CD or MP3??

mysterypower · Number of posts: 37 Age: 14 Registration date: 2009-06-27

intrigued1 wrote:

Only one option for those of us stuck in the past??

What about cassette tapes? Or 8-track? The first metal albulm in our house was when my brother bought Ozzy Osbourne's Bark at the Moon on 8-track.

I voted for record, although I recently decided to purchase an MP3.

there's nothing like re-adjusting a record that's stuck! XD

Master's Apprentice · Number of posts: 745 Age: 37 Registration date: 2009-02-20

GODSWIZARD wrote:

Voted CD only. Twisted Evil

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If you want to, state the reason why.

Because MP3s are of da debil.......and a certain tool of the AntiChrist.

MP3s are evil wave

Yeah I only buy cd's for every reason everyone has stated above.
MP3's are only good to me when checking out a band I've heard of but need an idea of sound/style.
Wish I could find a decent tape deck for all my 80's tapes man

deathisgain713 · Number of posts: 446 Age: 39 Registration date: 2009-02-05

intrigued1 wrote:

Only one option for those of us stuck in the past??

What about cassette tapes? Or 8-track? The first metal albulm in our house was when my brother bought Ozzy Osbourne's Bark at the Moon on 8-track.

I voted for record, although I recently decided to purchase an MP3.

I think the first & only 8-track I remember, was listening to the Cars "Candy-O".

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**Black Rider** · Subject: Re: CD or MP3?? Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:05 am

I'm a cd baby and if they dissapear my music intake will probably lessen an awful lot.

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7thSecond · Number of posts: 440 Age: 38 Registration date: 2007-04-07

Black Rider wrote:

I'm a cd baby and if they dissapear my music intake will probably lessen an awful lot.

That's me. When the last cd ever produced is put out it will be the last album I ever own. It's not like I don't have enough to last me the rest of my life anyway. I could rotate my cd's for years and never hear the same one twice.

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**ultmetal** · Number of posts: 3339 Registration date: 2006-12-26

CDs and vinyl. I buy the CD/vinyl. I own the CD/vinyl. It's my hardcopy. It has all the art as well. If I buy the CD and don't like it, I can sell it, trade it, loan it, burn it, use it as a frisbee. Whatever! It's mine. I can make my own MP3s for my iPod.

You never own MP3s when you purchase them from iTunes. You many not legally resell them. You many not legally give or loan them to someone else. If you accidentally lose your hardrive, and have not back them up or made a hardcopy, you do not have the right to download them for free again. You do not own anything. You have payed for the right to download that file and transfer it to one MP3 player. That's it. Also, MP3s are condensed files and do not have the same sound quality as a CD or vinyl record.

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GODSWIZARD · Subject: Re: CD or MP3?? Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:18 pm

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1. 7thSecond said:

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That's me. When the last cd ever produced is put out it will be the last album I ever own. It's not like I don't have enough to last me the rest of my life anyway. I could rotate my cd's for years and never hear the same one twice.

Well stated. Twisted Evil

Agreed.

2. Point number one above made.......CDs are not going away for a very, very long time, if ever. Some bands will start putting out new albums in MP3 format only. Oh well.......too bad so sad. They just won't get my $$dollar$$. I'll be out $$buying$$ CDs. There will still be CDs around for purchase. There will still be distros and dealers of CDs around. They will get my $$business$$. Not the bands only putting out their music on MP3 (or the next file format 123ZZZZ Sleep

, or the next file format after that SNDGUD666 Sleep

)

I've been through this once with records. From vinyl to CD. Now it is from CD to MP3. Been there done that. Guess what?? Question

Vinyl is not going anywhere, is it?? Question

There's more vinyl out there all the time. CDs will be the same way. There are 79 gazillion CDs out there in the world in 2009......the internet is a blessing for the peeps like me who will only $$buy$$ CDs. If you--or me--want CDs only......hop on the internet and look for them. They'll be around.......for longer than I live to $$buy$$ them.

3. Ult said:

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CDs and vinyl. I buy the CD/vinyl. I own the CD/vinyl. It's my hardcopy. It has all the art as well. If I buy the CD and don't like it, I can sell it, trade it, loan it, burn it, use it as a frisbee. Whatever! It's mine.

Bingo.

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You never own MP3s when you purchase them from iTunes. You many not legally resell them. You many not legally give or loan them to someone else. If you accidentally lose your hardrive, and have not back them up or made a hardcopy, you do not have the right to download them for free again. You do not own anything. You have payed for the right to download that file and transfer it to one MP3 player. That's it.

Bingo.

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Also, MP3s are condensed files and do not have the same sound quality as a CD or vinyl record.

BFB!!

Big freaking bingo!! cheers

We have a yahtzee Bruno!! cheers

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7thSecond wrote:

John Gilchrist Lodge wrote:

A while back, I would have voted for CDs. After a while, they take up too much room. MP3s cut down on that problem.

Traitor.

No I buy only cd's but love having the mp3's ripped from them on my iPod. cheers

All my CDs are ripped onto my iPod. No traitor here. I have limited space, and sometimes less is more.

Have you guys seen how much Amazon and Ebay charge for rare/OOP music? I've found the same music available at iTunes for reasonable prices (Mastedon's two albums come to mind). It's all going to the same place--my iPod--so it doesn't really matter in the long run.

angelofdarkness · Number of posts: 542 Age: 32 Registration date: 2009-05-14

ultmetal wrote:

CDs and vinyl. I buy the CD/vinyl. I own the CD/vinyl. It's my hardcopy. It has all the art as well. If I buy the CD and don't like it, I can sell it, trade it, loan it, burn it, use it as a frisbee. Whatever! It's mine. I can make my own MP3s for my iPod.

You never own MP3s when you purchase them from iTunes. You many not legally resell them. You many not legally give or loan them to someone else. If you accidentally lose your hardrive, and have not back them up or made a hardcopy, you do not have the right to download them for free again. You do not own anything. You have payed for the right to download that file and transfer it to one MP3 player. That's it. Also, MP3s are condensed files and do not have the same sound quality as a CD or vinyl record.

Entire post......exactly what I would have written myself. I refuse to download.....2100 cds and counting.....the intangible, invisible music file does not provide anywhere near the same satisfaction as a store bought cd.

GODSWIZARD · Subject: Re: CD or MP3?? Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:39 pm

John Gilchrist Lodge said:

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Have you guys seen how much Amazon and Ebay charge for rare/OOP music?

I could care less. Seriously. Sleep

I've never $$bought$$ a single CD from Ebay (TM), and I never will. I refuse to do $$business$$ on Ebay (TM) and completely ignore it. Sleep

If a CD I want is OOP i'll pick it up somewhere else.

As regards to Amazon (TM) I give them, and the dealers related to them, a fair amount of $$business$$. However, with OOP CDs the same thing as above with Ebay (TM) applies......i'll get the OOP album I want somewhere else (and I promise you i'll get it for $$cheaper$$). Twisted Evil

I'm very, very good at research and $$buying$$ CDs......they go together like apple pie and salsa. cheers

O.K.......maybe not salsa scratch

, but you get my point.

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BackFromTheDawn · Number of posts: 4574 Age: 23 Registration date: 2007-05-19

I need some of that info....

I'm an amazon junkie and I sometimes wish some CD's on there were cheaper.

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GODSWIZARD · Subject: Re: CD or MP3?? Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:32 pm

BFTD said of my music research skills mentioned in my post previous to his:

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I need some of that info....

Sorry.

Seriously......sorry dude. Neutral

The research skills came with the time at university spent in historical methodology courses. Neutral

That said....... scratch

You basically just need increased patience and steadfast persistence BFTD.......there's no secret to it......those are basics. Twisted Evil

If you want something bad enough and are willing to spend the time and effort looking for it + patience......it's out there. Twisted Evil

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BackFromTheDawn · Number of posts: 4574 Age: 23 Registration date: 2007-05-19

I suppose there are instances where I would buy mp3's, but generally, I like to buy the CD's.

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tohostudios · Number of posts: 4353 Age: 49 Registration date: 2007-04-07

I have yet to buy an mp3. The only ones I've ever even downloaded were free (like the bonus Rhino Bucket track).

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intrigued1 · Number of posts: 288 Age: 41 Registration date: 2009-01-25

After reading the posts on this thread, I think you all have me convinced that CD's are better than an MP3. How easy is it to copy your CD's onto the MP3? Is it possible to copy old cassette tapes to MP3?

BackFromTheDawn · Number of posts: 4574 Age: 23 Registration date: 2007-05-19

CD's are as simple as inserting your disc into the cd-rom and clicking "rip to computer" (or whatever program you use for mp3's.

Cassette tapes, however, will take more doing or may be impossible as I'm not sure what gadgets there are for that sort of thing. If they do exist, they won't come cheap and they certainly won't be very easy to use.

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intrigued1 · Number of posts: 288 Age: 41 Registration date: 2009-01-25

Sounds easy enough. I had been promised an MP3 for Father's Day. I have yet to see it.

lifemetal777 · Number of posts: 599 Age: 20 Registration date: 2007-12-31

Record.
Bigger album art, organic audio quality, and current price make records the winner fore me. However, CD's are what I primarily listen to. I'd take CD's over mp3's any day.

Sutekh · Number of posts: 220 Age: 36 Registration date: 2008-07-25

CDs definitely. Does anybody else remember the smell of the Intense Recordsa releases when you took it out of the shrink wrap? I picked up Master's Command last year still sealed, and was thrilled to get that early 1990s smell in the late 2000s Very Happy

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I am building up my vinyl collection now I have a working turntable, which is great for the art and the whole 'experience', but it's still secondary to my CD collection.

**alldatndensum** · Subject: Re: CD or MP3?? Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:05 am

I far prefer the CD as the sound quality is better, and I love the artwork!

I have, however, bought a few MP3s of artists who did not release a physical copy of their album. I bought them from iTunes, and am able to move them around however I want. The copy protection can easily be broken with some free programs online.

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