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It Looks Like Streaming May Be The Future

According to the RIAA streaming revenues were almost 4X the dollar value of all physical product (cd, vinyl and dvd) shipped in 2017. $5.7 billion vs $1.5 billion.

Digital Download revenues and CD units shipped declined while Vinyl squeaked out a 5% increase in units shipped. Here’s a link:

http://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RIAA-Year-End-2017-News-and-Notes.pdf
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thepigdog
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I actually like changing the CD. I have discs that have not been played in years, it's always fun to discover my old treasures. I do occasionally use Spotify. I think it is a PIA to use. Get up out of your chair and change the physical media.
gdnrbob
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@thepigdog ,
I disagee, Spotify has a cool 'Discover' tab that has listed composers and artists that I never would have discovered without it.
I often use Spotify to discover albums and search Tidal to see if they have a highrez version, usually it is the same sample rate.
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thepigdog
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Thanks gdnrbob. I’ll try that function but I’ll have to at least stand up every few songs.
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