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We "only" need to listen to a CD about 25 times? That's ~25 hours of listening to a single album.
by FelipeCortez 9y ago
We "only" need to listen to a CD about 25 times? That's ~25 hours of listening to a single album.
- scooble 9y agoOver a lifetime of owning a CD, that doesn't sound too crazy. I think it is a safe bet that there are albums I've listened to 25 times this year. And if I bought an album today, I would think it unlikely that I wouldn't average 2.5 plays per year over the next 10 years. I'd probably burn 10-15 of those plays in the first few weeks, and then only need 1-1.5 plays per year to break even. Of course, I won't listen to all my albums this much. Some might only get a few plays. So I suspect that the Miles Davis estate would be better off if I streamed 'Kind of Blue' rather than owning the CD. Conversely, Creed have done relatively well from my ill-advised CD purchase because I can guarantee I'm not going to hit 25 plays on that. So I guess the moral of the story is that I should stream from artists that I love, and buy albums from artists I am on the fence about.