What kind of music buying services do you use on the net

JossB · 03-18-2010, 04:54 PM

I know I know, I SHOULD BUY VINYL!!! lol. But I am kinda interested in if ppl use anything else than Itunes to buy music, any services that offer anything better that I am not thinking about?

Shoot me your idizzles!

LoathsomePete · 03-18-2010, 05:51 PM

Why should you buy vinyl? Is there some mandatory hipster law that says you must? I mean yeah the sound quality is awesome IF you have a good needle and the record is in good shape and you have a decent receiver and speakers. That seems like an awful lot of ifs to me for better sound quality, which largely attributed to why I stopped collecting and listening to vinyl. Anyways there's a site I use called amiestreet.com which has some really cool stuff on it, but it doesn't have everything. It's far cheaper than iTunes (for the most part) and usually the sound quality is around 320 kb/s.

JossB · 03-18-2010, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Why should you buy vinyl? Is there some mandatory hipster law that says you must? I mean yeah the sound quality is awesome IF you have a good needle and the record is in good shape and you have a decent receiver and speakers. That seems like an awful lot of ifs to me for better sound quality, which largely attributed to why I stopped collecting and listening to vinyl. Anyways there's a site I use called amiestreet.com which has some really cool stuff on it, but it doesn't have everything. It's far cheaper than iTunes (for the most part) and usually the sound quality is around 320 kb/s.

Oh, I don't think that at all, I just know some do, I love your response, couldn't have put it better.

PaulRevere · 03-19-2010, 12:20 PM

I randomly just found one on facebook via a Variety story today. Scattertunes, they give you 320 kb/s and a bunch of bonus behind the scenes material for the same price.
ScatterTunes | Facebook

other than that, Amazon I guess. But I agree Itunes sometimes leaves something to be desired

sidewinder · 03-19-2010, 12:39 PM

I pretty much avoid buying from iTunes at all cost (though I use it to organize my digital music). I rarely purchase MP3s, but if I do it's from:

- independent labels
- Amazon
- eMusic (not a member anymore, but it's a good deal)

Scissorman · 03-19-2010, 01:28 PM

why would you buy music when you can get it for free?

PaulRevere · 03-19-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Scissorman

why would you buy music when you can get it for free?

lol

lucifer_sam · 03-19-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Why should you buy vinyl? Is there some mandatory hipster law that says you must? I mean yeah the sound quality is awesome IF you have a good needle and the record is in good shape and you have a decent receiver and speakers. That seems like an awful lot of ifs to me for better sound quality, which largely attributed to why I stopped collecting and listening to vinyl. Anyways there's a site I use called amiestreet.com which has some really cool stuff on it, but it doesn't have everything. It's far cheaper than iTunes (for the most part) and usually the sound quality is around 320 kb/s.

Vinyl is one of the few analog media left. I suppose that's why it attracts so much attention but in reality most LP players don't have the fidelity to take advantage of it, especially players produced after 1990 or so.

It definitely sounds better if you have the right playback equipment, but maintaining vinyl can be such a pain in the ass. An outboard digital-to-analog (DTA) converter is far more effective in reconstructing an analog signal, without any loss of signal due to analog signal processing.

noise · 03-19-2010, 02:16 PM

i bought music a few times from independent labels or direct from artists, but only because it simply wasn't available anywhere else.

the other 160gb of music in my digital collection was acquired in more direct ways

sidewinder · 03-19-2010, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by noise

i bought music a few times from independent labels or direct from artists, but only because it simply wasn't available anywhere else.

That's pretty much the only time I will purchase MP3s...if it's not released on CD and if I can't find it anywhere else.

03-18-2010, 04:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
JossB Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 18	What kind of music buying services do you use on the net I know I know, I SHOULD BUY VINYL!!! lol. But I am kinda interested in if ppl use anything else than Itunes to buy music, any services that offer anything better that I am not thinking about? Shoot me your idizzles!

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Why should you buy vinyl? Is there some mandatory hipster law that says you must? I mean yeah the sound quality is awesome IF you have a good needle and the record is in good shape and you have a decent receiver and speakers. That seems like an awful lot of ifs to me for better sound quality, which largely attributed to why I stopped collecting and listening to vinyl. Anyways there's a site I use called amiestreet.com which has some really cool stuff on it, but it doesn't have everything. It's far cheaper than iTunes (for the most part) and usually the sound quality is around 320 kb/s. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	I pretty much avoid buying from iTunes at all cost (though I use it to organize my digital music). I rarely purchase MP3s, but if I do it's from: - independent labels - Amazon - eMusic (not a member anymore, but it's a good deal) __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

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noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	i bought music a few times from independent labels or direct from artists, but only because it simply wasn't available anywhere else. the other 160gb of music in my digital collection was acquired in more direct ways __________________ my flac collection

03-19-2010, 12:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
PaulRevere Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Columbus, Oh Posts: 19	I randomly just found one on facebook via a Variety story today. Scattertunes, they give you 320 kb/s and a bunch of bonus behind the scenes material for the same price. ScatterTunes \| Facebook other than that, Amazon I guess. But I agree Itunes sometimes leaves something to be desired