New decade, end of the CD?

Mr ProgFreak wrote: In this situation I would get the real album, but I know that when the album first came out the CD was much more expensive. Obviously they lowered the price - and you'll always find such situations.

Mr ProgFreak wrote: I just meant to say that I'm not actively working towards the goal of killing the music industry. Over at Progfreak.com I'm also heavily linking to Amazon for both CDs and downloads. I favor the downloads, as they are less cumbersome, more affordable and, for various reasons, the future of music, in my opinion.

Bronsonia wrote: Why doesn't amazon or itunes offer  wav or flac?

Because they're large files compared to mp3/aac and 99.9% of their user base doesn't care.

Dean wrote: Triceratopsoil wrote: Mr ProgFreak wrote: ^ Lossless usually only sounds noticeably better if you make stuff up. If you are using iPod earbuds straight into your motherboard's headphone jack, it's going to sound like poop regardless of the quality of the file. That doesn't prove that it will sound like gold-plated unicorn farts on an audiophilists rig, regardless of the file format.

I didn't say that either

Mr ProgFreak wrote: Triceratopsoil wrote: Mr ProgFreak wrote: ^ Lossless usually only sounds noticeably better if you make stuff up. If you are using iPod earbuds straight into your motherboard's headphone jack, it's going to sound like poop regardless of the quality of the file. When did a "motherboard's headphone jack" enter into this discussion? Regardless, iPod earbuds are headphones, and most modern motherboards have decent D/A converters, so it's most definitely not going to sound like poop. I can't test it myself though, since I don't have an iPod ... and if I had one, I would not use the earbuds that come with it.

Of course you wouldn't, because they sound horrible.

Mr ProgFreak wrote: Negoba wrote: Steve Vai probably knows how to work the music business as well as any artist. I listened to him give about 2 1/2 hours of lecture on the subject. It was dizzying. He talked about advice he'd gotten from Zappa all the way up to his promotion of artists now and how he turns a profit doing what he recognizes as a very niche but consistent style. One of the things that Vai talked about is that because of various contract structures, an artist might make pennies off a song download from iTunes, but make up to 75 cents on the dollar on other sites. For my favorite artists, I try to pay attention to this. I think their best profit probably comes from buying an album at the merch counter at a show.     Incidentally: Quite some time ago (I think in early 2010) Vai began making available new music one track at a time on eMusic and Amazon exclusively via downloads: http://www.emusic.com/artist/Steve-Vai-MP3-Download/11640867.html It's seven songs ("VaiTunes").

Catcher10 wrote: Mr ProgFreak wrote: Negoba wrote: Steve Vai probably knows how to work the music business as well as any artist. I listened to him give about 2 1/2 hours of lecture on the subject. It was dizzying. He talked about advice he'd gotten from Zappa all the way up to his promotion of artists now and how he turns a profit doing what he recognizes as a very niche but consistent style. One of the things that Vai talked about is that because of various contract structures, an artist might make pennies off a song download from iTunes, but make up to 75 cents on the dollar on other sites. For my favorite artists, I try to pay attention to this. I think their best profit probably comes from buying an album at the merch counter at a show.     Incidentally: Quite some time ago (I think in early 2010) Vai began making available new music one track at a time on eMusic and Amazon exclusively via downloads: http://www.emusic.com/artist/Steve-Vai-MP3-Download/11640867.html It's seven songs ("VaiTunes").   Was Steve Vai normally not allowing digital downloading of his catalog?? I use Zune Marketmplace and seems like all his material is available for purchase and Zune Pass downloading......

Wish Amazon.com offered downloads ro Australasia. This " Out Of region" response in a global market is rediculous. I guess that is why Apple are strides ahead...

There's this endearing crackling that only vinyl can add to a recording. It really makes the experience for me.

Negoba wrote: There's this endearing crackling that only vinyl can add to a recording. It really makes the experience for me.   Just kidding. My parents had lots of vinyl that I listened to as a young child. I grew up on cassettes that turned to mud because I left them in the car. Any actual discernment I have is all well into the digital era.

Edited by Catcher10 - July 11 2011 at 16:45

Gah! ... I actually made my original 1973 first pressing DSotM vinyl into a wall clock in the late 70s because I'd worn it out and had to replace it (I've since replaced it two more times). On buying the first replacement I was a little disapointed to see they'd changed the pyramid on the label ... if only I'd know then that my original solid blue pyramid version was quite rare I wouldn't have made a clock out of it