re: Do you still buy CD's?

absolutely, especially for local bands
If I like an artist, I buy the CD, especially when I see them live.

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absolutely, especially for local bands

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I don't see the value of putting a record on a CD while in a band. I know of several bands with hundreds of CD's in boxes in their garage because no one buys them.

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I don't see the value of putting a record on a CD while in a band.

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A lot of venues and radio stations want the physical media to hold onto. They are a good piece of merch for selling at concerts, but

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I know of several bands with hundreds of CD's in boxes in their garage because no one buys them.

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This is the danger. The problem with the pressings industry is that there often aren't options to just order in small quantities at a time, assuming you're getting quality pressings. You can order too much and never be able to sell it. If you're going low-quality and still burning your own CD's and making your own labels, you have the ability to make them as you go and not get stuck with tons of unsold merchandise.

I like having something physical to hold in my hands, but I definitely don't think bands should break the bank paying for pressings.

The market says cd sales are down like 80% across the board in the last 10 years. That’s across the entire music industry.

So you can be really good and still not be moving cds.

of course. since reel-to-reel is hard to find these days.

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I decided that if I'm going to buy a physical medium, it would be vinyl, since it will hold value better

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After spending a shite ton on new records, I look at them and wonder just how much money I wasted. I really think we're in the midst of a trend more than some epiphany declaring vinyl superior to digital. Hell, for all we know CDs could be the next "big thing" while vinyl falls by the wayside (again).

I always look at the CDs at Goodwill. Definitely have found a few gems...not valuable or anything, but CDs that would've cost $20-30 new there for $1. CDs are so cheap used right now that it's a great time to build your collection if you feel so inclined.

I’m 100% Spotify for a few years. Have a tower of CDs in my office,amd boxes of them in a storage room, but haven’t played one in forever.

I used to occasionally play a CD in the car, and the sound was WAY better than streaming, but the newer car/phone equipment is getting better. The convenience makes it worth it for me.

Right now CDs are the only widespread medium to purchase lossless music. Anything you download or stream is lossy, unless you can find FLAC files to download.

I buy CDs, and load them into iTunes as Apple Lossless. Right now you can’t buy Apple Lossless files.

For vinyl listeners, the only other option is to make your own lossless files the first time you play a record.

CDs will be around for a while.

yeah I buy 'em. Mine yo own bidness whippasnappah.