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Who else doesn't download?

post #1 of 30
9/16/09 at 1:53am
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I'm tempted sometimes with everyone talking about hearing the newest albums that leak on the internet, and I'm even tempted to download old albums that I haven't seen in stores or haven't looked for online. But I just love ripping the packaging off of albums, putting it in for the first time, and kicking back and listening while flipping through the inserts. Plus I don't like how downloads are tagged (I like having the official tracklisting from the back of the CD). I don't see myself starting to download any time soon. Anyone else here like me?
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post #2 of 30
9/16/09 at 2:21am
It depends on the artist for me.

If it's someone like say, Matt & Kim who I am just sort of feeling out, I will probably download first. I just did this as a matter of fact. I downloaded their first one and then went out and bought the physical copies of that one and their newest as well.

But if it's of a band that I really like all around, like Nine Inch Nails or Cave In, I will try and get my hands on every physical album put out, both CD and vinyl.

I really enjoy having the huge library of physical media that I do, but at the same time, it can be space consuming and in this day and age if I can keep some of the lesser albums to a minimum, space wise, then that's all the better.
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post #3 of 30
9/16/09 at 3:13am
Well... my friend, you are one of the last warriors it seems... I don't even have a CD player for years!
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post #4 of 30
9/16/09 at 4:06am
i have not downloaded music files ... i ripp lossless files from my music CDs .. i also have a Cayin CDT-17a CD player which deliver revealing and pleasing SQ as per my ears and gears

i still hunt/purchase music CDs from amazon.com, hmv and other hk cd stores (during my short vacation) and local stores .. i am not sure when i will stop
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post #5 of 30
9/16/09 at 4:11am
I only buy CD's, since most music isn't offered as a lossless download. If it is, I have no problem downloading it.

One thing I love about buying CD's is the album art. I scan it into my computer and attach it to the relevant music files. Even if you get a lossless download, you rarely get high-quality album art alongside it.
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post #6 of 30
9/16/09 at 4:27am
I download once in a while, when I find an album I like available in a lossless format.
That is quite rare though, so most often I end up buying a physical CD.
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post #7 of 30
9/16/09 at 4:29am
Nope, don't download...I buy CDS...this way I have a foolproof original for prosperity.
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post #8 of 30
9/16/09 at 4:41am
No downloading here, save for the occasional (legal) download from archive.org or the extremely rare purchase from iTunes. I don't even have a computer connected to the rig these days.

My preferred formats don't lend themselves to computer-as-source, anyway. I listen to vinyl, a couple of FM tuners, SACD, and I'm just getting into DVD-A.

I ran computer-as-source for awhile, then ended up using it less and less as I got pulled into SACD and vinyl. I've come to prefer the sound quality of those to Red Book. Further, the quality of the all tube () FM tuner really shines in an all-analog signal path.
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post #9 of 30
9/16/09 at 4:52am
When I do download CD's, I ensure that I buy at least one CD from them if I enjoy it. Sometimes I don't enjoy it in which case I think 'Phew... I'm glad I didn't pay for this.'
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post #10 of 30
9/16/09 at 8:17am
I have more CDs than I can find time to listen to, so no downloads excepts for the occasional tracks for curiosity's sake.
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post #11 of 30
9/16/09 at 9:48am
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Originally Posted by FalconP View Post
I have more CDs than I can find time to listen to, so no downloads excepts for the occasional tracks for curiosity's sake.
This is my practice as well. I will pull up recommendations from here to hear the samples. If I like, I'll look at their collections on Amazon. Usually, I'll pick the highest rated release first. If I like, I'll start collecting.
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post #12 of 30
9/16/09 at 10:26am
If Lossless formats were offered on a large scale, I'd definately stop buying CDs all together. The fact that things like Itunes and Amazon only offer MP3/AAC is the only thing preventing me from making the switch to all digital. I find that after I rip my CDs onto my HDDs, they get thrown into a box and forgotten.
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post #13 of 30
9/16/09 at 10:32am
I don't download music illegally, I subscribe to Rhapsody for $15 per month. That gets me full access to their HUGE catalog, all recorded at 192kb/sec which is quite good sounding even through my Stax headphones. In adddition to listening through my squeezebox at home, I can also install any album they have on up to 3 portable players (We have 2 Sansa clips, one for me and one for my wife).

They have a good selection of classical material which I like, as well as just about every other kind of music. I'm sometimes surprised when I search for some obscure CD I read a review of and they have it.

I like to use the combination of Pandora and Rhapsody on my squeezebox, Pandora is better at finding new music I like and I can easily add it to my Rhapsody catalog with a couple of presses of the remote, without even interrupting the track playing on Pandora.
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post #14 of 30
9/16/09 at 11:42am
I purchase with iTS.
Reason;
a. Minor artist.
b. CD procurement difficulty.
c. The price which is much cheaper than CD.
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post #15 of 30
9/16/09 at 11:58am
I sample downloaded music and then buy good albums en-masse from etailers such as Amazon and importcds. If the artist has a PayPal or other donation account then I just give them $10 US instead.

The way I see it, there's only so much money I can afford to devote to buying music. Nobody loses anything from me downloading extra music. If anything, it allows me to refine my taste, expand my horizons and make a more informed decision for what constitutes good music than I would have been able to otherwise, and then reward that album/artist by buying their CD.

And yeah, from that point of view I have no qualms with leaks. For that matter whether it harms or helps their sales is hardly clear.
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