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You Should Get to Own Your Media, Not Rent it Forever (www.currentaffairs.org)
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[–] 8 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I do! I own CDs and vinyls. I collect mainly CDs because they are smaller and need less storage.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Do you just collect the CDs or do you also play them with a CD player? I feel like it's not even worth the hassle of getting a system set up to play CDs compared to a record player because the quality won't be as good.

    I've got a good couple dozen of CDs I bought over the years when I hadn't used Spotify yet - moved to self-hosting now - and I was always wondering if I should work on actually playing CDs instead of just burning them

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I listen to them on a Sony discman! At the moment I have an old computer speakers with subwoofer, and I don't care much for the quality. I also use iems which is much better.
    The thing I adore is that I pop any cd I like and start cooking without ads. It can be jazz, a funky house cd mix, pop and goes on.
    I also have like the feeling of finding hidden gems in record stores. I will spend 2 hours there, searching, doing previews on my phone and then rush home to spin them.\

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    That's really cool, and I love that you found a new way to enjoy music.

    In my case, I just have the CDs in a shelf and don't ever touch them anymore which is kinda sad. Been thinking about getting a disc drive to digitise the CDs and put the music on my server, but I can get music digitally anyway, so what's the point is what I'm thinking.

    A disc man sounds cool in theory, but in practise I'm not sure I'd like the hassle of changing CDs and using wired headphones. How long did it take you to adjust?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Just to clarify some things: Since Spotify blocked cracked apps, my main goal was to have free music along with my CD collection(which grows slowly). So now days, one day it could be couple CD's, and the other music from the internet Youtube(FreeTube and NewPiPe), BandCamp, SoundCloud and Qobuz(wink wink). I listen my CD's at home(sometimes when I commute to work), outside I use my smartphones, which they have MP3's and HiFi flacc files.
    It didn't took me long, maybe couple months until my collection did actually grow and I would actually listen more frequently.

    Also regarding hassle changing, it's less hassle than changing a vinyl! and it has more music in it. 1 hour+.

    I would suggest try and see what works best for you! There is nothing wrong ripping and storing them, many people do it. If you end buying a cd player, you could only spin on weekends. It's up to you! I'm just a romantic guy who likes do stuff the old way, because I don't really fit on the new world lol.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Thanks for the detailed write-up and the "Qobuz" link - hadn't heard of that before. Looking forward to them adding API access so I can add the site as an app to my server more easily.

    Also I imagine it's really cool to have that, literal, physical connection to your music. Makes it more tangible and more substantial since you curate what you listen to more so than just via downloads.

    I'll think about what I'll do with my CDs!

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