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From a consumer's POV, does it really make sense to "own" music these days?
Posted on 1/20/14 at 2:09 pm
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Posted on 1/20/14 at 2:09 pm
With options like Spotify, Rdio, and Google Play, why purchase a cd when you can pay $9.99 a month to listen to whatever you want whenever you want (offline even)?
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Posted on 1/20/14 at 2:14 pm to sorantable
I buy vinyls. Both new and old music.
That's what the music industry is moving back to as far as record sales since it can't really pirated. It's not a bad hobby either.
That's what the music industry is moving back to as far as record sales since it can't really pirated. It's not a bad hobby either.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 2:21 pm to sorantable
I still like being able to hold the actual CD in my hands.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 2:22 pm to PGT Beauregard
I see a very minuscule fraction of the population at best will ever adopt vinyls as their medium of choice again.
You can't listen to a vinyl record on the go or at the gym or pretty much anyone outside of your home. The sound quality is only appreciated by the most staunch purist, which 99.7% of people are not (and that's being generous).
You can't listen to a vinyl record on the go or at the gym or pretty much anyone outside of your home. The sound quality is only appreciated by the most staunch purist, which 99.7% of people are not (and that's being generous).
Posted on 1/20/14 at 2:27 pm to sorantable
Somewhere along the way, you will lose all the music you ever had because A. your computer fried B. Your ipod fried C. some other reason
You can easily re download that music, but actually owning the hard copy, whether it be CD, Tape, Vinyl, allows you to have that music forever (considering how well you care for it and its playing device)
You can easily re download that music, but actually owning the hard copy, whether it be CD, Tape, Vinyl, allows you to have that music forever (considering how well you care for it and its playing device)
Posted on 1/20/14 at 3:19 pm to Spaulding Smails
I don't trust the cloud. I use it, and I think it's great, but you don't own anything in there. It could go away tomorrow if google goes under.
And you don't need to be a hardcore audiophile to tell the difference in quality between records and mp3's. I like the portability of mp3's, but when I listen at home, I prefer records (and CD's to a lesser extent - but still better than mp3's).
And you don't need to be a hardcore audiophile to tell the difference in quality between records and mp3's. I like the portability of mp3's, but when I listen at home, I prefer records (and CD's to a lesser extent - but still better than mp3's).
Posted on 1/20/14 at 3:21 pm to sorantable
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does it really make sense to "own" music these days?
Unless it's vinyl, then probably not. I have noticed that quite a few cds from the '90s have gone out of print, though, and have been nearly impossible to find online.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 3:23 pm to sorantable
I'm honestly not sure if I've spent one dollar on music in my entire life
And I have like 350 GBs on my hard drive/cpu
And I have like 350 GBs on my hard drive/cpu
Posted on 1/20/14 at 3:49 pm to sorantable
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I see a very minuscule fraction of the population at best will ever adopt vinyls as their medium of choice again.
I disagree. I think it's more likely that vinyl will become the more popular medium of choice by those who choose to own a physical copy of an album. People bought CD's and tapes because they were very portable and could be played in cars and in boomboxes. MP3 players have made CD's irrelevant. Vinyl is still around today and gaining popularity again because of the value in the product. You get something that has huge physical artwork (and bonus stuff inside sometimes) and better sound quality. Some limited release vinyl also appreciate in value. I have a few that I bought for $15-20 that are now worth $100-$300 each because of demand from collectors.
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You can't listen to a vinyl record on the go or at the gym or pretty much anyone outside of your home.
Well, most Vinyl these days come with a free download of the album, so your statement is a bit misleading.
This post was edited on 1/20/14 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 1/20/14 at 3:52 pm to SUB
It's tough to beat the feel of Coltrane hissing and popping on the record player, a rainy day outside, and cheap Chinese takeout in a paper box.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 5:32 pm to shutterspeed
What about the possibility of a less compressed, higher quality mp3? Digital storage is bigger and cheaper than ever. Why couldn't we have bigger music files?
Posted on 1/20/14 at 5:42 pm to h0bnail
Over the last few years, Ive switched to almost exclusively buying vinyl... with new releases they almost always come with a free download for portability... its rally the best of both worlds...
Not to mention its fun when people are over to look through records and play them... not so much on an ipod...
Not to mention its fun when people are over to look through records and play them... not so much on an ipod...
Posted on 1/20/14 at 5:45 pm to sorantable
quote:believe it it not, vinyls are becoming more and more popular each day.
I see a very minuscule fraction of the population at best will ever adopt vinyls as their medium of choice again.
Artists don't make much off of CDs or vinyls anyway. It's mostly from their concerts now.
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