ago I was buying a fair amount of European metal via CD; but only because they were charging crazy/silly prices for the mp3s.
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Out of curiosity, where're you buying from/what are you buying? Other than filling in a few holes in collection of music from when I was a teen on Amazon I've generally found used CDs+shipping ending up around or above the mp3 album price (and I've had enough hassles with cheap scratched CDs in prior years that ripping to save a single dollar or so was more hassle than it was worth). Until a few years ago I was buying a fair amount of European metal via CD; but only because they were charging crazy/silly prices for the mp3s.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
I am a recent convert to MP3, so I use either apple google or amazon to buy them but generally Amazon. I feel i get a better deal on second hand cd's as i can get a copy of an older CD for $5 and that is half the cost of an mp3! I generally buy alternative rock or big beat trip hop electronic music. the reason for my question is I just got the new Radiohead Album and I will not buy the CD, as i have a digital copy and I only listen to music on my IPOD or phone! I pose the question to see how others get their music!!
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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
I buy all my music on CD or equivalent quality, then rip them to 10" vinyl disks for proper playback. MP3s are for the deaf.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I buy all my music on CD or equivalent quality, then rip them to 10" vinyl disks for proper playback. MP3s are for the deaf.
Will Rogers never met me.
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rip them to 10" vinyl disks
From where do you buy your blank vinyl disks? :laugh:
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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
I do. I always keep a physical, original copy of the good albums I come across. Usually if I buy only the electronic version is because I like the band but not THAT much, so I want to save some good hard-earned money. Also for videogames - I have at least 3 versions of The Elder Scrolls - Oblivion, all original.
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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.
You're old school. So am I :thumbsup:
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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
My car has a CD player, so yes, I use them. It would be a waste not to make use of my CD collection. Otherwise I just have a big collection of expensive coasters.
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Do you buy the to convert to MPS or just buy the MP3 or WAV or ogg version?
I buy them and then convert them to MP3 for mobile devices and also convert to wav/ogg for my computer. I also like having the little booklets and the artwork - which is why I mainly buy music CD's. If there is a DVD along the CD, even better. Steven Wilson and Opeth have been doing a bit of an interesting thing with their last few albums - make a 5.1 mix, which is also something I like to listen to. But can't do that on my portable devices.
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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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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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Same here, but I only listen to them on the car. Once I get a new CD it is immediately ripped to FLAC and MP3.
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