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Is the CD dead?
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:38 pm
The lowly CD still a big part of the music business
Anyone still buy CDs? I do, see many people buying vinyl as well at shows and events.
I also steam music on sites like Spotify and Pandora even Youtube. Growing up in the late 90's Id assume most people are just like me with their purchases or music intake.
Until they stop putting CD players in cars I will not fully commit to all digital.
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All of the music industry news for the last year or so has been directed at oncoming music streaming steamroller and the downfall of the music download, but what’s interesting is that our good old physical CD still remains a huge part of the music business. The latest report from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the music industry’s trade group, shows the 2014 sales of the bright and shiny disc at $1.85 billion, or about 27% of the total U.S. recorded music revenue.
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the CD business is falling and when it finally hits the ground, it won’t be able to get back up. In 2014, streaming revenue from services like Spotify and Pandora overtook CD sales for the first time, ringing up $1.87 billion in revenue.
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If you extrapolate that out, it’s easy to see that streaming income alone can account for about the same $6.97 billion total industry income, more than offsetting the decrease in CD and music download revenue. If anything, we might finally begin to see an increase in revenue if streaming takes off like many industry analysts predict.
That said, the CD isn’t dead now, and it probably won’t be dead a few years from now either regardless of the streaming service’s inroads. It’s definitely a format on the wane, but it may take a lot longer to finally put the last nail in the coffin than people think.
Anyone still buy CDs? I do, see many people buying vinyl as well at shows and events.
I also steam music on sites like Spotify and Pandora even Youtube. Growing up in the late 90's Id assume most people are just like me with their purchases or music intake.
Until they stop putting CD players in cars I will not fully commit to all digital.
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:43 pm to JohnZeroQ
There's no point in buying CD's. If I'm going to get a physical medium, I'm getting the best form, which is vinyl.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:48 pm to JohnZeroQ
I still buy CD's. I just purchased a couple Gaslight Anthem albums. 
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:49 pm to JohnZeroQ
i haven't bought a CD in over 10 years. 100% digital these days. Mix of legit and pirated.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:49 pm to SUB
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There's no point in buying CD's
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:49 pm to JohnZeroQ
It's definitely dying. As long as cars still have CD players I think people will still buy them. I'll buy box sets occasionally and keep them in my car.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:53 pm to monsterballads
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There's no point in buying CD's
hell even the cd's that I have I don't even use. Spotify is just too convenient
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:54 pm to LSUvegasbombed
i'll buy a vinyl before a CD
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:59 pm to monsterballads
Now that vinyl comes with a download, it makes CD's a less attractive option. That said, there's something to having some form a physical media so you can control your library so Apple and Google don't sell it back to you. Vinyl does have a markup, so there is value to buying a CD and then uploading everything to your device, yet still controlling the original copy in case of emergency.
I don't like my only copies of things being digital versions on the cloud, outside of my control. At least keep backups on your own hard drive. Also, I spend a good portion of my life away from an internet connection on which I can stream music. Even if I did, I don't want to pay usage rates if I have a local copy. So, CD's do serve a useful purpose, just not a huge one.
I don't like my only copies of things being digital versions on the cloud, outside of my control. At least keep backups on your own hard drive. Also, I spend a good portion of my life away from an internet connection on which I can stream music. Even if I did, I don't want to pay usage rates if I have a local copy. So, CD's do serve a useful purpose, just not a huge one.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 1:40 pm to JohnZeroQ
CDs are on par with cassette tapes
This post was edited on 4/2/15 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 4/2/15 at 1:43 pm to JohnZeroQ
I think Kafka buys mainly CD's if I am not mistaken. CD is a good sound quality but I prefer vinyl.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 2:24 pm to JumpingTheShark
I've wanted a record player for the longest time.
One day...
I can see in the future where vinyl and CDs along with the digital are sold as a package deal. A last ditch effort before it goes all digital.
Or head of the nail
Baloo, you hit the nail of the head perfectly.
One day...
I can see in the future where vinyl and CDs along with the digital are sold as a package deal. A last ditch effort before it goes all digital.
Or head of the nail
Baloo, you hit the nail of the head perfectly.
This post was edited on 4/2/15 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 4/2/15 at 2:29 pm to JohnZeroQ
Some LP's do come with a CD and digital download. Pretty much all new releases on LP come with a digital download. I think maybe 3 of mine have come with CD's.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 2:33 pm to SUB
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There's no point in buying CD's. If I'm going to get a physical medium, I'm getting the best form, which is vinyl.
Is still too large and poor in terms of storage quality. You also can't play it while driving, which is when I listen to the majority of my music.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 2:34 pm to Baloo
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Now that vinyl comes with a download, it makes CD's a less attractive option. That said, there's something to having some form a physical media so you can control your library so Apple and Google don't sell it back to you. Vinyl does have a markup, so there is value to buying a CD and then uploading everything to your device, yet still controlling the original copy in case of emergency.
I don't like my only copies of things being digital versions on the cloud, outside of my control. At least keep backups on your own hard drive. Also, I spend a good portion of my life away from an internet connection on which I can stream music. Even if I did, I don't want to pay usage rates if I have a local copy. So, CD's do serve a useful purpose, just not a huge one.
Most of the digital music you buy these days is DRM free. So you can have a local copy, or a copy in the cloud, whatever you want.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 2:35 pm to JohnZeroQ
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Anyone still buy CDs? I do, see many people buying vinyl as well at shows and events.
I have literally bought twenty CDs in the last few weeks.
I prefer to own albums in their entirety and I enjoy reading the liner notes so CDs make sense to me. It is also appealing to look at the artwork in your hands.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 2:47 pm to saint amant steve
Right there with ya. I love looking over my huge CD collection, reading through the liner notes and seeing the artwork.
CD sections at stores are getting smaller and smaller yet the price stays the same
CD sections at stores are getting smaller and smaller yet the price stays the same
Posted on 4/2/15 at 3:15 pm to SUB
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There's no point in buying CD's. If I'm going to get a physical medium, I'm getting the best form, which is vinyl.
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