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Re: Records, CDs, or MP3s?

I must admit that it's getting harder and harder to find CDs now. I do buy them if it's a band I really like. Other times' date=' I download.[/quote'] The used market is the way to go, at used shops or on eBay. I usually only buy new stuff at gigs or when I'm at a local record store, used has provided access to all kinds of out of print treasures. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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The used market is the way to go, at used shops or on eBay. I usually only buy new stuff at gigs or when I'm at a local record store, used has provided access to all kinds of out of print treasures. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
New CDs are so much cheaper now than they used to be - if I'm going to actually purchase a physical copy, I'd rather buy new for the artist's sake, considering they don't get anything from used sales. Definitely great for OOP stuff, though, that's how I got a lot of my Swans.
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Re: Records, CDs, or MP3s?

no love for cassettes?
Do you remember dealing with them? They kind of suck. They get warped, eaten, worn down quickly, they're noisy, the players are finicky, the sound quality is nothing if not a compromise. I liked recording on cassettes, and making mix tapes. I still enjoy the simplicity of plugging into a Tascam Portastudio. I like the fact that I was basically forced to listen to the entire album in order, because I feel like that led to greater appreciation of the album as a whole. But I don't have any nostalgia for the format. There's no advantage that one of the other major formats doesn't have in greater degree. I've seen bands offering "handmade cassette demos" online as if they were some special thing. I can't help but laugh.
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I can't tell you how many times I had to repurchase an album due to these issues lol
Yeah, right? I have no idea how many times I purchased some of my favorite albums. And where are they now? I've lost so much stuff during all of my moves, not to mention selling albums, lending to people who didn't return them (I've been guilty of that too...) - it's often quicker and easier for me to find a digital copy of an album online than it is to get to the closet, hunt through the boxes, and see if I didn't in fact lose my copy of it years ago.
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Cd's. Who doesn't love to have a booklet with lyrics in their hand and have most of the time an amazing artwork? Vinyl is even better if you like to have the artwork a bit bigger, but they are most of the time more expensive than cd's. However, because I am a student, I haven't a lot of money, so most of the time I just use mp3's.

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Personally I prefer CDs. They have the best sound quality and really are the best way for me to get into an entire album. What do you guys prefer?
Records because they look better, they are more interesting. CD's because they are more interesting than mp3's. (Artwork) MP3 because its the easiest, cheapest and only way you can have all the music in the world with you while roaming this fine country. Anyone remeber MiniDisk Players?
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I'm sorry that Minidisk didn't take off' date=' it was an interesting format with a lot of advantages. Though with MP3 players and audio recorders so readily available, built into phones, etc, Minidisk would be long gone by now anyway.[/quote']i re they where like mini 8 track players. Right. I remember. Them
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