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spo1977 
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 Topic: Do you still buy cds?
Posted: July 13 2009 at 23:32 |
Sorry if this has come up before. I really have not been in here in a while. My cd player broke and it is hard to find a cd player these days. I have to go to a high end shop or a thrift shop. I told someone I wnated a cd player and they thought it was retro. 
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Progosopher
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Posted: July 13 2009 at 23:37 |
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I'm an old guy, relatively, and like to hold onto something before I play it. A good package can also give some information you otherwise would not get. The download world seems centered around individual songs, but I've always liked albums - I have never bought a single song in any form.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Atavachron
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Posted: July 13 2009 at 23:38 |
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markosherrera
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Posted: July 13 2009 at 23:41 |
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I do both
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Hi progmaniacs of all the world
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Evolutionary Sleeper
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Posted: July 13 2009 at 23:46 |
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Both.
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SaltyJon
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Posted: July 13 2009 at 23:48 |
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It's very rare for me to download anything. I buy the CDs unless they're incredibly overpriced, in which case I hope the band is on eMusic. If not, I wait for a good opportunity to get the CD for something I'd consider reasonable.
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JJLehto
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Posted: July 13 2009 at 23:52 |
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Both.
But I do buy CD's whenever possible
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 00:02 |
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I really "need" a hard copy. Even the little bit of stuff I have downloaded first, I still needed a hard copy. I do expect a lyrics booklet, when applicable, and some quality album art, even though the CD format has made this more challenging.
Edited by Slartibartfast - July 14 2009 at 00:05
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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spo1977
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 00:07 |
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I only buy cds.
I would download songs that artists made available on their website and then buy the full cd at a certain point but I never cherrypicked songs. I always wanted the album.
But these days I am more casual about music and only like a select few metal or prog bands. I got into prog through metal. I wonder if it is time to change.
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 00:08 |
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Records and Cds. I never download, even legally.
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Logan
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 00:09 |
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I do both, but I still prefer to buy LPs over CDs. I have many CDs but I don't really like CDs that much (so lame that most of mine have little to no extras). DVDs I'm keener on (but I expect lots of bonus features). Commonly I'd rather pay for digital downloads. I'm kind of surprised that CDs are still as popular as they are.
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rosenbach
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 00:12 |
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Both but i prefer buy the cd when is available.
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CryoftheCarrots
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 00:14 |
CD's or in Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson case DVDa. Just love the surround sound audio mix.
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 00:14 |
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meptune
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 00:29 |
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I am still addicted to packaging. I love album art and I have not found digital media to be physically gratifying in the way a booklet is.
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stonebeard
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 00:39 |
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I do buy the physical thing, if the price is right.
There's almost no chance of me paying for an mp3 only album.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 00:45 |
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Cds
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Yorkie X
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 01:02 |
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bit of both though I prefer the real thing, much prefer the real thing I will only download if and only if supply from the seller has dried up or the product is deleted and I see it available as an MP3
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Moogtron III
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 02:30 |
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I buy cd's mostly, but I have also downloaded music sometimes. I much prefer buying cd's. The sound quality of the cd's is much better in my ears than most of the music I downloaded. Plus, as some before me remarked, I would like to have something in my hands / the real thing.
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Vompatti
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Posted: July 14 2009 at 02:44 |
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CD's and vinyls, sometimes even cassettes. I've never bought a download and I never will.
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