Wow. I'm actually really surprised at the poll results. Maybe most people voting in the poll like everything more "old school." I like everything digital when it comes to music.... although I guess there's a reason I like digital better that really shouldn't be a reason. I won't say it.
[QUOTE="DivergeUnify"] Good enough points. What type of sound system do you have?AutoPilotOn
I don't have anything particularly fancy. The sound-setup in my bedroom consists of an Onkyo TX-SR607, 2 Energy RC-50 Tower Speakers, Premier Acoustic PA-120 Subwoofer, Energy RC-Mini Center, and two Energy RC-Mini's for the rear. The sound system in my bedroom is simply one DacMagic and 2 KRK Rokit 8G2's.
I've never personally tested 320kbps MP3 vs Lossless on either of my setups yet, so I can't comment. All I know is either format sounds great. And it's definitely not worth replacing 320kbps MP3s with FLAC, but if you ever need to re-rip or redownload your music, FLAC could be worth considering. :)
Holy crap thats not fancy? I am still debating on spending 300 on a total system speakers and all. Some of your speakers cost more than that alone. I'd hate to see the price tag on a fancy setup..... You'd be surprised. What I have is roughly mid-end, as some speakers and speaker components are really expensive. Hell, the cost of all my speakers combined can cost less than many high-end speaker cables. :P
Got one, but no equipment to play it with :( I wanna get one that allows me to get music from a vinyl over to my computer. you can connect any turntable to a computer, you just need a preamp which will connect to your line in on your sound card and you are good to go.
I like digital downloads for the convenience of being able to pay a few bucks for an album and being able to download it immediately but CDs will win out in the end purely because I prefer having hard copies anyway.
But...if more places like Bandcamp start popping up and I can buy digital music in FLAC (AKA lossless) format, then...I dunno. Convenience might win out in the end.
They both have their positives and disadvantages, but overall digital is the way to go unless you get a terrible digital copy for whatever reason.
Frankly, the human ear can't pick up the absolute best quality that music has to offer. There are reasons for owning both types of mediums, but for convenience and longevity, I prefer digital.
CDs because so few digital music stores offer lossless.The last online music store I bought from was digital-tunes.net because they offer lossless.. but most of the time I just order CDs and rip. All of my digital music is in FLAC or WavPack (the latter is for large/multi-disc releases.) This way I can transcode to whatever formats I need without the degradation associated with lossy->lossy.
Hello everyone! I prefer CDs over ITunes and online music anyday. With the CD you get to keep it forever. I also have been collecting physical formats for years since the 1990s. So; I think owning stuff makes you feel proud. You can show your friends and family and tell them "I bought this". I think this term for that with ITunes and other online services are not real. You are borrowing the files you download. Once you delete them, you do not officially own or bought them. I learned my lesson with ITunes! I am so glad Walmart and Target still has some CDs and DVDs left. I went the other day, and saw one rack of CDs, 3 racks of DVDs, one rack of Blu-Rays. I also saw 2-3 $5 DVD round bins as well @ Walmart! I think by 2015 or later (like in Back to the Future part II) - everything will be all online. However, it is bad for us, because We do not have good internet service and we live up in the mountains. So it is hard to stream everything very fast online when you are out in the wide open area of your homeland. I also like owning things, because it also makes me proud and feel happy! I take really good care of my media collections. I also collect and own Nintendo DS games as well (bought from stores). I hate to shop online, because of credit card users, hackers, and things getting stolen from accounts when you purchase files online! This is my true opinion on physical vs digital format wars. I also wish the Internet was dead; because I miss the golden age of shopping in stores like Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, Kmart, etc... Please Doc, I need the Delorean! I wish everyone can relive the 80s/90s like the way it was MENT to be!
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