Comments on: CD or Not CD? That Is the Question…

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:53:31 +0000

I agree with GIL on all accounts.
Also in the past 8 to 10 years I have sold or given away all my main stream music and now only buy Christian Music on CDs… see http://www.hearitfirst.com and click on artists.

By: Richard Brody

Richard Brody — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:16:17 +0000

I lost my 45s in a move some years ago, including my first purchase “That’ll Be The Day” and although I use iTunes I have had more than a few problems with it. Sometime last summer half of my library got lost and the iTunes instructions for finding the files has not worked. This has confirmed my lack of faith in technology and my utter incompetence in all things technological. And as an old guy I want something that I can hold in my hands so I know that it’s real. Hey we all need some illusions and this is one of mine. I have about 1200 CDs, about 600 vinyl, and my question for all of you is how do you find the time to listen to all of your music because I can’t seem to find it anymore.

By: J. Welf

J. Welf — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:12:58 +0000

BEST POST!

By: Stanley Johnson

Stanley Johnson — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:33:30 +0000

How did I miss this discussion until today? Oh yeah, the flu. Well, I’ve still got 33 and 45 rpm vinyl, cassettes, Cds, Dvds, mini-discs and even a few VHS tapes. I’ve probably spent something like two or three houses worth on music during my lifetime, so I have absolutely no qualms about downloading as much free music as I possibly can get from the internet. It’s fools like me who made rich bastards out of all you rock stars, so no apologies nor regrets. Now I listen to everything, and I mean everything, in mp3 format, burned on Cds or Dvds, because my hearing is shot and I can’t tell the difference between analog, digital, live or memorex. As long as SONY makes Dvd and car Cd players that will play mp3s I will be able to more or less listen to music, even if my three turntables, two cassette decks, three mini-disc players and two backup hard drives all crap out at once. I have to wear earplugs at all concerts and sports events (pretty much every night of the week and weekend) so that I can wake up and drink coffee in the morning without an earache. I record my own music live on mini-disc, the best recording format ever invented, although I no longer bootleg anybody else’s shows. In fact, I rarely go to shows unless I can get in free, because I just can’t afford the tickets, you rich bastards. But I still have hundreds of cassettes of rare, live music that has rarely been played, much less circulated. Anyone interested in uploading these to the internet? It’s too much work for me and who really gives a crap about audience recordings anymore? There is simply not enough time anymore to enjoy my collection, which, as many local record show attendees are aware, has been practically given away for most of my life. I should have been greedy and priced the stuff higher, but I hope you got a good bargain, because I’m not giving the stuff away anymore, you cheap bastards.

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:44:04 +0000

I have all of Linda McCartney’s CDs. And I’m keeping them.

By: J. Welf

J. Welf — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:09:17 +0000

I will try Huck Finn. been a while since i have been there.

No reason why bands shouldnt be putting out cool limited vinyl with download cards. I get that Cds are real cheap to make and you get more of them but man i had so much fun doing my own record, screening the covers (and download cards), bagging them up.. its a lot more work but DIY is the way to go and in the punk scene anyway people are into that a lot more

My Cd rack broke when i moved 4 years ago. i threw all the CDs in a laundry basket and havent looked at them since. Most were already ripped to computer (and have on vinyl…stupid addiction). Ipod is great for the car not needing 1,000 CDs all over, but at home vinyl rules.

By: -R.

-R. — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:06:50 +0000

Regarding record shelving – a lot of folks use the Ikea Expedit shelving, but I would be careful regarding weight load and being certain it can’t tip over. Since it’s modular, you can expand as your collection grows. There is also this company which builds a decent LP storage cube: http://www.twocanhifi.com

I myself built from scratch using 2×12 pine, using dado joints to hold everything together; it’s a simple and rewarding woodworking project for those so inclined. I’ve built a few of differing sizes for other folks who seem to like them as well.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:26:04 +0000

I’m in my 40s and still collecting CDs. Started with vinyl in the 70s, cassettes in the 80s, CDs since then. I’ll only buy downloads if the album isn’t distributed on CD…then I end up burning on CD. I buy from local shops when possible, but it’s tough. I’m one of those guys who stops at every hole-in-the-wall music store when I’m out of town. And I’ll order CDs online only if it’s really good deal or I can’t phisically find the CD in stores. My collection is on shelves, alphabetical & chronological (as someone mentioned above). I usually spend several hours a week listening to CDs on my tower floor speakers from the Montgomery Ward scratch & dent section.

By: Mr. Eck

Mr. Eck — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:18:08 +0000

As far as record shelving, try Huck Finn’s Warehouse in downtown Albany. They used to have very nice wooden cube units.