What am I missing?
When discussing streaming we often hear the quality achieved by streaming compared to "cd quality". "Cd quality" seems often to be the standard by which streaming is favorably compared while cds have at the same widely fallen into disfavor as a medium. If "cd quality" continues to be a quality standard by which we judge streaming services -which it appears to be- why exactly do we hold cds in such disfavor? More sophisticated dacs can always be employed with cd transports as they are with streaming. I understand the convenience and storage issues with cds but I also understand that with streaming you will never own the music which you do with cds. This becomes even more unclear to me when considering the resurgence of vinyl and the storage and convenience issues involved with this medium. I don't believe the music industry ever wanted us to own the music we listen to but rather preferred we only rent and pay for that music each time.
I embraced streaming years ago as my taste in music was shifting. Internet radio streams allowed me to explore without spending needlessly. When I heard a song I liked I would take note and further check out the album/artist. My days of purchasing CDs “blindly” were over. Truly game changing. At present I still utilize radio streams, support a favorite jazz station, subscribe to Qobuz, and purchase the occasional CD/download I want in my core library. I couldn’t be happier. |
@retiredfarmer There's also a huge difference between a $5000 and $20,000 streaming system. @ghdprentice can tell you all about that. |
I don't think CD sales are up. but they should be. Lets think of this logically, why would you buy CDs if you can stream your music for free. However you should be buying all the CDs you can get your hands on because that is the format including DVDs they want to do away with. When you find out the existing storage suddenly disappears you got nobody to blame but yourself. Ha! |
