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I can't carry a few thousand of those with me at all times, though. I hear what you're saying, but the convenience of a vast and portable library is compelling

I can't carry a few thousand of those with me at all times, though. I hear what you're saying, but the convenience of a vast and portable library is compelling.

te_chris 5y ago
Why not both? Spotify is cheap. I spend a fair amount on vinyl and CD/SACD (SACD/CD for classical and the occasional jazz record, vinyl for everything else) and still keep a sub for spotify for work listening and being able to just check something out - although I guess YouTube can do that for free in most cases, and with electronic music, often the only streamable recording of a lot of records.
marcodiego 5y ago
Except for convenience, since they're DRM free I don't believe there is any, even legal, reason not to rip it to an SD-card.
- fullstop 5y ago
  More and more phones are removing uSD card support. It's a losing battle. I don't want the plastic, the physical storage requirements, etc, of a CD. With digital I don't "own" the music, sure, but I've definitely lost more music in my life from scratched discs, people not returning CDs than I ever will through Spotify.
  - CuriousSkeptic 5y ago
    I’ve “lost” some of my favorite movies and music by then not being available on any streaming service. I guess there are many reasons for this, but mainly I guess they are simply victims of copyright.
tobyhinloopen 5y ago
I use a disk drive to sync the discs to my music library and bring them with me :) I can format it to MP3, or ALAC, of FLAC, or whatever I like, and I can play them on devices that are made today, or 40 years ago. But secretly I just use Spotify for it’s discover features, and then buy CDs of the albums I like.
- fullstop 5y ago
  Then you have to have a place to keep thousands of CDs. Personally, I find that my time is worth $10/month to not do that.
  - reaperducer 5y ago
    Until your streaming service gets sold, goes out of business, "pivots," decides you or your worldviews aren't trendy, thinks you're a hacker, screws up your billing, drops support for your device, or any of the hundreds of other reasons the music suddenly stops.
    - fullstop 5y ago
      Sorry, I am just not that paranoid. I had cassettes until the late 90s, CDs until the mid-2000s, and Spotify since then. Spotify isn't going anywhere.
      - matwood 5y ago
        If we’re in a situation where streaming music goes away, then we’re also likely in a situation where having CDs doesn’t matter. Also, all the people holding onto their 8-tracks are definitely thinking they showed all of us. /s
      - lozf 5y ago
        Spotify may not, but parts of their available catalogue do disappear, depending on licensing deals.
        fullstop 5y ago
        Yes, this happens once in a blue moon. I've bought one album because of this, and the content returned to Spotify within a few weeks of its departure. It is still, for me, a cheaper and more flexible option despite licensing squabbles. It also gives me the opportunity to find new artists and give albums a few listens before deciding on whether or not they do it for me. My views are USA-centric, perhaps licensing issues are more prevalent in other countries.

I can't carry a few thousand of those with me at all times, though. I hear what you're saying, but the convenience of a vast and portable library is compelling.

te_chris 5y ago

Why not both? Spotify is cheap. I spend a fair amount on vinyl and CD/SACD (SACD/CD for classical and the occasional jazz record, vinyl for everything else) and still keep a sub for spotify for work listening and being able to just check something out - although I guess YouTube can do that for free in most cases, and with electronic music, often the only streamable recording of a lot of records.

marcodiego 5y ago

Except for convenience, since they're DRM free I don't believe there is any, even legal, reason not to rip it to an SD-card.

fullstop 5y ago
More and more phones are removing uSD card support. It's a losing battle. I don't want the plastic, the physical storage requirements, etc, of a CD. With digital I don't "own" the music, sure, but I've definitely lost more music in my life from scratched discs, people not returning CDs than I ever will through Spotify.
- CuriousSkeptic 5y ago
  I’ve “lost” some of my favorite movies and music by then not being available on any streaming service. I guess there are many reasons for this, but mainly I guess they are simply victims of copyright.

tobyhinloopen 5y ago

I use a disk drive to sync the discs to my music library and bring them with me :) I can format it to MP3, or ALAC, of FLAC, or whatever I like, and I can play them on devices that are made today, or 40 years ago. But secretly I just use Spotify for it’s discover features, and then buy CDs of the albums I like.

fullstop 5y ago
Then you have to have a place to keep thousands of CDs. Personally, I find that my time is worth $10/month to not do that.
- reaperducer 5y ago
  Until your streaming service gets sold, goes out of business, "pivots," decides you or your worldviews aren't trendy, thinks you're a hacker, screws up your billing, drops support for your device, or any of the hundreds of other reasons the music suddenly stops.
  - fullstop 5y ago
    Sorry, I am just not that paranoid. I had cassettes until the late 90s, CDs until the mid-2000s, and Spotify since then. Spotify isn't going anywhere.
    - matwood 5y ago
      If we’re in a situation where streaming music goes away, then we’re also likely in a situation where having CDs doesn’t matter. Also, all the people holding onto their 8-tracks are definitely thinking they showed all of us. /s
    - lozf 5y ago
      Spotify may not, but parts of their available catalogue do disappear, depending on licensing deals.
      - fullstop 5y ago
        Yes, this happens once in a blue moon. I've bought one album because of this, and the content returned to Spotify within a few weeks of its departure. It is still, for me, a cheaper and more flexible option despite licensing squabbles. It also gives me the opportunity to find new artists and give albums a few listens before deciding on whether or not they do it for me. My views are USA-centric, perhaps licensing issues are more prevalent in other countries.