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Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

First person to mention piracy in this thread will eventually die. 
Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

I'm a convert. My CD collection has become a couple of 500 pound gorillas. I now buy MP3's from Amazon. Now that most are high quality VBR you get great quality and usually a digital art package. But I absolutely, positively will not use ITunes. I don't want to be dictated what device I use for my listening.

You know, iTunes dropped DRM for most songs over a year ago.

I don't care about the lack of DRM, I care that iTunes is a terrible piece of software.
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Downloading music legally has been my preferred option for the last couple of years - but I'll still make an exception for particularly nice digipack or vinyl releases.
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Originally posted by Lark the Starless Lark the Starless wrote:

Hmmm, I suppose I'm one of the few that prefers downloads. Thank you Amazon!

It's just so much quicker than waiting for a CD (which is generally more expensive).

The quality of MP3s are great.

Don't get me wrong, when I see CDs at a reasonable price (which is hard, seeing as there isn't a decent record shop in miles), I jump all over.


You live in LA. You have Amoeba. There's simply no excuse for you to be downloading!
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Originally posted by WalterDigsTunes WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Originally posted by Lark the Starless Lark the Starless wrote:

Hmmm, I suppose I'm one of the few that prefers downloads. Thank you Amazon!

It's just so much quicker than waiting for a CD (which is generally more expensive).

The quality of MP3s are great.

Don't get me wrong, when I see CDs at a reasonable price (which is hard, seeing as there isn't a decent record shop in miles), I jump all over.


You live in LA. You have Amoeba. There's simply no excuse for you to be downloading!
 
I figured you might chime in about that sometime! LOL
 
To be honest, I've never been, but I've been wanting to for quite some time. Been busy, busy, busy.
 
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

I only download if it's the only viable option.  I'm a hard copy kind of guy.


Yeah, you can't beat the real thing.

It's amazing how people get conned into believing that a stored sequence of ones and zeroes qualifies as a "hard copy" or "real thing" ... to me there's little difference to a download content-wise. Hey, I can store all my downloads on silver discs - does that make them "hard copies"?
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Originally posted by Mr ProgFreak Mr ProgFreak wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

I only download if it's the only viable option.  I'm a hard copy kind of guy.


Yeah, you can't beat the real thing.

It's amazing how people get conned into believing that a stored sequence of ones and zeroes qualifies as a "hard copy" or "real thing" ... to me there's little difference to a download content-wise. Hey, I can store all my downloads on silver discs - does that make them "hard copies"?


Certainly, with a clear emphasis on copies.
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I only buy CDs now if they're really cheap (bought a Janelle Monae and Steve Roach CD from the library throwaway shelf for $.25 each recently) or if the band really needs money/guilt trips the hell out of you (oh hey Pendragon! Didn't see you over there...)
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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

I don't care about the lack of DRM, I care that Apple is a terrible company.


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CD's ftw, a physical copy is always so much better
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There was a time when I could go to my local shop, pick an album, ask the vendor to play it, and if I liked it I would take it. Can't do that anymore, because there is no ready available material that I might be interested in. That's why these days I mostly download new stuff, and I proudly do so illegally (not willing to pay to have invisible albums). I listen, and what I like I try to purchase, if possible from the artist itself. If I don't like it, I delete it. Of course I would much rather have physical copies to digital ones, and on the physical realm, vinyl to CD's  

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Originally posted by Mr ProgFreak Mr ProgFreak wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

I only download if it's the only viable option.  I'm a hard copy kind of guy.


Yeah, you can't beat the real thing.

It's amazing how people get conned into believing that a stored sequence of ones and zeroes qualifies as a "hard copy" or "real thing" ... to me there's little difference to a download content-wise. Hey, I can store all my downloads on silver discs - does that make them "hard copies"?

The only "real thing" would be some inexistent way of hearing the recording being played live over and over again. But unless you use the best compression formats (non-compressed actually), CD quality is still better than your average mp3. Not that you will notice it with those atrocious apple headphones but I'm sure you know and have proved it yourself (you're very techieTongue) that with a good amp/receiver and real good headphones you CAN hear the difference. Even I, the same track on my iphone  and on my denon component with sennheiser headphones: in the first one, sounds ok; in the second, I hear some things I didn't hear in the former. 
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Is this debate a degenerated version of the classic "CD vs. Vinyl?"
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Vinyls have a much more beautiful sound than CDs up to me but they're hard to find or expensive when you import them.
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Points: 1003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2011 at 16:26
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

I only download if it's the only viable option.  I'm a hard copy kind of guy.


Same here.
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Originally posted by Lark the Starless Lark the Starless wrote:

Hmmm, I suppose I'm one of the few that prefers downloads. Thank you Amazon!

It's just so much quicker than waiting for a CD (which is generally more expensive).

The quality of MP3s are great.

Don't get me wrong, when I see CDs at a reasonable price (which is hard, seeing as there isn't a decent record shop in miles), I jump all over.


Just about me all over, and I started my collection back in the vinyl days. To me there is absolutely no difference between a legal MP3 download and a piece of plastic,
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Originally posted by Stooge Stooge wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

I only download if it's the only viable option.  I'm a hard copy kind of guy.


Same here.

Yep, same here too.
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I live in a small town where anything more obscure than Porcupine Tree is impossible to find. They have PT though.  iTunes is my main music source.
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I download.

There seems to be an undercurrent of animosity toward not having physical copies in much of the music world.  I'm not sure why.  I pay for the music--it's what I return to, and it would likely end up on my computer (copied several times over for backup) anyway.

In addition, my current place of residence isn't permanent.  I cut down on what I own as much as possible so that I have mobility.  Once I settle down it would make more sense to get hard copies, but even then, I wouldn't really see the point.  This isn't just for music, either--I get games digitally when I can, and I don't even buy movies anymore (I have Netflix).  Haven't made the switch for books yet--I can't justify the asking price for a Kindle--but I imagine I'm probably going to shed those one day as well.

I remember hearing Bruce Dickinson rant one time about how files weren't albums or somesuch.  Whatever.  Sounds the same to me, I'm good.


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I like buying CDs more, but I find myself relying on the Itunes store more and more these days. I only download illegally if the album is long out of print and no money would be going to the original artists if I spent money on it. 
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