When you buy music, what format do you prefer?

[SocialNumb]

You didn't have my choice, so I'll put it here. I like my music mimed to me. I voted "Other physical media".

 

[wishtheend]

The 96khz/24-bit NIN releases were amazing. If the artist offers wave or flac, I'll grab those - but I won't download less than that. Otherwise, physical CD and vinyls when I got the cash to burn.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

CD's all the way, although I don't spit on digital delivery either because that's the only way to get some discontinued albums. Just got a new CD player too

 

[Tokyurot]

CDs for quality, art, lyrics & sizzles, and having the possibility to resell or trade them.

 

[phatfil]

i go for the highest possible quality.

 

[-Noodles-]

+1 on the 24/96 downloads.

It's normally CDs though.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

What program do you guys use to rip your CD's as FLAC's? (and then play them back?) I'm certainly not wedded to mp3 as a format, I just can't be bothered with physical media

 

[John_C]

winamp has served me well for a large FLAC library, there's mediamonkey as well but i'm not liking it as much as winamp

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Hardware only (usually CD).
NEVER EVER digital downloads

 

[Sacha]

Hardware only (usually CD).
NEVER EVER digital downloads

+1 nice to see that here people still support CDs, nothing beats having the actual object in your hands! Too bad the rest of the internet doesn't agree.

 

[Dexter_prog]

What program do you guys use to rip your CD's as FLAC's? (and then play them back?) I'm certainly not wedded to mp3 as a format, I just can't be bothered with physical media

Exact Audio Copy, don't use anything but that program, it's gold. Check hydrogen audio for some tutorials/info.

 

[Mago]

I try to get a cd whenever I can.
If its a huge hussle because the shipping would cost more than the cd itself then download, highest quality as possible.

 

[grywolf627]

I try to get a cd whenever I can.
If its a huge hussle because the shipping would cost more than the cd itself then download, highest quality as possible.

+1 to this.

 

[Paulie!]

Itunes for me.. I only listen to CDs in the car, and therefore they get scratched alot....

-P

 

[Loki Laufeyiarson]

CD, or vinyl when it's available. But then I always end up wishing for the cd, because I can't listen vinyl in the car (and recording the vinyl into my pc and then burn it on cd is too much work for me). Then again, I love the ritual of putting on vinyl on a saturday or sunday morning, wich makes me wish I had some more stuff on vinyl. So I'm still kinda torn between those two.
I don't pay for digital music.

 

[professorlamp]

CD

 

[Jind]

I voted other physical format. If I can get it, I like to buy vinyl, if I cannot, CD so I can rip it lossless to my library.

 

[Danny Drama]

I voted other physical format. If I can get it, I like to buy vinyl, if I cannot, CD so I can rip it lossless to my library.

That. Vinyl if I can, CD if I have to.

 

[poidaobi]

I need a CD so I can crank it up in the car.

 

[AudioGeekZine]

Flac download

Wav is a waste of bandwidth