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On Jan 8, 2017 7:11 PM, "Gino Villarini" <[email protected]> wrote: > Ist Paul Okenfold an old WWF wrestler? lo l > > From: Af <[email protected]> on behalf of That One Guy /sarcasm < > [email protected]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 6:38 PM > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - is the music CD dead? > > Audiophiles are going to be a valuable niche market. I recently threw all > my cds and dvds away for the sake of space, it's faster half the time to > download a movie or album than to find it on the shelf. I did keep a could > Paul oakenfold cds for the cars until we cycle vehicles, since even stock > radios come with an input or Bluetooth now > > > > *Gino Villarini* > President > Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 > > On Jan 8, 2017 4:19 PM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It may be dead, but then it might come back too; just like vinyl. OTOH, >> maybe we are finding we want "music", but we don't really want to "listen". >> People with good ears can tell the difference between MP3, CD, hi-res audio >> (24-bit and/or flac), and vinyl. I can sometimes tell the difference, but >> most of the time I'm not concentrating on the music. Most of the time, I'm >> just looking for the mood. >> >> This sums it up nicely: https://www.theguardian.com/te >> chnology/2014/aug/21/mp3-cd-24-bit-audio-music-hi-res >> >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> >> On 1/8/2017 1:14 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> >> Those of you outside the US or with friends and relatives there, is this >> just a US thing, that all music is either in the cloud and streamed, or >> electronically downloaded to an iPhone/iPod like device? >> >> ï¿1Ž2 >> >> Amazon pretty much killed off the brick-and-mortar record stores, but now >> I find that even Amazon doesnï¿1Ž2t seem too interested in carrying >> CDs.ï¿1Ž2 They may have recent releases, but otherwise what you get is >> other sellers on the Amazon storefront.ï¿1Ž2 And these other sellers are >> predominantly in the UK, followed by Japan and Germany.ï¿1Ž2 Which leads me >> to believe people in those countries still buy CDs, maybe at actual record >> stores.ï¿1Ž2 So is this a cultural difference?ï¿1Ž2 Or is the trend just >> hitting Europe and Japan a little later than here? >> >> ï¿1Ž2 >> >> One thing I miss are the EP singles, not the 2 songs on 7 inch vinyl, >> more like 4-5 songs on a CD.ï¿1Ž2 Often these were exclusive for Borders or >> Barnes & Noble, or sent out to record stores to promote an upcoming >> album.ï¿1Ž2 Often they had bonus tracks or live performances that never >> made it to the albums.ï¿1Ž2 I still see a few of these for Barnes & Noble >> but from sellers in the UK, leading me toï¿1Ž2 believe that even Barnes & >> Noble sells more music at their UK stores than here. >> >> ï¿1Ž2 >> >> How long before physical media for content distribution is totally >> dead?ï¿1Ž2 Already pretty much true for software and games, plus software >> seems to be going to the subscription model (like Office 365 and Adobe >> Creative Cloud).ï¿1Ž2 I suspect music CDs may not be long for this world, >> even though vinyl has made a comeback ï¿1Ž2 how strange.ï¿1Ž2 Will they >> stop releasing movies on Blu-Ray?ï¿1Ž2 Will they work out DRM so you can >> buy movies via electronic download, or will all video be streamed from the >> cloud? >> >> ï¿1Ž2 >> >> Maybe what Iï¿1Ž2m missing is that most people today are never without >> their phones, so thatï¿1Ž2s the only logical place to have their >> music.ï¿1Ž2 Iï¿1Ž2m probably a dinosaur, sticking a CD in the stereo, or >> grabbing a handful to play in the car. >> >> >>
