CD's Do buy them ??

[Larrydehp920r]

I was wondering how many people out there actually buy cd's. I personally download mp3's from the internet and then burn my favorite songs.......Give me your input....

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[maylar 10+ year member]

I buy CD's because the recording quality is far superior to MP3's. I'll do downloads when I want like only one song and don't wanna spend the money on a whole album.

 

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

I pretty much do the same as maylar. I buy from my favorite artists, but record from the "one hit wonders". I don't see any point in spending $10-$15 on a cd when you only like 1 or 2 songs.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

i tend to order my cd's through columbia house cause ive been w/ them for like 2 years and they give me like a 75% discount on all the cd's i buy plus i get bonus points and every 75 points equals one free cd....currently i have like 600 points...jus waiting to cash in on em...heh...

 

[madman 10+ year member]

I buy C.D's but i have a burner for my stereo to record from cd to cd.The sound quality is waaaaaay better than computer burners.I just borrow cd's that i don't have from friends and burn em............but there isn't much i want right now ...i have hundreds upon hundreds of cd's

 

[kingpin_jeffie 10+ year member]

ive got a cable connection so i just download whole albums

as long as the mp3's are 320 its CD quality sound

 

[madman 10+ year member]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!C.D. quality sound......tee hee *wipes tears of laughter from eyes*

 

[MxRacerCam 10+ year member]

i hear that! i have a cable modem, and i've downloaded all possible bit rates to no avail. i've also done many cd to cd copies, and the soud quality is NEVER as good. it's not bad, but on my system, i can hear the difference. i have 200+ burned cd's, and none are as good as the real thing.

 

[zane 10+ year member]

I tend to download most of my music and burn it. I will however purchase the disc if I feel it is worth it. So long as the bitrate is at 320 - this is standard cd compression. There should be little audible difference between a burned disc and its manufactured counterpart.

take it easy,

-zane

 

[jlaine 10+ year member]

Originally posted by madman LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!C.D. quality sound......tee hee *wipes tears of laughter from eyes*

I have yet to have anyone pass a double-blind test using 320kbps MP3 converted albums...

If you are in the MN area, feel free to come take that test...

@ 192kbps, my pass/fail rate hovers around 70/30

 

[madman 10+ year member]

Well i've just gotsta say ......the ears don't lie........c.d's all the way for me

 

[zane 10+ year member]

Originally posted by madman:

 

Well i've just gotsta say ......the ears don't lie........c.d's all the way for me

No the ears dont lie when it comes to your sound preferences, however, as a manufactured CD has the same compression as a 320 bitrate MP3- there would be no audible difference between a burned copy and the orignial.

By the way, how do you think the music gets placed on the discs at Epic, RCA, Elektra, Sony, Virgin, etc in the first place?

take it easy,

-zane

 

[MxRacerCam 10+ year member]

ok, point taken. but i have a hard time finding mp3's at that bitrate. any suggestions?

 

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

I've seen a few high bitrate numbers with the program Audiogalaxy. Only problem is, sometimes it takes forever for the song to be processed to start d/l. Morpheous ***** right now, they never had any high bitrate numbers anyhow. I just d/l Kazaa, so I can't say because I haven't checked.

 

[zane 10+ year member]

Try using WinMx. It has a selectable bitrate filter and provides several results. It also allows pausing of downloads and the ability to resume them later.

go to http://www.cnet.com and run a search for this app.

Very easy to use too.

take it easy,

-zane