Where is the best CD source? For me, best means less expensive, reliable and good assortment. I spend a couple thousand dollars a year, and I'd love to find some place that would "reward" my habit with a volume discount.
Go to the local thrift shops and flea markets and do some digging. I do not use vinyl anymore but have my choice of thousands of LPs' in the local LA thrift shops for 25 cents to $1 per album (CD's are $1 to $3 each). They often get in whole collections from estates. We have purchased at least 40 mint CD's alone in the past two weeks for approx. $80.00. If you have the time it is a worth while venture. It also helps to get to know each shop's delivery schedule (if they are supplied from a main warehouse) and to arrive ASAP after the merchandise is stocked if at all possible (this is what happened with the CD's in the past two weeks).
I have multiple screens running to compare prices and have found over the course of five years that for new recordings CD Connection is best hands down. Order more than $100 and buyer receives free shipping. I find that their practice of free shipping to be a compelling one. Let's say you order $125 worth of CDs and that rare import is out of stock, CD Connection will ship for free even if your order has now dropped below $100. I have never had a problem and any communication I've had with them is fast and friendly. I could not reccomend any other new online retailer as high as I do CD Connection.
I have never had the opportunity to criticize Tower Records. They have a wonderful selection, especially classical, and are fast, reliable and, most importantly, polite. WWW.towerrecords.com
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