Who Buys Music Anymore? A Statistical Inquiry

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I buy vinyl and tape these days. I'll try a CD or download on occasion if there are no vinyl releases.
 
I buy mainly SACD's and occasionally hirez downloads.

I've also found many hirez downloads don't justify the asking price. Although I have purchased some exceptionally good Analogue Productions and Blue Coast Music downloads.
 
MusicDirector said:
I buy music and it doesn't scrape the bottom of my shopping cart either. I buy CDs and vinyl. I do NOT buy files. That makes no sense to me. I want to own my music and play it on my systems whenever I want and not have it sound like it's had the life taken out of it. Then again, I'm old school so I require that tangible feel of a CD jewel case with the booklet or what have you and better still, the vinyl album cover and liner notes. However, it's also about good sound and not having to re-purchase something (especially a lackluster file) every month or whenever a little glitch occurs or when it mysteriously disappears from your HDD. It's also easier to find what I want to listen to with CDs and vinyl. Sure, they take up room, but I look at it as the cost of enjoying music and a cost I'm willing to pay.
Just my 2 cents.
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I'm with you. I want to own a physical copy of my music.
 
I couldn't give a rats ass about hi-rez downloads or computer music for that matter. Part of the joy of listening to music is getting off your lazy arse to change a cd or a vinyl record. Call me old fashioned but having a physical copy of an album is a hell of a lot better than a copy that is stored in some damned music server. Any person that says you can't get the same reference quality out of cd's or vinyl that you get from downloads is a fool.

Many will say that hi-rez downloads and computer music is the future but I'll bet there is enough of us crusty old veterans still around who will keep the compact disc and vinyl records alive and well:congrats::audiophile:
 
Toobs said:
I couldn't give a rats ass about hi-rez downloads or computer music for that matter. Part of the joy of listening to music is getting off your lazy arse to change a cd or a vinyl record.
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No. There is no 'joy' in changing CDs or flipping a record over. That is drudgery. I want to listen to music, not frack with it. If I want drudgery I will go to work.
 
Toobs said:
I couldn't give a rats ass about hi-rez downloads or computer music for that matter. Part of the joy of listening to music is getting off your lazy arse to change a cd or a vinyl record. Call me old fashioned but having a physical copy of an album is a hell of a lot better than a copy that is stored in some damned music server. Any person that says you can't get the same reference quality out of cd's or vinyl that you get from downloads is a fool.

Many will say that hi-rez downloads and computer music is the future but I'll bet there is enough of us crusty old veterans still around who will keep the compact disc and vinyl records alive and well:congrats::audiophile:
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Everyone has their preference.

I don't buy into the whole computers and files are the way of the future for me personally, at least for serious listening and enjoyment. (I do appreciate my Spotify for research and the like, but I can't do serious listening with it). Indeed, computer music or music files is the future and much of it is already here, that's fine for those who want that or like that.
Personally, my PCs are not near adequate to make files, hi-rez or not, sound good to me. To play that type of thing I would need to invest in more gear such as very pricey dacs and other stuff to improve the sound quality being fed from the PC to my system. I'm also not fond of having to mess around with a PC all the time just to listen to music. For me it's quicker to select a record or CD and put it on.
I too am raised old school, around during much of the time before digital. I don't mind flipping a record or loading a CD, I'm used to it. That's just me though.
 
BlueFox said:
No. There is no 'joy' in changing CDs or flipping a record over. That is drudgery. I want to listen to music, not frack with it. If I want drudgery I will go to work.
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Flipping a record or changing a CD is no work or drudgery at all. You want drudgery? Try cleaning and maintaining records.
I do, but I'm old school and I don't mind the work because the rewards are more than worth the effort.
 
BlueFox said:
No. There is no 'joy' in changing CDs or flipping a record over. That is drudgery. I want to listen to music, not frack with it. If I want drudgery I will go to work.
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...said the digital couch potato. :lol:
 
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they have collections from big classical music label! worth to check
 
I purchase only CD's and selected SACD's. I listen to free Spotify just to audition. Too much time and money invested not to hear best quality.
 
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CPP said:
Ain't that the truth. The only stock I own that seems to perform year after year is KSU. I bought Kansas City Southern June 2000 it's a railway and have been making moving up.
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Too bad you didn't buy AAPL then.
 
50% vinyl
20% cd
the rest downloads, mostly hi-rez

I wish there were more record stores around to browse through. I miss that pleasurable activity. ;)
 
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