Do you still buy physical albums?

s_k · 02-16-2011, 02:45 PM

Ah

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You could also buy a big internal HD. I don't know if you use a laptop or a PC.
But there's 1,5TB external (portable) HD's for as little as 80 dollars .

PurpleWolf · 02-16-2011, 05:07 PM

$80 is a nice price!
I don't think things are quite that cheap here though =\
I will have to look around for something good. In the mean time, I will have to find things to remove off my computer.

Thanks for that s_k!!

Guybrush · 03-10-2011, 03:22 AM

I got a couple of these Transcend portable HDs. They are small and supposed to be able to survive a 1 meter fall while writing/reading.

The largest I got is (only) 650GB and was a little bit pricey. The fact I don't have to worry so much about dropping it etc. is a great consolation though. I'm quite nervous about my music collection!

Kelli · 10-29-2012, 02:26 PM

I download albums I don't really care about, or if I don't really know the artist. I only actually pay for an album if I like it enough to buy a physical copy... By that I mean cds, usually. I buy maybe three or four new albums a year on cds. Most of the cds I have are used ones you can find for two or three dollars that don't skip but once in a while one has a cracked case or whatever... I have a ton of cassette tapes that were my dad's in the 70s/80s that are brilliant music (mostly classic rock albums) but I hate the format. The best format is vinyl, although I only have maybe 30 or so records total. I have the Beatles albums, Chicago albums, Velvet Underground, & a bunch of other random ones I'll find somewhere & think would be a good album to own... Nothing beats a lazy afternoon at home with a great record on the turntable and the speakers up loud!

emosissy · 11-19-2012, 04:02 PM

I've downloaded in the past because I was unable to locate a hard copy in my area or online, but otherwise, I buy everything hard copy. Mainly because I like having the artwork / liner notes to look at, and because I find it more enjoyable to flip through my CD binders than to browse files on my computer. Though I will say that I do use youtube a lot to preview music before buying the hard copy, and I just recently started ripping my CD's so that I can listen on my computer at work.

JustJunMC · 11-19-2012, 10:04 PM

not in a long time but if an Artist puts it out on vinyl, I would buy it.

CrazyVegn · 04-24-2013, 12:21 PM

Yep for superior sound quality buy the original on a CD at the store!...

Paul Smeenus · 04-24-2013, 01:57 PM

This was the first carload when I moved in January

RoxyRollah · 04-24-2013, 02:05 PM

Hell to the yeah... just did an inventory of it all the other day...I am missing 10... fortunately 9 are replaceable... Closer (original pressing... not so much...)

I would kill my ex if he weren't in jail...

let me put it this way the memories that go with finding it and buying it and loving it are not replaceable...

FRED HALE SR. · 04-24-2013, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

Hell to the yeah... just did an inventory of it all the other day...I am missing 10... fortunately 9 are replaceable... Closer (original pressing... not so much...)

I would kill my ex if he weren't in jail...

let me put it this way the memories that go with finding it and buying it and loving it are not replaceable...

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...zMGBDR5HVeurAA

View Poll Results: How many of your albums are tangible?
None, I download everything.	22	13.75%
A few but mostly I just download	62	38.75%
Its about 50/50	26	16.25%
Most of them but I still download a few.	25	15.63%
I buy all of my albums in hardcopy.	25	15.63%
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02-16-2011, 02:45 PM	#191 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Ah . You could also buy a big internal HD. I don't know if you use a laptop or a PC. But there's 1,5TB external (portable) HD's for as little as 80 dollars . __________________ Click here to see my collection

03-10-2011, 03:22 AM	#193 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I got a couple of these Transcend portable HDs. They are small and supposed to be able to survive a 1 meter fall while writing/reading. The largest I got is (only) 650GB and was a little bit pricey. The fact I don't have to worry so much about dropping it etc. is a great consolation though. I'm quite nervous about my music collection! __________________ Something Completely Different

11-19-2012, 10:04 PM	#196 (permalink)
JustJunMC Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Hongcouver & Global Posts: 125	not in a long time but if an Artist puts it out on vinyl, I would buy it. __________________ So now I cant even post my own nickname in my signature or have an avatar of a graphic design I made that has my username on here? I dont know who is doing it but please provide a legit reason why my material is suddenly being singled out. Thanks

02-16-2011, 05:07 PM	#192 (permalink)
PurpleWolf Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 44	$80 is a nice price! I don't think things are quite that cheap here though =\ I will have to look around for something good. In the mean time, I will have to find things to remove off my computer. Thanks for that s_k!!

10-29-2012, 02:26 PM	#194 (permalink)
Kelli custom user title Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 304	I download albums I don't really care about, or if I don't really know the artist. I only actually pay for an album if I like it enough to buy a physical copy... By that I mean cds, usually. I buy maybe three or four new albums a year on cds. Most of the cds I have are used ones you can find for two or three dollars that don't skip but once in a while one has a cracked case or whatever... I have a ton of cassette tapes that were my dad's in the 70s/80s that are brilliant music (mostly classic rock albums) but I hate the format. The best format is vinyl, although I only have maybe 30 or so records total. I have the Beatles albums, Chicago albums, Velvet Underground, & a bunch of other random ones I'll find somewhere & think would be a good album to own... Nothing beats a lazy afternoon at home with a great record on the turntable and the speakers up loud!

11-19-2012, 04:02 PM	#195 (permalink)
emosissy Groupie Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1	I've downloaded in the past because I was unable to locate a hard copy in my area or online, but otherwise, I buy everything hard copy. Mainly because I like having the artwork / liner notes to look at, and because I find it more enjoyable to flip through my CD binders than to browse files on my computer. Though I will say that I do use youtube a lot to preview music before buying the hard copy, and I just recently started ripping my CD's so that I can listen on my computer at work.

04-24-2013, 12:21 PM	#197 (permalink)
CrazyVegn Left due to ban epidemic Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 498	Yep for superior sound quality buy the original on a CD at the store!...

04-24-2013, 01:57 PM	#198 (permalink)
Paul Smeenus David Hasselhoff Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Back in Portland, OR Posts: 3,680	This was the first carload when I moved in January