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I have a stack of 5-6 spare SATA DVD drives "in stock" so, in case the one in that old HP tower fails, I can simply swap in another drive and keep ripping.Many of them are in my basement.
I have a stack of 5-6 spare SATA DVD drives "in stock" so, in case the one in that old HP tower fails, I can simply swap in another drive and keep ripping.Many of them are in my basement.
A good argument, though a fringe one.
And as I've pointed out, you can also download a bunch of albums or playlists from Tidal and listen to them offline.
There is a guy locally who sells used vinyl and CDs. I have traded in a few of my old ones to him. But frankly, it's a bit easier to buy my CDs off of Ebay. Then I can get exactly what I want and it shows up to my mailbox. Usually at a very good price.View attachment 359691
Physical CDs for sale, seen today at a newly opened Barnes & Noble outside NYC.
Yep, I also buy them used on Amazon and eBay now. I cannot find anything I want and do not already have at Academy Records & CDs, which is the only decent place to buy them left in the NYC area.There is a guy locally who sells used vinyl and CDs. I have traded in a few of my old ones to him. But frankly, it's a bit easier to buy my CDs off of Ebay. Then I can get exactly what I want and it shows up to my mailbox. Usually at a very good price.
Because you may not be able to find the mastering that you prefer.I have yet to experience this but then.... this will happen only in rare cases, no? At that point, buying a CD seems to make sense, But why spend the money and the time on ripping pre-emptively?
What if the 96/24 version is brickwalled, and a properly mastered copy (i.e. not a victim of loudness war) is available on CD?Regarding buying music today: The 96/24 and DSD flac catalog is now quite well stocked and thinking of spending my money on an outdated 44/16 format makes no sense. It's true: some more underground albums are not released in hi-res and it is obvious that I am forced to buy this music in standard flac or on vinyl (sometimes when buying vinyl, the flac download is included in the price)
Speaking of percentages, my spending budget for music is currently 90% hi-res files, 9% vinyl (used & new), 1% used CD
In short, when I have a choice, I find it much more logical to buy vinyl instead of CDs as a physical media
Regarding buying music today: The 96/24 and DSD flac catalog is now quite well stocked and thinking of spending my money on an outdated 44/16 format makes no sense. It's true: some more underground albums are not released in hi-res and it is obvious that I am forced to buy this music in standard flac or on vinyl (sometimes when buying vinyl, the flac download is included in the price)
Speaking of percentages, my spending budget for music is currently 90% hi-res files, 9% vinyl (used & new), 1% used CD
In short, when I have a choice, I find it much more logical to buy vinyl instead of CDs as a physical media
Regarding buying music today: The 96/24 and DSD flac catalog is now quite well stocked and thinking of spending my money on an outdated 44/16 format makes no sense. It's true: some more underground albums are not released in hi-res and it is obvious that I am forced to buy this music in standard flac or on vinyl (sometimes when buying vinyl, the flac download is included in the price)
Speaking of percentages, my spending budget for music is currently 90% hi-res files, 9% vinyl (used & new), 1% used CD
In short, when I have a choice, I find it much more logical to buy vinyl instead of CDs as a physical media
... In many cases, every version of the 96/24 copy is brickwalled...
Agree, this is a good point.A second reason why I use hi-res files is for professional reasons: when processing audio files with plugins, it is inevitable to generate a certain amount of aliasing, also add that the result will have to be converted into lossy format: a lot of the original signal will be lost along the way.
We both share a desire for you to not hold that seminar!Regarding hi-res files: I have no desire now to hold a seminar on why they sound better compared to CD, just google for it.
I buy used vinyl for sentimental reasons: I love records. My only purchases of new music on vinyl are on Bandcamp: there are a lot of great underground artists in there and I'm happy to support them. The bonus of buying vinyl on Bandcamp is also having the flac files download includedWhat are your preferred sources for those 96/24 and DSD flac files?
And you prefer vinyl because typically, the audio is less juiced up than on CD?
I buy used vinyl for sentimental reasons: I love records. My only purchases of new music on vinyl are on Bandcamp: there are a lot of great underground artists in there and I'm happy to support them. The bonus of buying vinyl on Bandcamp is also having the flac files download included
Here’s a couple of websites to download files:
https://www.hdtracks.com/
Great library, all Flac formats up to 192/24
https://www.nativedsd.com/
Any type of DSD 64/128/256/512, Full DSD. They do sell Dolby Atmos also
Yup -- that's my go-to source for discontinued (or otherwise hard-to-find) CDs at sensible prices. I've never received a single disc purchased via eBay that didn't rip flawlessly.There is a guy locally who sells used vinyl and CDs. I have traded in a few of my old ones to him. But frankly, it's a bit easier to buy my CDs off of Ebay. Then I can get exactly what I want and it shows up to my mailbox. Usually at a very good price.
Still a great way to collect music, lots of discs out there altho some of the more unique ones can be priced fairly excessively except for the most determined collector....Yup -- that's my go-to source for discontinued (or otherwise hard-to-find) CDs at sensible prices. I've never received a single disc purchased via eBay that didn't rip flawlessly.
Lost my entire rip collection a few weeks back. Not an enormous collection but probably about 200 CDs. The SD card they were stored on couldn't be rescued and I had no back-up.
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I had a few DVDs start to rot within a year. Contained DTS surround mixes of the album.Some CD's started to deteriorate after 20-25 years.