Reply to: Online music stores

[gables]

Excellent point. However the Autorip is 256kb/s, shame they didn't go for 320 or FLAC.

I rip to FLAC for storage and then 256kb/s VBR for listening. Don't want to have the discussion but 256 VBR is better than simple 256.

I agree, I think they went to match Apple for bitrate, but if I want to re-rip at least I have the CD, unlike those with just the download.

[unixman]

Most CDs from Amazon come with a free MP3 copy through Autorip... often the CD is cheaper (even with delivery) than the MP3 album so I have a pile of unopened CDs.

Excellent point. However the Autorip is 256kb/s, shame they didn't go for 320 or FLAC.

I rip to FLAC for storage and then 256kb/s VBR for listening. Don't want to have the discussion but 256 VBR is better than simple 256.

[GlenW]

Spotify for me, £9.99 a month for offline listening.

This, I've yet to not be able to find anything I wanted.

[Spoiler]

Well, I was in the process of signing up to apple music, when it started going on about needing to authorise my imac, and I already had 5 things authorised, so de-auth one of those, etc...

So I bailed out at that point and bought some albums on amazon (whichever was the cheapest option, CD or Mp3, as long as the CD included autorip). Seems that autorip doesn't apply to buying used CDs off Amazon, which is fair enough.

[gables]

The iPad app downloads it while it streams (if you ask it to).

now you're just showing off

[d000hg]

Yeah, but I'm playing it while you're downloading I want it now LOL

The iPad app downloads it while it streams (if you ask it to).

[gables]

It would not even cross their minds to purchase a CD and if they did we'd have a problem as we don't have a CD player in the house. Have 7 iPods, six laptops, 3 tablets and a couple of games consoles.

And that's why I bought a Bang and Olufsen HiFi like this:

http://beophile.com/?page_id=1132

Looks ace and sounds superb.

[tomtomagain]

Where are the "kool kidz" buying their music online these days ?

Or are they streaming it - but I want to listen to it offline, so I'm not cool enough for streaming just yet.

Think the last stuff I bought was from Amazon ...

My teenagers ( 17, 14 & 13 ) have never bought a CD in their lives. Ever thing is streamed ( from Spotify ).

It would not even cross their minds to purchase a CD and if they did we'd have a problem as we don't have a CD player in the house. Have 7 iPods, six laptops, 3 tablets and a couple of games consoles.

The "cool" music isn't on Spotify though. And it's definitely not on Apple Music. It is being made by teenagers and early 20-somethings in their bedrooms and pushed out on the likes of YouTube.


* * Which reminds me. Being an old fart I have several draws full of CD's from the late 80's and 90's which I have absolutely no way of playing. Really must take them to the charity shop.

[gables]

Of course a dodgy person would then sell the physical CD; I assume that's not lawful but I've no idea how it works - do they rely on an honour system that you will stop listening to MP3s/streaming of albums you no longer own the CD for?

Interesting point, not that I'd sell mine as I like them on the wall and all the touchy feely bit of them.

My friends think I'm a luddite when I talk about buying CDs, they think I of all people shouldn't be doing this...

[gables]

You can download a copy immediately you purchase, so I'm not sure 2 & 3 are both needed. But yes

Yeah, but I'm playing it while you're downloading I want it now LOL

[d000hg]

You can download a copy immediately you purchase, so I'm not sure 2 & 3 are both needed. But yes

Of course a dodgy person would then sell the physical CD; I assume that's not lawful but I've no idea how it works - do they rely on an honour system that you will stop listening to MP3s/streaming of albums you no longer own the CD for?

[gables]

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Most CDs from Amazon come with a free MP3 copy through Autorip... often the CD is cheaper (even with delivery) than the MP3 album so I have a pile of unopened CDs.

So for me....

1. Buy from Amazon with Autorip
2. Stream from AmazonCloud to Sonos - whilst waiting for CD
3. Download from AmazonCloud to NAS
4. Put CD in CD rack on wall

[SimonMac]

Onto page two and not one person has mentioned torrents

[Martin@AS Financial]

Where are the "kool kidz" buying their music online these days ?

Or are they streaming it - but I want to listen to it offline, so I'm not cool enough for streaming just yet.

Think the last stuff I bought was from Amazon ...

Since the death of all my fave record shops, I tend to use Traxsource, Beatport, Stompy (although this has just closed) and Juno

[jmo21]

NAS box for me full of FLAC and MP3s, £0 a month for offline and online listening

Well quite. I have a similar digitized collection of all my old music, some bought and ripped, plenty hooky copies off the web.