MP3s... has anyone stopped buying CDs?
- Thread starter General Zod
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... not even that get my $ anymore.
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
I couldn't even fathom the task of ripping my entire collection of 900 cds. (Small collection by most diehard standards at that) I've had 100 cds in my closet for the past 2 years which I've been too lazy to alphabetize with the rest of the collection, let alone rip. Yea, I can leave them be and join mp3nation as of today, but it seems like such a shallow endeavor. I got 100 albums ripped to my flash drive, and every time I nod my head in enjoyment to any of it I feel guilt in my breast. The only time I do not, is when it's an OOP album going for a kidney, or Anathema's latest, in which case the guilt travels to my inner ass hole. Fuck that shit!
Tranquillian
Svartmetallist
At least for itunes the stuff you have paid for is linked to your account, so you could just download it again.
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
It depends on the equipment you are playing the source through. But even through basic Grado SR-80's I could tell a difference between the 320kbps rip and FLAC version of the latest Radiohead album. Anything of less revealing than the grado's absolutely not. Mostly in the extremities; the lows and highs were compressed. Nothing crazy though and it's how finely tuned your ear is to hearing compression. however, that wasn't my point on not buying digital files. I just find it crazy to pay for mp3's when you can have the actual physical thing in your hands, read the liner notes, see the artwork, and smell the fresh pages of the insert (don't you dare tell me you don't ever do that
). Perhaps it also has a little to do with me illegally downloading them since their inception as well.Also, you cannot rip a CD to 320kbps and turn it back into a lossless file. Once it's compressed, there is no turning it back.
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
Boom. There is another HUGE factor for me. You're not gonna catch me backing up my backups' backups.
dorian gray
Returning videotapes
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and smell the fresh pages of the insert (don't you dare tell me you don't ever do that
I sure as hell do that
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
Just had a beautiful cd experience at the gym. Twas in the parking lot sifting through the 2 dozen cds stored away in my glove compartment. I came across Primordial's To the Nameless Dead ltd edt with bonus live cd. Well in all the years that I possessed this beaut, I never went through with my intentions of hearing the bonus disc. Voila, was blown away by emotion. The mood was set in the car, as I sifted through the pages of the booklet, and touched the sweet oh sweet polycarbonate. It just felt special, never felt that way listening to mp3s, EVAR.
ztdrumman93
New Metal Member
For me, I buy actual albums and MP3's. I also download torrents, but I buy most of those albums later on. I am very happy that iTunes came out with the option not too long ago of being able to re-download your purchases for free without having to buy them again. That was just a bunch of crap when we used to have to re-purchase them. I usually buy digital copies of albums from bands who are really unheard of. For example, I bought a Deathcore album by a Japanese band called "Death I Am". They only have one full-length LP out called "Nebula" and iTunes is the only place I could find that had it for $10. I am so glad they had a digital copy because I love that band and I want to help progress them further in their musical careers.
Climb Thar Hill
not family oriented
Climb Thar Hill
not family oriented
Back on topic, I'm in the midst of putting together a huge cd haul. Come smell the pages with me. You don't get this kind of joy downloading MP3's.
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
dorian gray
Returning videotapes
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give me this kind of packaging and i will buy physical copies
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2011/december/record-sleeves-of-the-month
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2011/december/record-sleeves-of-the-month
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
not that shitty Patton experimentation he tries to repackage all the time under different names ... just illustrating an example.
of course a band would need to have the loot of Patton to pull off such elaborate packaging.
but hey, trustfund hipsters are up to the task. get creative you pansies.
of course a band would need to have the loot of Patton to pull off such elaborate packaging.
but hey, trustfund hipsters are up to the task. get creative you pansies.
