How much music do you buy per year
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I'm in the 50-100 camp.
Hdtracks is always my first stop. I begrudge CDs the space their packaging occupies considering I only use the disc once (ripping to dematerialized library). I would have bought Keith Jarrett's "Rio" two months ago if ECM and hdtracks would get off the schnide and make it available.
I have started buying vinyl at estate sales, now that I think my digital transfer techniques are "good enough" to overcome most issues of condition. But I have to really want the title. Check back next year to get the count.
Our local library has contracted with a service that permits downloads of 256K MP3 from all major labels without DRM. The gotcha is any individual can only download three tracks per week, so it takes at least 3 weeks to acquire a full title. Not really worth the effort, although we did pick up Adele's "21" as the experiment.
TGD
Hdtracks is always my first stop. I begrudge CDs the space their packaging occupies considering I only use the disc once (ripping to dematerialized library). I would have bought Keith Jarrett's "Rio" two months ago if ECM and hdtracks would get off the schnide and make it available.
I have started buying vinyl at estate sales, now that I think my digital transfer techniques are "good enough" to overcome most issues of condition. But I have to really want the title. Check back next year to get the count.
Our local library has contracted with a service that permits downloads of 256K MP3 from all major labels without DRM. The gotcha is any individual can only download three tracks per week, so it takes at least 3 weeks to acquire a full title. Not really worth the effort, although we did pick up Adele's "21" as the experiment.
TGD
Hi
For the past 2 years the rate has been about 30 CD/month... Slowing down some. lately less than 15/month.. I am finding myself with more music than I have time to listen to them .. I want to listen to ALL my music ..
I also think that my music buying will go upward with the use of Pandora.. Once you create a radio station , Pandora suggest a lot of similar artists/cuts. I find myself buying more and more of these artists ... Even if you don't care about Internet Music, please give Pandora a try... http://www.pandora.com
For the past 2 years the rate has been about 30 CD/month... Slowing down some. lately less than 15/month.. I am finding myself with more music than I have time to listen to them .. I want to listen to ALL my music ..
I also think that my music buying will go upward with the use of Pandora.. Once you create a radio station , Pandora suggest a lot of similar artists/cuts. I find myself buying more and more of these artists ... Even if you don't care about Internet Music, please give Pandora a try... http://www.pandora.com
Did a few searches on my database where i have my music cataloged. Some quick number crunching shows that my music collection is 83% vinyl 11,715 (LPs, 7",10',12" singles), 8% (1466) reel tapes and 8% digital (1755 CDs, 3 SACD, 1 DVD-A) with ZERO downloads. So over 90% analog. Pretty darn impressive for an owner of a Sony CDP 101. There are laserdiscs and DVDs and two cassettes to round things out.
I had to buy a house to hold all this stuff. Now that I'm retired, a very enjoyable but long downsizing is ahead of me. Time to start ridding myself of those dreaded CDs!
Of course I'm still buying. ;-)
Leslie
I had to buy a house to hold all this stuff. Now that I'm retired, a very enjoyable but long downsizing is ahead of me. Time to start ridding myself of those dreaded CDs!
Of course I'm still buying. ;-)
Leslie
If you dread them that much, perhaps this is reflected in a sell price?
I'd like to build up my digital collection....we should talk one day since I'm just down the road.
I've been on a bit of a spree lately
LP
Alan Parsons Project - I, Robot (Classic)
Alan Parsons Project - The Turn of a Friendly Card ( Classic)
Livingston Taylor - Over The Rainbow
CD
Jose Feliciano - Feliciano
Jose Feliciano - The Best of...
Yo Yo Ma - The Cello Suites..Inspired by Bach
Janos Starker - The Suites For Solo Cello
SACD
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Blu-ray
Tom Petty - Mojo
Tom Petty - Damn The Torpedoes
Have only received the Liv Taylor LP so far......anxiously awaiting the others!
LP
Alan Parsons Project - I, Robot (Classic)
Alan Parsons Project - The Turn of a Friendly Card ( Classic)
Livingston Taylor - Over The Rainbow
CD
Jose Feliciano - Feliciano
Jose Feliciano - The Best of...
Yo Yo Ma - The Cello Suites..Inspired by Bach
Janos Starker - The Suites For Solo Cello
SACD
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Blu-ray
Tom Petty - Mojo
Tom Petty - Damn The Torpedoes
Have only received the Liv Taylor LP so far......anxiously awaiting the others!
Yo Yo Ma - The Cello Suites..Inspired by Bach
Janos Starker - The Suites For Solo Cello
SACD
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Have only received the Liv Taylor LP so far......anxiously awaiting the others!
Pls post your thoughts on these 3 when you have heard them...enjoy!
I'm averaging about nearly 600-800 per year. Used to be mostly CDs, but now I guess it's 60/40 between CDs and LPs.
i think that may depend on how many albums these respondents already own. some could well own a few thousand LPs, tapes, CDs and other formats...which would match up quite closely with the cost of the systems they own.
That's good, that's very good! :b
True, but 100 great music selections is better than 1,000 lesser music selections. :b
And like Lloyd just mentioned above ...
* What truly counts is your 'music listening' happiness. Quality time over quantity. :b
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==> You know, many experts say that you should spend the bulk of your hard earned dollars on loudspeakers (50 to 70%) from your entire system.
But today ain't no more like yesterday. ...Loudspeakers aren't the last bastion of our musical journey. And we should spend as much on acoustic room treatments, and a quality digital Room EQ system. ...I truly believe.
And our Music software (LPs, CDs, SACDs, etc.) is where the real investment is.
...If you are a true music lover.
In my personal case,
the music software investment is easily 10 times greater than my electronica gear.
And if I want to improve my "Sound", I'll spend some more on new music explorations;
the artists of this world, and from quality recordings, and from the music that truly moves the blood that circulates through all the veins of my body & soul, and that pumps it to make my heart beating at the right tempo. Because without them (the artist musicians and singers), the most expensive room with the gear is empty. :b
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Yep. If one's collection is already substantial and one is satisfied with that, I can see not buying as much as some do. Quite frankly, I'm getting close to that point, although my collection is small in comparison to some here.
Certainly true, but over 1/3 buy fewer than 50/yr, and almost 2/3 fewer than 100. I have 12,000+ DVD-A/SACD/CD's, and still find it ridiculously easy to add 100 or more units of excellent music per year.
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