MissingCDs and records

Agree completely. For me it's roughly a 50/50 mix of streaming and CDs. Whenever I stream something I really like I buy the CD. I also polish the disk once with Rain-X and always give CDs a spin on my old Bedini CD Clarifier before playing. Not sure how much difference the Clarifier makes (the Rain-X does), but I enjoy the ritual.

I'm in the process of moving to our new house and this would have been an excellent time to get rid of my 4000+ CDs and 1000+ records. I've even ripped all my CDs to FLAC. But I couldn't do it. There is something about spinning the physical media on a beautifully made piece of mechanical equipment that gives me pleasure. I enjoy looking at the album art and credits and I like the process of looking through my collection and finding a gem that I haven't heard in a long time.

I have a Qobuz subscription that I use mostly to find new music but I buy the physical version of the stuff I like. Besides, it gets more money to the artists.

Congratulations on returning to the world of physical media.

Hey Rvpiano sorry your hip is making things such a struggle I hope once it's fixed you can get back to fondling your records and CDs.

I'm still recovering from  an 11 hour back surgery back in September, involving T9 all the way to the sacrum. So I empathize.

Lost on the physical vs streaming argument (in addition to the money we lose on streaming) is that we actually PROGRAM  recordings in terms of what comes when. It's part of the art form.

I’ve got 1000’s of LP’s and CD’s so not a lot of reason to go hunting for more BUT I constantly discover new stuff on my main “streaming”  source, indie volunteer FM station WEVL 89.9 in Memphis over internet. Often I end up buying stuff they play I’ve never heard of played by really knowledgeable people doing it for the love of it. Might save $$ to keep from getting more from Amazon and Discogs!