4. "What?!? No...you backwards as hell" In response to Reply # 1
If you buy the cd it's cuz you gotta CD player. You might rip to MP3 as a second method of listening. But you ain't copping the cd just to convert as your primary mode of listening.
The shit you talking is like somebody buying a car so they can drive it to their bicycle and then bike it to the job. Mofos can have a car AND a bike but they ain't using it like that!
5. "Hahahahahaha this has me crying." In response to Reply # 4
>The shit you talking is like somebody buying a car so they can >drive it to their bicycle and then bike it to the job. Mofos >can have a car AND a bike but they ain't using it like that!
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79611 posts
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12. "do you have a CD walkman? " In response to Reply # 4
I think the phone is the primary mode of listening to music these days.
People prolly cop CD's for the artwork and physical aspect but I still think they are going to primarily listen to the digital form
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30. "Nahhhhh...what I mean is, well, as you know...nobody really using CD" In response to Reply # 4
players any more at ALLLL. So they make the CDs cheaper, because even 80% of the folks who buy them are just gonna convert them. Only old folks really buying CDs like that, if that.
2. "RE: What's funny, is on Amazon sometimes. . ." In response to Reply # 0
. . . the CD comes with a "complimentary" digital copy through their "AutoRip" promotion and the just the MP3 version of the same album is almost always the same price or more than the CD.
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6. "LOL hahah damn never noticed that" In response to Reply # 2
>RE: What's funny, is on Amazon sometimes. . . >. . . the CD comes with a "complimentary" digital copy >through their "AutoRip" promotion and the just the MP3 version >of the same album is almost always the same price or more than >the CD.
7. "RE: When the CD is cheaper than the MP3s" In response to Reply # 0
You can make albums for like $2 a CD (plus jewel case) including the art..
so making a profit on it is also easy
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9. "Are people listening to MP3s through their home stereos?" In response to Reply # 0
Or are home stereos a thing of the past and most people don't own them? I never understood the MP3/streaming preference unless home listening isn't something you do.
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10. "that's a pretty complex question because:" In response to Reply # 9
1. home stereo were mainly connected to turntables, then CD players, and of course, had a radio receiver built in to them - but supposedly people don't care for vinyl, CD's and the radio much anymore, so do millenials really care about a stereo system?
2. It would seem millenials would be more focused on having decent sound on home desktop computers, so then they would have - before streaming - been focused on MP3's playing on their home computers. But I heard that people aren't buying desktop computers that much anymore, though are probably buying desktop computers more than stereo systems(?)
So it seems that people may have had some use for MP3's for their laptops-that-are-connected-to-decent-speakers thing, but now streaming is so far ahead of mp3's it's not funny.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79611 posts
Wed Jun-07-17 07:47 AM
13. "yes, I have an aux chord" In response to Reply # 9
but anyone with a newer stereo should have bluetooth and some even have spotify
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15. "it's the best option for me in the car. but i hate it." In response to Reply # 14
have to d/l the music and burn a cd to listen in the car. i do have a fm transmitter thing that works pretty good, but it's still easier to just throw the disc in. that is, of course, after i go to the trouble of burning it haha.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79611 posts
Wed Jun-07-17 08:44 AM
16. "I have a 6 CD changer with 2 CD's in it. Sign of the Times and Mos Def" In response to Reply # 15
and I still have all my CD's.
I need to pull a few out and listen to some old mixes.
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18. "every CD i've ever owned has been stolen" In response to Reply # 16
damn shame
i have maybe 2 CDs total. MBDTF and Eardrum (which i never even opened)
i made the conversion early. I got an iPod in '04, and i didn't get a car until 2010. It had the cassette deck so i just used the adapter. I still have the hard drive with every MP3 i stole, perfectly tagged and organized
my receiver has bluetooth, so car hear the music though my shelf speakers and sub. I can stream from the play store catalog or mp3s that are actually on my phone.
really tho, listening at home isn't like it used to be. sitting down, reading through covers, credits, etc takes patience and time. both of which are limited for me nowadays.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79611 posts
Wed Jun-07-17 09:10 AM
20. "my VW is 2011 and has a CD player" In response to Reply # 17
mind was blown when it was a 6 CD player.
I never use it but in order to play bluetooth the CD plays for a few seconds. Sometimes I let it bump since it's Mos in the player.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79611 posts
Wed Jun-07-17 09:49 AM
25. "Our hospital room had a DVD/VHS combo player" In response to Reply # 21
You could stream movies, surf the web, etc.. even had a wireless keyboard but I was thrown off seeing a VHS player hanging from a flatscreen. What's the point?
I guess it's for nostalgia
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At some point, they won't even make CD players anymore. It'll go the way of the 8 track and VHS. So I guess the pricing reflects demand. I also read that labels get more from MP3's than from CD's so them pricing the MP3 higher makes sense. Artist makes x amount and that hold's steady across formats but as there is less overhead to putting out an MP3 the label profits more. Also, most of the music buying public probably uses digital now so that's where the pricing politics will land.
I'm actually surprised by this post in 2017.
-Streaming -Phones with increased storage/better music players & organizers -Cloud storage -Modern cars with USB ports or at worse AUX ports -Bluetooth connectivity for home stereos and modern cars -Ipods -Bluetooth headphones
Why would anyone want to carry around CD's in the tech age? I have 15,000 (and growing) songs with me at all times if I choose. I have an Ipod classic (Which I bought 2 yrs ago), 2 Ipod touches and song storage on my phone if I want.
LMAO @ CD's in 2017. Either you're old and stubborn/afraid of tech/not tech savvy or not in a financial space to have some of the more modern toys if CD is your go to for listening.
>At some point, they won't even make CD players anymore. >It'll go the way of the 8 track and VHS. So I guess the >pricing reflects demand. I also read that labels get more >from MP3's than from CD's so them pricing the MP3 higher makes >sense. Artist makes x amount and that hold's steady across >formats but as there is less overhead to putting out an MP3 >the label profits more. Also, most of the music buying public >probably uses digital now so that's where the pricing politics >will land. > >I'm actually surprised by this post in 2017. > >-Streaming >-Phones with increased storage/better music players & >organizers >-Cloud storage >-Modern cars with USB ports or at worse AUX ports >-Bluetooth connectivity for home stereos and modern cars >-Ipods >-Bluetooth headphones > >Why would anyone want to carry around CD's in the tech age? I >have 15,000 (and growing) songs with me at all times if I >choose. I have an Ipod classic (Which I bought 2 yrs ago), 2 >Ipod touches and song storage on my phone if I want. > >LMAO @ CD's in 2017. Either you're old and stubborn/afraid of >tech/not tech savvy or not in a financial space to have some >of the more modern toys if CD is your go to for listening.
Or you just prefer physical formats at home. The car? Digital all day. Not at home though.
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