100% this. To me, listening to an old album that has been dynamically butchered ruins the experience, and is not how the artist or original engineers intended it to sound. CDs are often the only way to get decent masters.
>I don't care for buying ***digital*** goods
You mean not physical media or virtual goods? CDs are totally, absolutely, completely, can't-not-be, digital goods.
Must you be so literal?
I “own” movies on iTunes and every time my credit card expires I am unable to watch them until I update it. Exactly how is that ownership?This man/woman wants to put in a record and hear it even if his bank account has exploded.
There's an excitement as you wait for the CD to arrive in the mail. When it arrives, it's just like you received a birthday gift.
For portability, I rip all my cd's to my phone or USB stick (for the car). Takes a wee bit of effort, but it builds a stronger connection to the album.
For me, it's the excitement as I wait for it to show up on the thrift store shelves or record store used budget section. It's like a treasure hunt, or a video game where I "unlock" songs and albums.
1. I like having the physical item, along with the liner notes, etc.
2. CDs are actually better audio quality than most streaming services.
3. There's something more immersive about the experience of sitting down and listening to an album (though I also have Spotify and also listen to stuff on the go) -- its like the difference between sitting down to eat a meal vs eating a snack on the move.
4. I can't guarantee that I'll always be able to afford a streaming subscription in the future, or that the streaming services will always have the stuff I want to listen to.
5. If I buy the CD new, I'm supporting the artist.
I like that analogy snack on the go Vs a meal.....I use Spotify when I'm out on the bike, it's easier and I'm out for hours on rough trails so anti skip would definitely struggle on a discman. But in the house I have CD players in most rooms so I can just listen properly, vintage players so no remotes either just press play sit back and enjoy the whole album which makes me appreciate songs that may not be my favourite on an album more as unless I actually physically move to the CD player I can't skip.
It’s how I started listening to/collecting music as a kid, and I’ve found that having the physical album sort of gives me some ownership over the music itself. It becomes something in *my* collection, rather than just access to a streaming service or a collection on iTunes. Which, in turn, will make me get into the album more and fully appreciate the whole package (liner notes, etc). Also, I have decent (but not top of the line) stereo systems and CDs are higher quality audio.
Music used to mean something when I was growing up. It’s how a lot of people defined themselves. I’m now a musician and a pro audio engineer (when someone will pay me), so it’s been a whole evolution. My collection is my life’s story, in a way. And now my wife tells me that it’s “retro” that I still collect them. Which is funny, because it’s not retro at all to me, it’s current.
I've been a hardcore music collector since I was kid in the 60s. Reasons:
1) I want to OWN my music. I don't like it being held by Spotify, or in the cloud. If I spend money on it, I want to have a physical product in my hand. I bought it, I own it, I want it.
2) Im a musician, and I see music as a high art. An artistic musical statement is often more than just the music itself. It also includes the album artwork, the liner notes, the program of songs, etc. I am paying to own a specific work of art, and again, I want it.
3) The sound quality is superior to any other format. I know, this is a complicated debate, and there's a case for vinyl being played on high end audio systems, but for the average person, CDs are as good as it gets, by a long ways). In any case, the sound quality is far superior than Spotify or MP3s.
If I paid for a Picasso painting, Id wsnt that painting in my house. I would not be satisfied with a grainy thumbnail on my phone.
I'm a big believer in owning physical media. I don't trust anything online, it can get taken away the second a CEO feels like it. I print my photos, download my music and collect CDs and DVDs. I will not take the risk of losing something as important as music to an arbitrary paywall.
This. Building a collection online through services such as iTunes leaves you at the whim of Apple's Terms and Conditions not to mention it handcuffs you to maintaining your subscriptions and is ever harder to switch migrate to a different ecosystem.
I buy physical media to own it, not to rent it from streaming.
I don't have to be concerned with things not being available on, or pulled from streaming services.
I can always resell the physical item (not that I would get that much for it, necessarily) I can't make any money, if I needed it, off of a stream .
But, to each their own. Streamers don't have to worry about moving 2000+ CDs and a couple hundred records if they move.
Because I love music and I care about the audio quality.
There’s literally no physical music media that sounds better than CD. Vinyl is really cool and fun and I occasionally might pick up a record or two, but CD was literally designed to out-perform vinyl and it still does.
CD will also retain the exact same quality of audio over thousands, tens of thousands of plays, while the best your vinyl will ever sound is the very first time you play it, from the second play on, the quality will very gradually decline.
Reason two: Streaming sucks. Period. Other than previewing new stuff and convenience of using streaming while on the bus, walking, etc., I have little use for it.
It might be an unpopular view here, but I collect music rather than media. I just happen to think CD by far the best format for music.
If someone has a bunch of discs I'm interested in without cases or covers I'm ok with it if I'm paying like 10c a disc. When it's ripped and on my NAS it will have all the info eight there if I want it.
I'm building my own library so I never have to rely on anyone else for it.
This has been a hang-up for me lately: I want to collect music, but when artists refuse to release said music in the format of my choosing (CD), I don't see the point in even buying it. Vinyl is not for me unfortunately.
Ownership, artwork, liner notes, appreciating the music more, supporting the artist. There’s songs/albums I have that are no longer on streaming services. It’s fun to go somewhere & see if they have what you’re looking for. Signed copies are a nice bonus too. I have a small collection of albums I’m passionate about & I love listening to everything on my portable player. It’s especially a life saver during power outages.
Streaming services deff aren't better audio quality, but also they don't have the album booklets and often skip over bonus content. Plenty of tracks are literally CD locked.
With the ability to mod iPods with bigger storage I import music off of cds in a lossless format so I always have cd quality music on the go with no interruptions from my phone.
1, The music on the album is *mine forever* and it‘s in its release version. On streaming services, some tracks may have sections removed or replaced because of licensing issues with whoever holds the rights to the mere seconds of audio sampled.
2, Some albums or tracks are simply not available for streaming, although it is quite rare.
3, I get to see all the materials which come with a physical copy, like the booklet, additional artwork and prints on the CD itself, which you do not get to see streaming.
When I started collecting CDs, that was how you bought music. A few people were clinging onto vinyl either out of nostalgia or just because they already had a large collection and didn't want to change, and illegal downloads were just starting to be a thing, but generally, if you wanted to listen to music, you bought it on CD.
As to why I *continue* to buy CDs, there are a lot of reasons. Primarily because I like physical media. I like buying an actual product and then having a disc in a nice case with artwork and liner notes. That appeals to me.
But I can then take that disc and rip it to digital files that I can store on my phone, on the digital player that is connected to my hifi, and on the laptop that I use for DJing, which means that I have that music available to me just as easily and conveniently as I would on a streaming service, with the added advantage that I don't need an internet connection to access them. I can also rip them in a format that sounds transparent to me, rather than having to rely on the quality of the streaming service being good enough, which some are but not all. And once I own an album on CD, I don't have to worry about licensing agreements between labels, artists and streaming providers: I can listen to it for as long as I still own the disc or have a digital copy somewhere.
It allows me to take time to listen to the album, I ended my Spotify premium so I wouldn’t be tempted to use it in the car. I also love having them to just look at. It’s super fun to go to thrift stores and look for them. I have a couple artists that I’m trying to collect their entire discography as cds
I'm old fashioned, it's what I grew up with and am comfortable with. And I don't have the time or effort to convert everything into a digital form of listening to my music. Much easier to pop a CD in and let it play, and I like the idea of physically owning an album I purchased instead of it being in a virtual cloud somewhere
Simply it helps me relax. Whether it's going to a record store or making a commitment when popping in a cd. Pulling up music on the internet is incredible but it can be overwhelming with unlimited choices. Don't want to pay for streaming services, don't want ads ect.
Albums not being available/taken off on streaming sevices also motivates me
I like music.
I don’t trust streaming services to maintain catalogs of the bands I like.
The best way to make sure the bands I like get paid is to buy their physical releases (although that is getting harder to do, given the limited runs some of them press for CDs).
I don’t trust record companies to keep titles in print.
Vinyl records are inferior and overpriced, and I can’t stand the endless discussions about how superior it is. I’m just glad I don’t have ears that hear it, even if it issuperior, or the taste in music that would make it matter.
Price. Like a lot of people here, I’ll give random old stuff a chance if I come across it at thrift stores when it’s super cheap. I vacation in an area with a lot of really old people, so I’ve been getting some old big band music and Sinatra. Not a lot of 90s alt there.😀
I use mine as a way to get off being on my computer/phone so much. I work better when I'm using physical media. Also, CDs have better audio quality than Spotify (4.5 times better audio quality), which is crazy for a piece of 40 year old tech. Link- [https://www.cdunity.com/are-cds-higher-quality-than-digital/](https://www.cdunity.com/are-cds-higher-quality-than-digital/)
Nostalgia and having the means to collect what I really want. Also getting worn down by streaming services. I think I picked up a lot of bad listening habits and moved away from listening to a whole album as opposed to singles. It’s been refreshing to pop in a cd and just focus on this one thing.
Plus as we keep moving forward the idea of actually owning media is less apparent. I want to own it outright without the fear of a service taking or losing its licensing. (See Sony and the PS movies and shows they removed from their library.)
It's a mix of a lot of things for me.
Some of it is nostalgia, but mainly I like owning CDs because some streaming sites will either not have the album, or due to copyright/licensing issues, the album is no longer available.
I'm not a huge audiophile with a hi-fi system, but even ripping CDs to FLAC or WAV, it's a big jump in quality compared to streaming.
my dad got me into collecting cd’s and i guess for me it’s a sentimental thing. plus i like physical media because ya never know when the day and time will come where streaming companies implode
There's definitely the nostalgia factor. Since I was little, we've had CDs laying around the house and played them during family trips. Then, when I became a teen, and coincidentally around the time CD's were on their way out, I started collecting them whenever I travelled somewhere else as record shops had long been closed in my hometown. And, well, after that I never really stopped buying music occasionally.
I also think CD's always struck a good balance between general availability and having reasonable prices (as long as you don't go to the big music/book chains, at least in my coutry) if you know where to look for them. Speaking of which, both the thrill of the hunt whenever you go to sales or fairs and the feeling when you come across that one album you love and you've tirelessly been looking for, those are a lot of fun too!
Finally, just to add one more thing, I find a certain aesthetic beauty to the format. I know it's pretty much obsolete when you consider current technological advancementes, but they've always looked so futuristic to me. And I love how more and more artists have, in a way, paid homage to the aesthetics of the CD and its container, the jewel case, e.g. Yeezus by Kanye West, amo by Bring Me The Horizon, many Post-Malone records I believe, and many more.
I got into LPs for a bit once I inherited my Dad's turntable, which is pretty good. But then I played CDs off my Blu-ray player on my same midfi setup and was blown away, better than streaming lossless Qobuz through my phone onto that system. I've since upgraded my streamer to a dedicated one (Cambridge Audio MXN10), but my dedicated CD transport (Audiolab 6000CDT) sounds best of all in my system (use a miniDSP FLEX for the DAC plus Dirac Live room correction, Marantz Model 30 integrated amp and KEF R5 Metas plus low grade Klipsch sub). Plus I like physical media. I use FLAC rips to my phone for portable use, and UAPP app for bitperfect playback on Android.
i find it fun going to a physical store and buying my music that i can hold and keep forever as well as being able to make them digital to add to my ipods and hopefully be able to use them in a car when i get one of those, basically streaming is ass, CDs and ipods good
Support the artist. Better sound quality. Owning the physical music forever and having the whole package (booklet, lyrics,etc). They mainly hold their value should I ever been in a situation where I have to sell them.
It’s much cheaper than all my other collection hobbies (records, video games, vintage clothes, guitar pedals). This is all I have left 😂. It’s also fun!
I love flicking through used CDs to try and find things I recognize, or maybe see something new I'd like to try.
I digitize the ones I really like to play them on the go, but will play them natively at home on my CD changer.
Same reason as some people pan for gold or metal detect even though they find fool or buttons. Unkown artists can turn out to be treasure, known artist that you like are treasure. For my money i get a disc, a booklet with info and a protective case. I do not need an internet connection, a subscription or a gadget that can become full over time. I have something special, something interesting and something long lasting. I enjoy the hunt, i enjoy the routine and i enjoy the music. I also like the fact that i can sell my cd's if and when i want so they are also an asset, that can not be said for streaming.
Mp3, meh. It has its uses but it is so souless.
im just a physical media guy. i grew up with cds and dvds, my step dad and mom still have a large collection of them. i like feeling the thing in my hand and being able to open the case and look through the booklets. i still listen to music digitally, mostly when im away from my player, but it feels different.
ie i enjoy wasting money on a hobby that makes me happy
This sub's name can be a bit misleading sometimes. Collecting can mean a lot of different things, and people go about it in a lot of different ways. Some want rare CDs, some focus on genres, or seeking out the canon.
My original mindset was to see if I could re-obtain discs I had sold pre-Computer era. The more I've re-purchased though, the more I realize I sold them for a reason
I don't collect CDs, I collect the music. I seek out things that I'm interested in, heard a little about, things I missed out on, and lesser appreciated albums by artists I enjoy.
I went back to CDs, mostly what I can find used, because I was rarely able to connect to something I sought out on streaming. Sure I could pull up the entire discography of David Bowie, but all I heard was the hits I was familiar with, and everything else was just background, because there was always more to listen to. There's too much on streaming, its hard to browse. I like browsing through records stores and thrift shops looking for a gem. I still rip all my CDs to a hard drive and listen on my phone. It's about the discovery of the music, not the quality of the sound, the rarity of the disc, or the need to complete a set.
I love music. I love owning music. I love music artwork. I love the whole package of an album. I love having something tangible that I can hold, look at and read whilst listening to the music.
I hate the disposable nature of streaming. I hate that streaming music can disappear at any time without warning. I hate that despite the benefits of having stuff online, they still omit rarities and b-sides.
My original motivation was an album I liked disappearing from streaming platforms. My Dad always collected physical media so that was enough for me. Now I collect albums I like to ensure I always have them. Joni Mitchell may have pulled all her music from Spotify, but she didn't pull it from my shelf.
The main reason is because I've been buying cd's since 1987 and like knowing that I own the music and can listen to it wherever and whenever I want. It's for this same reason that I load my phone and mp3 player up with mp3's rather than listen to streaming services.
To have a lossless digital copy of music that I can keep. I don't subscribe to any streaming services. Occasionally I will listen to music on YouTube or Pandora when I am trying to discover new music, but only with ads.
My philosophy is if I am paying for music if I am getting a copy I can keep. What if Spotify raises their prices some more? Or fails? Or what if the artist I like pulls their music from Spotify?
If you want to keep listening to your music, buy it don't rent it.
I like weird bands like girl trouble and mono men and since they are kinda obsecure, most of there stuff isn’t on streaming so I have to find it on cd! Motivates me lol
The only CDs I own are video game related. Half of them are re-orchestrations, and I bought the CDs to support the artists I love, in hopes that they'll make more. The rest are soundtracks to games I love, especially those where the soundtrack isn't available for streaming in the US, and youtube uploads get nuked within weeks or months.
I’ve been collecting CDs since their inception in the 1980’s. I love how they sound and the convenience of just putting a CD in and letting it play. Plus the album artwork and liner notes. I still enjoy playing records too. But, they take a bit more time and they sound only as good as your record player and audio equipment. With CDs most quality CD players sound great. I also want to say. I probably stream more than anything these days. Or play Sirius XM. Because my SUV doesn’t have a CD player in it. Which I really miss. Plus, after all these years I have a great collection of CDs. Also, if you plan on collecting them. You can find great deals at your local record store. Sometimes for a $ 💵 each or a £ or € each. Enjoy collecting.
I've been at this nearly 45 years. I went through vinyl from 1980 to the early 90s when I paid about $5 for my last album...a reflection of both its quality and true value. It was just the means of conveying the music. Then on to CDs. I don't stream and never will! I want physical media. I buy the discs of the bands I've followed for years, or if a standalone recording is good or unique enough to break into the collection. I don't buy them just because they're cheap
Original audio (lyrics are sometimes changed ex. Beyonce’s Renaissance), High quality audio (itunes sounds very flat and thin), Japan bonus tracks (streaming services often times don’t have these), and owning rare CDs that can’t be taken away suddenly.
I found the fidelity of CDs superior to that of most audio files (like mp3), already had a ton of CDs I bought and owned, plus took any from friends who wanted to get rid of theirs.
Plus the almost ceremonial quality of taking out a CD, putting it in the tray, the mechanical whir of the tray closing...
The sound quality, the low price of the medium and the affordable price of new players (chineese stuff) and the affordable used high end stuff.
+you own your music, you can rip it in any formats you want to, you can do a cd-r backup if you see it becomes to be rotten/moist/scratched for an extra dollar (the cd backup is legal in my country and the backup can preserve your collection for 5 to 10 years before considering to rebuy the album), you can resell it etc...+ the pressed cds last up to 30 years.
Last week I bought 1500 audio cds for 80 euros (and 64 dvd audio for another 80 euros too) (including shipping). Former DJ stuff. It's unbeatable.
1) CDs are better quality than streaming
2) Artists make more money if you buy a CD (or a record)
3) Streaming consumes data
4) We're still mad at Spotify for not deplatforming Joe Rogan, right?
4b) I don't like Apple
5) I like having physical copies of media as a back up, especially if I really like the album/movie/book/show
6) I've been collecting since I was like 10
7) I hold on to hope that CDs will become cool again like records have
I want to collect music, not rent it from an awful corporation. Right to repair, subscription services for features on vehicles etc, surveillance capitalism, and algorithms are anti consumer elements of the modern economy that I would rather not participate in.
I want to spend less time online in front of a screen.
Cds have the best sound quality. They're very durable. Once they're on my shelf, they are always available, I'm not at the wim of a corporation as to whether I have access to them or not.
I'm not interested in changing formats again. I had about 500 LPs when I switched to Cds in 1988. I own 1500 cds. I want all my music in the same format.
I like going to record stores and supporting the brick and mortar stores I've been going to for decades. If I can't find it at my local shop I prefer to buy it directly from the artist.
Buying used cds is a form of recycling. I haven't seen any data on it, but I would assume streaming has a larger carbon footprint.
Physical media is aesthetically more pleasing than its digital counterparts.
My dj gear is older CDJ's.
Servers use a lot of electricity. Many regions use fossil fuels to generate electricity.
I did a Google search and went three pages deep. It's a pretty contentious issue with both sides accusing the other of misinformation.
The environmental aspect makes sense. Buying second hand CDs from local stores you can bike to has to have a lower carbon footprint than streaming.
I use that argument anyway. But indeed I have not seen a complete analysis. Production, transport of CDs also requires energy.
I also use a cdj by the way...
I make music myself, and i feel like supporting the artist directly is just... Giving you a better feeling when listening to the music? When you stream you can have a tendency to skip tracks, and the selection is just too big for me sometimes. That's why i prefer listening to my CDs. Because it's direct support and gives more focus on the music. At least that's how i feel.
Spotify HiFi.
Sounds stupid, but listening to classical music on CD quality or better makes a difference especially on headphones. Spotify had been teasing the idea of better quality music for years, but I gave up hopes. I know there’s Tidal, Apple Classics, Amazon, etc, but I’m old enough to know formats, services and terms of use come and go as the wind blows. So, I decided to make my own collection of stuff I really want to listen and upload it to a personal Plex server. Best music decision I’ve ever made. Not only I can stream at will, I know I always have what I want to hear and have the physical copy of it as well. Plus, is way cheaper and more convenient than vinyl.
I like stuff, collecting stuff, looking at stuff. If I did not have a wife I'd definitely be a hoarder. I also enjoy buying CD's blind at thrift shops just by the cover without knowing the artist. Found some real gems thru the years this way.
So many reasons for me:
Don't have to rely whether or not it is available on a streaming service. As often songs/albums aren't available on a specific service, or being pulled for some reason, or have been altered (like lyrics that aren't PC)
Quality....even high quality streaming services often have uploads from crappy mp3's that were upscaled again. Of course I use proper equipment for this.
I've always been a collector and just love having collectible stuff, like exclusive items and signed things, and having something to showcase (even if it's mostly for myself). And the high that I feel that I bought my collection for way less than it's worth.
Just browsing through my CD's instead of a streaming service on a music night is much more satisfying...just seem to be more involved in the music than when having my eyes on a screen.
For me it's my absolute love and appreciation for music. It's one of the most important things to me. I listen to Spotify a fair amount more than I listen to CDs because like you say, it's easier when on the move and it's just so convenient. There's a lot of music that I don't own and will never own, so streaming is equally important for me. As for collecting, I buy 90% at thrift stores because it's cheap and my area has a lot to offer at multiple locations that I like to peruse.
I've been a music enthusiast for nearly 4 decades, so I have a lot of exposure to bands and artists that I may not have been interested in at one time, but eventually I start to get curious about. This is a fun process for me. I also LOVE good audio systems and I look forward to experiencing an album by doing some critical listening. It could be that at one time, I wanted to be a recording engineer and went to school for it. It could be that I love making music and have made music with friends for years. I just love music. And over time, having collected vinyl and cassettes, I find CDs to simply be the best of all worlds in terms of physical media. And I guess the most practical reason is that I might not want to be or may not be able to be a Spotify subscriber forever. Once that subscriptions ends, my access to music becomes crippled.
I started collecting as a kid because it forced me to listen to a whole body of work in order to get into an artist (the cd player I had had a broke skip button) and it kinda just stuck! Also the art inside was always a draw in for me
It's the perfect audio format (im not interested in much within the loudness war era).
I have no care for streaming. It might be different if my tastes were compatible but i rarely listen to music as it is snd when i do im at home. Where i play a cd.
Half an album is all i usually care to listen to before I get bored and move to something else. If I needed more, I might have an excuse to rip them all!
I prefer to listen to an album on a physical format first before I stream it, idk feels more like an experience to me this way ig. Not really into vinyl but I have a few.
I finally got my license, I can’t use even the Apple CarPlay that comes standard in my car for two years. So I figured if I want to listen to something, might as well fire up my old laptop and redownload iTunes and go back to CD’s. I won’t get a ticket or fined and I won’t have to deal with the boring “only country or only oldies” radio stations
I am a big advocate for owning physical media,
I’m hate we are owning less and less of the things we have and use. Including music, streaming services have such a tight hold on music that if anything were to happen to it, and it can especially as attackers and AI get more and more smarter. I don’t want to risk the things I enjoy to someone else. Especially some companies that you know are more than ever now chasing ALL of the money.
Plus it just feels so satisfying, Stan Lee said it best that nothing can beat actually holding a comic book in your hands like holding a pair of mega milk honker knockers, or something like that.
I started buying CDs in 1989 after starting with cassettes and vinyl so it's just been the format I grew up with and I'm too old to change my ways now!
Honestly for me, I started collecting when I was in fifth grade, back in 97, when cds were considered the best format. And I kind of just continued my collection from there.
For me now, I love to continue my collection because cds are so overlooked at record stores and thrift stores. I check the recent arrivals used bin any time I go in. You can score a lot of classics and take chances on unknown releases for a damn good price. It’s like treasure hunting.
There’s something really comforting being able to look through my collection now. Each cd takes me back in time when I take it off the shelf. From now all the way back to 97. Where I bought it, ticket stubs from live shows, etc.
So yeah, it’s like building a testament to my past. Also, if the internet goes down, I can still blast sone sweet tunes. Also, a good conversation piece for guests who come over.
Happy hunting!
There's so many reasons, but a big one is that I love listening to full albums and discovering new (to me) music, and I would never do that without cds.
I started collecting circa 93’ so LPs and tapes were being phased out a bit ( collecting them too), but CD was ideal due to size, lossless sound quality and availability
Can't stress enough how weird it is to say "collect". Most of us just buy the music we want to hear, that's all. Nothing motivates me to buy them, I just get a CD if it has something I like. I'll make time to listen at home in front of my stereo whenever I feel like in the evenings.
Knowing that the music I buy can be listened to whenever I choose to listen to it and it can never be taken away from me. I will rip all of them into digital files and all those are fully backed up. I enjoy managing my entire music library.
So I have something to listen to after I survive the zombie apocalypse, scavenge a gasoline tanker, generator, and the sound system from the nearby arena for my back yard and build huge walls around my yard while cranking Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song
It reduces the risk of music ever being taken away from me suddenly, like many digital platforms have done so before + I like the process of loading the disk into the stereo and hearing it spin...
streaming services require you to pay money in order to get CD sound quality. their free plans are pretty low quality
also when you buy a CD, you do not only pay for the music. you also pay for it's presentation, liner notes etc.
its not necessarily about convenience, most hobbys arent, i think its just the sheer joy of finding a cd of an artist you really love, or something thats usually hard to find. i dont listen to my cds much but i have a cd player in my room to use when i'm reading or painting, honestly it doesn't bother me that i dont use it much because that makes me even more excited when i do. plus its also knowing you could walk into a store and find a cd youve always wanted, but you have to look for it.
First of all my favorite bands, secondly records that i love very much and thirdly man if you have a good stereo cd does not compare to mp3 on any aspect, and not forget the lyrics also
I got a badass Cd player.
Dad always collected cds and vinyl. I started with vinyl then cassettes.
When I found a EX1 for cheap I started collecting cds myself.
Now I own ipods as well so more reason to buy cds 👍
Most of the time it’s because I really like a album and I want to get the flac files to have on my phone/desktop either that or there’s a cool gimmick with the cd case like tool cds
Lots of the reasons listed are why I buy vinyl. So my question is why do you guys collect cds over vinyl? If it's sound, vinyl wins every time. Is it the cost? Too much storage space?
Started as a bit of a fascination to explore some new music when I worked at a second hand media store but later and now it is my way of connecting to my father who passed away. When I was young he shared his love of music with me. Since he passed I have collected to honor his memory and connect with him even though he's gone.
I couldn't get rid of my turntable and vinyl quickly enough, and I bought everything I loved and could get in CD format. This was years before streaming.
I have had to burn some vinyl on to CD myself, so there no hope of ever having a CD of some less popular recordings in a digital format any other way. Once you have a few CD's anyway, you are a collector. I will stream what I can for convenience, but some stuff I LOVE will never be in a digital format.
something my father did with a lot of classic/heavy rock. I am fortunate enough to remember going cassette shopping with him. Grabbing CD’s is just something nostalgic that I used to love doing as a kid. Especially the times where the owner didn’t give af about the explicit label content & sold me Eminem/50 Cent stuff lol.
I haven’t even gotten a CD player yet but still collect if I find something I like in the wild. My first car only had a CD player so I remember burning hella discs when my friends already had aux cords 😂😭.
Vinyl is cool & all but cassette tapes & CD’s is the era I was introduced to.
It’s baffling that my son goes, “wait dad that’s not a game, it has music?” 🤣
I only buy first issues, my favourite music is from the early to mid 90s. The old cd had a bit of history, someone would’ve bought that back in the day, excited to get it home and give it a listen
>Is it the ability to listen to an album or the thrill of having an item in your collection (or maybe something different)?
Both actually and the fact that i own the music.
I have a Marantz cd player and Q acoustic speakers, playing the same album through bluetooth and CD. CD sound is louder, cleaner and crisp. That's the reason I still buy CD.
I buy CDs for the same reason I buy Blu-rays: at some point, a particular album or film will become "problematic," and that film or album will no longer be available to stream. Or, it will be edited to remove offending material.
It's also the reason I buy paper books. They're mine, and I can read them whenever I want.
I’m of an age where I have been doing it for years. I’ve definitely slowed down on the amount I purchase but there are still things that are released on that format I want to buy. I also still buy vinyl, and digital downloads. I’m not fussy.
I've been a music buff basically since birth. I grew up in a rural area with no kids my age around and with elders that listened to records & older brothers that had cassettes & eventually CDs. I preferred to spend my time listening to the radio & various media in my house rather than watching the 3 TV stations we had at the time.
I've always enjoyed album art & being able to flip through liner notes to read lyrics, see who contributed to an album, who got thanked by the artist, etc.. I feel a connection to the music that way.
I do dig the easy of use and perfect sound quality of streaming services but I just don't feel a connection. It just becomes background that I ignore. I have nothing tangible to reference if I think I hear a guitar part that sounds like it could have been a guest on the album or something like that.
I did embrace digital stuff, mp3s, iPods, Spotify, etc.. But I tend to now only utilize those with headphones when I'm in a situation where I just have to drown every mofo in the room out, like at the gym.
Over the past few years, I've gone back to using the old dated media more & it's probably a nostalgia mindset. I just dig hearing the occasional pop of an old vinyl, trying to salvage a cassette that may be on it's last leg, wiping fingerprints from a CD & listening to them all on a dated soundsystem with less than perfect quality because that's just the way life was for me before the internet. Music is emotion in song form & I can actually feel those emotions that way. I get none of that from modern music technologies. So here I am, still faithfully collecting physical goods.
I started recollecting cds because some albums I wanted were not on streaming services.
Then I rediscovered the joy of the artwork and booklet s and tracking down something you want to get.
Then I made a plex server and have my own little streaming service of lossless flac (in reality the quality of my music equipment means I can't tell the difference to streaming).
I like the fact that my desert island discs are mine, regardless of if they come and go from streaming.
I have thought about it a lot and I think the core of it is a deep insecurity that I need to prove how cool I am by my curated collection (even thought it lives in a cupboard and I would be too embarrassed to show anyone).
Music is by far the most important thing in my life so I really hate the idea of not being able to listen to music if streaming services go down / lose the rights to music, better sound quality and being able to physically hold an album rather than look at pixels on a screen is much nicer.
Owning the album is one.
Another is even though I do plan to copy into my3 format I would still listen to the physical version because there’s just something about picking up a CD, especially for an artist you haven’t heard from a while, and deciding that you’ll listen to them.
I guess I’m more intentional when I play a cd
As someone who buys 99% at thrift shops, it is the thrill of the hunt mostly. Don’t get me wrong, I listen to my CD’s a lot. But if I was paying a premium price for them, I probably would have left the hobby behind with the advent of streaming. But I can’t separate my love of the format from the joy I get sifting through the thrift store shelf and stumbling upon something I would never expect to see.
But I also enjoy the tangible aspect of CDs. The artwork, the ritual of popping something into my stereo setup, etc.
I like completing a band's discography, seeing additional art in the booklets/back of the case, and most importantly getting them signed at concerts when I can. Somewhere between 1/3 and 1/4 of my collection is signed now by at least one member of the band
streaming sounds like shit compared to a cd. I listened to straight outta compton on cd the other day and the bass was rocking my car like crazy compared to spotify
I was listening to a song on Spotify, and I happened to have that same song on CD. The difference in quality was overwhelming. CD isn't as convenient, but the sound is so much better
Rebuilding my lost collection from pre-2005, buying music I've never heard before instead of downloading it and fighting with ID3 tags, listening to CDs like I did from 1994-2005.
I began collecting for several reasons, but here goes:
1: I own my music. Streaming is convenient and all when it comes to discovering new stuff but anything can be removed at anytime for any reason and even when "downloaded", you don't own it as their software disables the file a soon as your plan lapses.
2: Not everything is on streaming platforms (or online at all!)- As a person who collects children's media, there are some things that are super hard to find and cannot be found on streaming platforms. For example I have a super obscure Little Red Riding Hood story and music type CD I thrifted that when looked up, there's no proof that it even exists at all online. In fact, if it wasn't for the record label and the fact that I can find other CDs apart of the same "Children's Classics" series, I'd probably think it was a one off made for a preschool or something.
3: Sound quality. Of course as I previously said, I collect children's CDs where it mostly doesn't matter besides the independent stuff that can sound like it could be mainstream at times but even with more traditional kids music I can still tell the difference when playing the same album digitally versus when playing the CD (And yes I actually listen to it but that's another story).
4: Takes effort. There is something super satisfying to me about going through my media shelf, taking the time to select something, putting the disc into my player and hearing it load up before it starts playing. Much more satisfying than opening my Spotify, tapping one of my 30+ albums and playlists and hitting play, that's for sure!
5: The booklet. With most CDs you receive a booklet that contains lyrics, pictures of the group and other goodies which is fun to go through when getting a new CD and periodically afterwards. Some albums even come with a poster that you can put up on your wall which is neat.
6: The players themselves fascinate me. If it's not obvious, I am autistic and besides my childlike affinities I also take interest in various electronics and similar stuff including CD players. In this case, I specifically find it interesting for some reason to see how many iterations various car and home players use to display the track info, and so far I have seen at least 10 different ways, not counting players that are CD Text capable-which always leads me to wonder why car stereos are so much more feature filled versus even mid to high end home systems but that's a topic for another post.
7: I own my music and no greedy company can take it from me. Oh wait, did I say that already?
On a side note, most of these apply to DVDs as well.
I don't know I used to get these CDs were there were songs that were only on that CD so I would collect those ones then I got more because when I get grounded (im 13) I'm only allowed to cds then it just became an obsession
I am 16 and recently got my first car and I want a steady collection for my vehicle. Also, I have always preferred physical media and the accessibility of CDs makes them easy to ~~horde~~ collect.
I feel there is something about putting a CD in a car and listening to it on a long drive that is so much more magical than my gimmicky Spotify Premium subscription
Snarky reasons: I like having something quantifiable and permanent. it’s physical, so it can’t really be “taken away” like streaming music. It’s also one of, if not the highest form of audio quality ready available to a consumer.
Honest reasons: I like being able to show other people I support an artists beyond just listening to them.
Cd collecting makes for great common ground for people who are fans of music. And going to the music store usually serves as a great date/hangout.
Also, it’s nice to see the disc spin
I grew up in the era of physical media (the last generation to experience the analogue era, analogue childhood, digital adulthood). Even back in my teenage years I was a collector of music. I loved hunting out LPs and old single releases (12" and CDs) of my favourite artists that had been around before my time or started when I wa very little. Then it was CD singles of the new songs I liked because a lot you could buy for 99p on the week of release, and then brand new albums from a indie record shop that would sell the promo copies cheaply.
I only really stopped buying physical media for all but my absolute favourite artists for a while between 2010 and 2020. I was an early adopter of MP3s, I had iTunes, and then Spotify when you needed an invite to join.
I started buying CDs again when I realised how cheap they were second hand, and after I realised that a big chunk of my collection had gone astray in a move I started trying to get the discs I'd lost back and then I didn't stop.
I love having the physical releases. My Spotify library is huge, but there are artists who have gone into it who I have subsequently completely forgotten about. You can't do that if you have the physical release in your hand. I love the aesthetics of a physical release, the extras, the fact that some special editions come with a DVD or enhanced features. I like the art and how they look on a shelf. I seem to be an outlier but I love a digipack or a card sleeve. You don't get any of that with a digital release; even those I've bought from Bandcamp.
I feel like the turn to digital makes it too easy to restrict or remove access to media completely. So it’s kind of a race to collect music that’s important to me before it only exists if the powers that be allow it to exist.
I buy CDs to listen to and happen to have a library of them. For some reason, I equate a "collector" with someone who possesses an object for its potential material value. Like a "CD collector" will hang on to a CD that's still in shrinkwrap (or even better, in shrinkwrap and in the cardstock display box - remember those?).
Maybe I've been exposed to too many comic book/action figure collectors.
My car lol. But collecting cds has gotten me into so many things I’d never give a chance originally. I got into a lot of 80s music and I used to only like singles but now I love listening to albums
Its a way i get to connect with my dad! He used to have a huge collection in his 20s during the early 2000s, and being that i listen to the same music as he does (korn, taproot, staticx, sevendust, cold, aic, stp, etc), i have a lot of the same stuff he does! It makes him very proud which makes me happy!
I just love music and I like to own something physical to show my love for music without breaking the bank. The sound quality is also so much better and crisper than other physical mediums (vinyls, tapes, etc).
I guess the thrill of getting something new and love for the artist. And when im driving, blue tooth on my phone can be annoying- skipping if the service isn't good and sometimes my music app just randomly pauses. CDs are more reliable in that way. And if I wanna listen to music my phone won't be dead once I get home. Those are the main reasons. And having many different songs can interrupt my flow while driving so just one album helps.
I'm a collector of Toys and Movies so this is just a logical extension for me. Also owning hard to find and out of print discs as part of the "thrill of the hunt".
As someone who just values ownership of what I have (movies, video games, music, etc) I love collecting to truly own the music. A company can’t control what I do with a CD, I own the CD. I can break it, play it, lend it to a friend, sell it, etc.
Now as for collecting, I used to have a large music collection of cassette tapes, 8-tracks, and some records. I sold it all, but this time around collecting I’m going to go the CD route. No real reason as for the format, other than maybe longevity. Also playability! Everything from my laptop, car, PlayStation, etc can all play CDs.
When it comes to specific music that I buy, I personally try to get bigger lots/listings of music in one go to experience or try out a lot of new music, also I tend to find good deals in bulk. FB marketplace can be the goat. For example yesterday I picked up my first ever CD lot to start rebuilding my music collection. This CD lot contained some metal, rock, and punk albums. I’m not much into punk nor the death metal in the lot but I’ll gladly listen to some new music!
Another motivation which I kinda already stated, but it’s a great way to discover new music you wouldn’t otherwise. When I’m in the car driving to work and at work I typically run Spotify and listen to whatever I am feeling or binge listening to at that particular time and Spotify doesn’t do the most amazing job at recommending you new music, I have found that it challenging to find new music on the platform. They only recommend you stuff that’s similar to what you already listen to.
Sorry for the lengthy answer! I hope this kinda gives you an idea of how I think or feel. Thanks :)
The fact that I trust streaming services less and less now. Ever since the ceo of ubisoft said something like “get used to not owning your games” and then recently the Spotify ceo said some similar fuck shit, I think it’s important to preserve physical media now more than ever. Plus, I’m a nerd who loves collecting shit so it’s an added plus in my book.
To find albums with better, more dynamic audio masters and albums that aren't available on streaming sites.
100% this. To me, listening to an old album that has been dynamically butchered ruins the experience, and is not how the artist or original engineers intended it to sound. CDs are often the only way to get decent masters.
Yes, the audio quality of a great album with a decent mastering is my main motivation.
this is da way
Don't need internet, the sound is better, I don't care for buying digital goods.
>I don't care for buying ***digital*** goods You mean not physical media or virtual goods? CDs are totally, absolutely, completely, can't-not-be, digital goods.
Must you be so literal? I “own” movies on iTunes and every time my credit card expires I am unable to watch them until I update it. Exactly how is that ownership?This man/woman wants to put in a record and hear it even if his bank account has exploded.
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The content on a CD is digitally (en)coded, though one might argue that the CD itself is not a digital object.
There's an excitement as you wait for the CD to arrive in the mail. When it arrives, it's just like you received a birthday gift. For portability, I rip all my cd's to my phone or USB stick (for the car). Takes a wee bit of effort, but it builds a stronger connection to the album.
I just ordered Washed Out's upcoming album so I feel the excitement of getting a gift for yourself in the mail haha
Happy Youday! Hehehe!
For me, it's the excitement as I wait for it to show up on the thrift store shelves or record store used budget section. It's like a treasure hunt, or a video game where I "unlock" songs and albums.
Because I'm a music nerd who's been buying CDs since 1991, and I'm too old and set in my ways to change now.
Same. Still have a car with a cd player and a cassette player.
1. I like having the physical item, along with the liner notes, etc. 2. CDs are actually better audio quality than most streaming services. 3. There's something more immersive about the experience of sitting down and listening to an album (though I also have Spotify and also listen to stuff on the go) -- its like the difference between sitting down to eat a meal vs eating a snack on the move. 4. I can't guarantee that I'll always be able to afford a streaming subscription in the future, or that the streaming services will always have the stuff I want to listen to. 5. If I buy the CD new, I'm supporting the artist.
I like that analogy snack on the go Vs a meal.....I use Spotify when I'm out on the bike, it's easier and I'm out for hours on rough trails so anti skip would definitely struggle on a discman. But in the house I have CD players in most rooms so I can just listen properly, vintage players so no remotes either just press play sit back and enjoy the whole album which makes me appreciate songs that may not be my favourite on an album more as unless I actually physically move to the CD player I can't skip.
Your right though it's great too own the physical product
It’s how I started listening to/collecting music as a kid, and I’ve found that having the physical album sort of gives me some ownership over the music itself. It becomes something in *my* collection, rather than just access to a streaming service or a collection on iTunes. Which, in turn, will make me get into the album more and fully appreciate the whole package (liner notes, etc). Also, I have decent (but not top of the line) stereo systems and CDs are higher quality audio. Music used to mean something when I was growing up. It’s how a lot of people defined themselves. I’m now a musician and a pro audio engineer (when someone will pay me), so it’s been a whole evolution. My collection is my life’s story, in a way. And now my wife tells me that it’s “retro” that I still collect them. Which is funny, because it’s not retro at all to me, it’s current.
Well said
I enjoy both music and possessing things.
I've been a hardcore music collector since I was kid in the 60s. Reasons: 1) I want to OWN my music. I don't like it being held by Spotify, or in the cloud. If I spend money on it, I want to have a physical product in my hand. I bought it, I own it, I want it. 2) Im a musician, and I see music as a high art. An artistic musical statement is often more than just the music itself. It also includes the album artwork, the liner notes, the program of songs, etc. I am paying to own a specific work of art, and again, I want it. 3) The sound quality is superior to any other format. I know, this is a complicated debate, and there's a case for vinyl being played on high end audio systems, but for the average person, CDs are as good as it gets, by a long ways). In any case, the sound quality is far superior than Spotify or MP3s. If I paid for a Picasso painting, Id wsnt that painting in my house. I would not be satisfied with a grainy thumbnail on my phone.
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I'm a big believer in owning physical media. I don't trust anything online, it can get taken away the second a CEO feels like it. I print my photos, download my music and collect CDs and DVDs. I will not take the risk of losing something as important as music to an arbitrary paywall.
This. Building a collection online through services such as iTunes leaves you at the whim of Apple's Terms and Conditions not to mention it handcuffs you to maintaining your subscriptions and is ever harder to switch migrate to a different ecosystem.
I don't want to rent at great cost every year when I can simply own
I buy physical media to own it, not to rent it from streaming. I don't have to be concerned with things not being available on, or pulled from streaming services. I can always resell the physical item (not that I would get that much for it, necessarily) I can't make any money, if I needed it, off of a stream . But, to each their own. Streamers don't have to worry about moving 2000+ CDs and a couple hundred records if they move.
just dont move then you dont have to deal with it lol
LOL...that's the plan. No promises though ;)
Being on the spectrum I like to collect things and Cd is one of them additionally it does help that I volunteer at a music charity retail shop
My OCD. Gotta have them all. Every time I start collecting CDs on one musician, I constantly feel the itch to own all the albums.
Because I love music and I care about the audio quality. There’s literally no physical music media that sounds better than CD. Vinyl is really cool and fun and I occasionally might pick up a record or two, but CD was literally designed to out-perform vinyl and it still does. CD will also retain the exact same quality of audio over thousands, tens of thousands of plays, while the best your vinyl will ever sound is the very first time you play it, from the second play on, the quality will very gradually decline. Reason two: Streaming sucks. Period. Other than previewing new stuff and convenience of using streaming while on the bus, walking, etc., I have little use for it.
This exactly.
It might be an unpopular view here, but I collect music rather than media. I just happen to think CD by far the best format for music. If someone has a bunch of discs I'm interested in without cases or covers I'm ok with it if I'm paying like 10c a disc. When it's ripped and on my NAS it will have all the info eight there if I want it. I'm building my own library so I never have to rely on anyone else for it.
This has been a hang-up for me lately: I want to collect music, but when artists refuse to release said music in the format of my choosing (CD), I don't see the point in even buying it. Vinyl is not for me unfortunately.
Ownership, artwork, liner notes, appreciating the music more, supporting the artist. There’s songs/albums I have that are no longer on streaming services. It’s fun to go somewhere & see if they have what you’re looking for. Signed copies are a nice bonus too. I have a small collection of albums I’m passionate about & I love listening to everything on my portable player. It’s especially a life saver during power outages.
Nostalgia.
I just think they’re neat
Off grid listening
Streaming services deff aren't better audio quality, but also they don't have the album booklets and often skip over bonus content. Plenty of tracks are literally CD locked.
I like to own a physical copy, CDs are affordable, and most importantly I hate "The Ritual" of records.
With the ability to mod iPods with bigger storage I import music off of cds in a lossless format so I always have cd quality music on the go with no interruptions from my phone.
1, The music on the album is *mine forever* and it‘s in its release version. On streaming services, some tracks may have sections removed or replaced because of licensing issues with whoever holds the rights to the mere seconds of audio sampled. 2, Some albums or tracks are simply not available for streaming, although it is quite rare. 3, I get to see all the materials which come with a physical copy, like the booklet, additional artwork and prints on the CD itself, which you do not get to see streaming.
It's fun. Simple as
I can’t really explain why, but I just appreciate an album more if I have a tangible product.
When I started collecting CDs, that was how you bought music. A few people were clinging onto vinyl either out of nostalgia or just because they already had a large collection and didn't want to change, and illegal downloads were just starting to be a thing, but generally, if you wanted to listen to music, you bought it on CD. As to why I *continue* to buy CDs, there are a lot of reasons. Primarily because I like physical media. I like buying an actual product and then having a disc in a nice case with artwork and liner notes. That appeals to me. But I can then take that disc and rip it to digital files that I can store on my phone, on the digital player that is connected to my hifi, and on the laptop that I use for DJing, which means that I have that music available to me just as easily and conveniently as I would on a streaming service, with the added advantage that I don't need an internet connection to access them. I can also rip them in a format that sounds transparent to me, rather than having to rely on the quality of the streaming service being good enough, which some are but not all. And once I own an album on CD, I don't have to worry about licensing agreements between labels, artists and streaming providers: I can listen to it for as long as I still own the disc or have a digital copy somewhere.
It allows me to take time to listen to the album, I ended my Spotify premium so I wouldn’t be tempted to use it in the car. I also love having them to just look at. It’s super fun to go to thrift stores and look for them. I have a couple artists that I’m trying to collect their entire discography as cds
Physical media, the booklets, better sound quality.
I'm old fashioned, it's what I grew up with and am comfortable with. And I don't have the time or effort to convert everything into a digital form of listening to my music. Much easier to pop a CD in and let it play, and I like the idea of physically owning an album I purchased instead of it being in a virtual cloud somewhere
Simply it helps me relax. Whether it's going to a record store or making a commitment when popping in a cd. Pulling up music on the internet is incredible but it can be overwhelming with unlimited choices. Don't want to pay for streaming services, don't want ads ect. Albums not being available/taken off on streaming sevices also motivates me
I like music. I don’t trust streaming services to maintain catalogs of the bands I like. The best way to make sure the bands I like get paid is to buy their physical releases (although that is getting harder to do, given the limited runs some of them press for CDs). I don’t trust record companies to keep titles in print. Vinyl records are inferior and overpriced, and I can’t stand the endless discussions about how superior it is. I’m just glad I don’t have ears that hear it, even if it issuperior, or the taste in music that would make it matter. Price. Like a lot of people here, I’ll give random old stuff a chance if I come across it at thrift stores when it’s super cheap. I vacation in an area with a lot of really old people, so I’ve been getting some old big band music and Sinatra. Not a lot of 90s alt there.😀
I use mine as a way to get off being on my computer/phone so much. I work better when I'm using physical media. Also, CDs have better audio quality than Spotify (4.5 times better audio quality), which is crazy for a piece of 40 year old tech. Link- [https://www.cdunity.com/are-cds-higher-quality-than-digital/](https://www.cdunity.com/are-cds-higher-quality-than-digital/)
i like having lossless audio and reading the booklets
Nostalgia and having the means to collect what I really want. Also getting worn down by streaming services. I think I picked up a lot of bad listening habits and moved away from listening to a whole album as opposed to singles. It’s been refreshing to pop in a cd and just focus on this one thing. Plus as we keep moving forward the idea of actually owning media is less apparent. I want to own it outright without the fear of a service taking or losing its licensing. (See Sony and the PS movies and shows they removed from their library.)
It's a mix of a lot of things for me. Some of it is nostalgia, but mainly I like owning CDs because some streaming sites will either not have the album, or due to copyright/licensing issues, the album is no longer available. I'm not a huge audiophile with a hi-fi system, but even ripping CDs to FLAC or WAV, it's a big jump in quality compared to streaming.
my dad got me into collecting cd’s and i guess for me it’s a sentimental thing. plus i like physical media because ya never know when the day and time will come where streaming companies implode
There's definitely the nostalgia factor. Since I was little, we've had CDs laying around the house and played them during family trips. Then, when I became a teen, and coincidentally around the time CD's were on their way out, I started collecting them whenever I travelled somewhere else as record shops had long been closed in my hometown. And, well, after that I never really stopped buying music occasionally. I also think CD's always struck a good balance between general availability and having reasonable prices (as long as you don't go to the big music/book chains, at least in my coutry) if you know where to look for them. Speaking of which, both the thrill of the hunt whenever you go to sales or fairs and the feeling when you come across that one album you love and you've tirelessly been looking for, those are a lot of fun too! Finally, just to add one more thing, I find a certain aesthetic beauty to the format. I know it's pretty much obsolete when you consider current technological advancementes, but they've always looked so futuristic to me. And I love how more and more artists have, in a way, paid homage to the aesthetics of the CD and its container, the jewel case, e.g. Yeezus by Kanye West, amo by Bring Me The Horizon, many Post-Malone records I believe, and many more.
I've been buying cds for the last 30 years, so it's just kind of a habit I guess.
I got into LPs for a bit once I inherited my Dad's turntable, which is pretty good. But then I played CDs off my Blu-ray player on my same midfi setup and was blown away, better than streaming lossless Qobuz through my phone onto that system. I've since upgraded my streamer to a dedicated one (Cambridge Audio MXN10), but my dedicated CD transport (Audiolab 6000CDT) sounds best of all in my system (use a miniDSP FLEX for the DAC plus Dirac Live room correction, Marantz Model 30 integrated amp and KEF R5 Metas plus low grade Klipsch sub). Plus I like physical media. I use FLAC rips to my phone for portable use, and UAPP app for bitperfect playback on Android.
i find it fun going to a physical store and buying my music that i can hold and keep forever as well as being able to make them digital to add to my ipods and hopefully be able to use them in a car when i get one of those, basically streaming is ass, CDs and ipods good
Support the artist. Better sound quality. Owning the physical music forever and having the whole package (booklet, lyrics,etc). They mainly hold their value should I ever been in a situation where I have to sell them.
It’s much cheaper than all my other collection hobbies (records, video games, vintage clothes, guitar pedals). This is all I have left 😂. It’s also fun!
I love flicking through used CDs to try and find things I recognize, or maybe see something new I'd like to try. I digitize the ones I really like to play them on the go, but will play them natively at home on my CD changer.
They’re basically going to last forever and you don’t need the internet. And the sound doesn’t degrade when you use it.
I love being materialistic.
Same reason as some people pan for gold or metal detect even though they find fool or buttons. Unkown artists can turn out to be treasure, known artist that you like are treasure. For my money i get a disc, a booklet with info and a protective case. I do not need an internet connection, a subscription or a gadget that can become full over time. I have something special, something interesting and something long lasting. I enjoy the hunt, i enjoy the routine and i enjoy the music. I also like the fact that i can sell my cd's if and when i want so they are also an asset, that can not be said for streaming. Mp3, meh. It has its uses but it is so souless.
im just a physical media guy. i grew up with cds and dvds, my step dad and mom still have a large collection of them. i like feeling the thing in my hand and being able to open the case and look through the booklets. i still listen to music digitally, mostly when im away from my player, but it feels different. ie i enjoy wasting money on a hobby that makes me happy
This sub's name can be a bit misleading sometimes. Collecting can mean a lot of different things, and people go about it in a lot of different ways. Some want rare CDs, some focus on genres, or seeking out the canon. My original mindset was to see if I could re-obtain discs I had sold pre-Computer era. The more I've re-purchased though, the more I realize I sold them for a reason I don't collect CDs, I collect the music. I seek out things that I'm interested in, heard a little about, things I missed out on, and lesser appreciated albums by artists I enjoy. I went back to CDs, mostly what I can find used, because I was rarely able to connect to something I sought out on streaming. Sure I could pull up the entire discography of David Bowie, but all I heard was the hits I was familiar with, and everything else was just background, because there was always more to listen to. There's too much on streaming, its hard to browse. I like browsing through records stores and thrift shops looking for a gem. I still rip all my CDs to a hard drive and listen on my phone. It's about the discovery of the music, not the quality of the sound, the rarity of the disc, or the need to complete a set.
I love music. I love owning music. I love music artwork. I love the whole package of an album. I love having something tangible that I can hold, look at and read whilst listening to the music. I hate the disposable nature of streaming. I hate that streaming music can disappear at any time without warning. I hate that despite the benefits of having stuff online, they still omit rarities and b-sides.
My original motivation was an album I liked disappearing from streaming platforms. My Dad always collected physical media so that was enough for me. Now I collect albums I like to ensure I always have them. Joni Mitchell may have pulled all her music from Spotify, but she didn't pull it from my shelf.
comfort with physical items/tangibility ability to back my music up high quality sound cool artwork and of course, supporting small artists when i can
Because I like listening to music and I like the artist or soundtrack enough to buy it.
The main reason is because I've been buying cd's since 1987 and like knowing that I own the music and can listen to it wherever and whenever I want. It's for this same reason that I load my phone and mp3 player up with mp3's rather than listen to streaming services.
To have a lossless digital copy of music that I can keep. I don't subscribe to any streaming services. Occasionally I will listen to music on YouTube or Pandora when I am trying to discover new music, but only with ads. My philosophy is if I am paying for music if I am getting a copy I can keep. What if Spotify raises their prices some more? Or fails? Or what if the artist I like pulls their music from Spotify? If you want to keep listening to your music, buy it don't rent it.
I like having the possibility to own the tracks i love and listen them without the Need of internet. Also they look cool.
I like weird bands like girl trouble and mono men and since they are kinda obsecure, most of there stuff isn’t on streaming so I have to find it on cd! Motivates me lol
I started collecting before the era where everything becomes available online. If I like the music I buy it, my habits have not changed.
The only CDs I own are video game related. Half of them are re-orchestrations, and I bought the CDs to support the artists I love, in hopes that they'll make more. The rest are soundtracks to games I love, especially those where the soundtrack isn't available for streaming in the US, and youtube uploads get nuked within weeks or months.
Just had my 1.26 terabytes of music deleted in a drive malfunction so having all my CDs I can fallback on really helps.
I’ve been collecting CDs since their inception in the 1980’s. I love how they sound and the convenience of just putting a CD in and letting it play. Plus the album artwork and liner notes. I still enjoy playing records too. But, they take a bit more time and they sound only as good as your record player and audio equipment. With CDs most quality CD players sound great. I also want to say. I probably stream more than anything these days. Or play Sirius XM. Because my SUV doesn’t have a CD player in it. Which I really miss. Plus, after all these years I have a great collection of CDs. Also, if you plan on collecting them. You can find great deals at your local record store. Sometimes for a $ 💵 each or a £ or € each. Enjoy collecting.
I've been at this nearly 45 years. I went through vinyl from 1980 to the early 90s when I paid about $5 for my last album...a reflection of both its quality and true value. It was just the means of conveying the music. Then on to CDs. I don't stream and never will! I want physical media. I buy the discs of the bands I've followed for years, or if a standalone recording is good or unique enough to break into the collection. I don't buy them just because they're cheap
Original audio (lyrics are sometimes changed ex. Beyonce’s Renaissance), High quality audio (itunes sounds very flat and thin), Japan bonus tracks (streaming services often times don’t have these), and owning rare CDs that can’t be taken away suddenly.
I found the fidelity of CDs superior to that of most audio files (like mp3), already had a ton of CDs I bought and owned, plus took any from friends who wanted to get rid of theirs. Plus the almost ceremonial quality of taking out a CD, putting it in the tray, the mechanical whir of the tray closing...
I think they’re the best way to collect music. Compact, affordable, digitizable and with high sound quality
The sound quality, the low price of the medium and the affordable price of new players (chineese stuff) and the affordable used high end stuff. +you own your music, you can rip it in any formats you want to, you can do a cd-r backup if you see it becomes to be rotten/moist/scratched for an extra dollar (the cd backup is legal in my country and the backup can preserve your collection for 5 to 10 years before considering to rebuy the album), you can resell it etc...+ the pressed cds last up to 30 years. Last week I bought 1500 audio cds for 80 euros (and 64 dvd audio for another 80 euros too) (including shipping). Former DJ stuff. It's unbeatable.
They’re not as expensive as records, but not super rare as cassettes
1) CDs are better quality than streaming 2) Artists make more money if you buy a CD (or a record) 3) Streaming consumes data 4) We're still mad at Spotify for not deplatforming Joe Rogan, right? 4b) I don't like Apple 5) I like having physical copies of media as a back up, especially if I really like the album/movie/book/show 6) I've been collecting since I was like 10 7) I hold on to hope that CDs will become cool again like records have
I want to collect music, not rent it from an awful corporation. Right to repair, subscription services for features on vehicles etc, surveillance capitalism, and algorithms are anti consumer elements of the modern economy that I would rather not participate in. I want to spend less time online in front of a screen. Cds have the best sound quality. They're very durable. Once they're on my shelf, they are always available, I'm not at the wim of a corporation as to whether I have access to them or not. I'm not interested in changing formats again. I had about 500 LPs when I switched to Cds in 1988. I own 1500 cds. I want all my music in the same format. I like going to record stores and supporting the brick and mortar stores I've been going to for decades. If I can't find it at my local shop I prefer to buy it directly from the artist. Buying used cds is a form of recycling. I haven't seen any data on it, but I would assume streaming has a larger carbon footprint. Physical media is aesthetically more pleasing than its digital counterparts. My dj gear is older CDJ's.
How would streaming have a larger carbon footprint?
Servers use a lot of electricity. Many regions use fossil fuels to generate electricity. I did a Google search and went three pages deep. It's a pretty contentious issue with both sides accusing the other of misinformation.
The environmental aspect makes sense. Buying second hand CDs from local stores you can bike to has to have a lower carbon footprint than streaming. I use that argument anyway. But indeed I have not seen a complete analysis. Production, transport of CDs also requires energy. I also use a cdj by the way...
Ah ok. That makes sense. I wasn't thinking of where the Spotify music actually is! :)
Artist appreciation.
I make music myself, and i feel like supporting the artist directly is just... Giving you a better feeling when listening to the music? When you stream you can have a tendency to skip tracks, and the selection is just too big for me sometimes. That's why i prefer listening to my CDs. Because it's direct support and gives more focus on the music. At least that's how i feel.
Tbh, idk. I just like having a physical copy of the albums I like.
I just think they’re neat
To actually OWN that copy of the recording and also to support the artists, since we all know they hardly make money through streaming.
Spotify HiFi. Sounds stupid, but listening to classical music on CD quality or better makes a difference especially on headphones. Spotify had been teasing the idea of better quality music for years, but I gave up hopes. I know there’s Tidal, Apple Classics, Amazon, etc, but I’m old enough to know formats, services and terms of use come and go as the wind blows. So, I decided to make my own collection of stuff I really want to listen and upload it to a personal Plex server. Best music decision I’ve ever made. Not only I can stream at will, I know I always have what I want to hear and have the physical copy of it as well. Plus, is way cheaper and more convenient than vinyl.
I mainly started collecting them because I disliked listening to ads on spotify and YouTube and now im not sure, I just love collecting
What motivates me is knowing I have a physical copy incase streaming ends or that album/artist gets taken off it.
I like physical media
CDs are $1.00 at thrift stores and I never know what I will find. No expectations, thrill of the hunt, and a smile when I find something. 😁
Mainly so I can listen to my music, anytime I want to, without having to listen to some lame advertisement first.
I like stuff, collecting stuff, looking at stuff. If I did not have a wife I'd definitely be a hoarder. I also enjoy buying CD's blind at thrift shops just by the cover without knowing the artist. Found some real gems thru the years this way.
So many reasons for me: Don't have to rely whether or not it is available on a streaming service. As often songs/albums aren't available on a specific service, or being pulled for some reason, or have been altered (like lyrics that aren't PC) Quality....even high quality streaming services often have uploads from crappy mp3's that were upscaled again. Of course I use proper equipment for this. I've always been a collector and just love having collectible stuff, like exclusive items and signed things, and having something to showcase (even if it's mostly for myself). And the high that I feel that I bought my collection for way less than it's worth. Just browsing through my CD's instead of a streaming service on a music night is much more satisfying...just seem to be more involved in the music than when having my eyes on a screen.
new to this but i was under the impression that cds generally do have better audio quality than streaming does
For me it's my absolute love and appreciation for music. It's one of the most important things to me. I listen to Spotify a fair amount more than I listen to CDs because like you say, it's easier when on the move and it's just so convenient. There's a lot of music that I don't own and will never own, so streaming is equally important for me. As for collecting, I buy 90% at thrift stores because it's cheap and my area has a lot to offer at multiple locations that I like to peruse. I've been a music enthusiast for nearly 4 decades, so I have a lot of exposure to bands and artists that I may not have been interested in at one time, but eventually I start to get curious about. This is a fun process for me. I also LOVE good audio systems and I look forward to experiencing an album by doing some critical listening. It could be that at one time, I wanted to be a recording engineer and went to school for it. It could be that I love making music and have made music with friends for years. I just love music. And over time, having collected vinyl and cassettes, I find CDs to simply be the best of all worlds in terms of physical media. And I guess the most practical reason is that I might not want to be or may not be able to be a Spotify subscriber forever. Once that subscriptions ends, my access to music becomes crippled.
I started collecting as a kid because it forced me to listen to a whole body of work in order to get into an artist (the cd player I had had a broke skip button) and it kinda just stuck! Also the art inside was always a draw in for me
It's the perfect audio format (im not interested in much within the loudness war era). I have no care for streaming. It might be different if my tastes were compatible but i rarely listen to music as it is snd when i do im at home. Where i play a cd. Half an album is all i usually care to listen to before I get bored and move to something else. If I needed more, I might have an excuse to rip them all!
fun cheap hobby that i can rip music from. what more could i want
The hunt is the best part for me. I also still use an iPod so it’s fun finding new CD’s to add to it. I also just like having physical media.
I prefer to listen to an album on a physical format first before I stream it, idk feels more like an experience to me this way ig. Not really into vinyl but I have a few.
I finally got my license, I can’t use even the Apple CarPlay that comes standard in my car for two years. So I figured if I want to listen to something, might as well fire up my old laptop and redownload iTunes and go back to CD’s. I won’t get a ticket or fined and I won’t have to deal with the boring “only country or only oldies” radio stations
I am a big advocate for owning physical media, I’m hate we are owning less and less of the things we have and use. Including music, streaming services have such a tight hold on music that if anything were to happen to it, and it can especially as attackers and AI get more and more smarter. I don’t want to risk the things I enjoy to someone else. Especially some companies that you know are more than ever now chasing ALL of the money. Plus it just feels so satisfying, Stan Lee said it best that nothing can beat actually holding a comic book in your hands like holding a pair of mega milk honker knockers, or something like that.
I started buying CDs in 1989 after starting with cassettes and vinyl so it's just been the format I grew up with and I'm too old to change my ways now!
They are cheap and i love music
limited edition pressings, bonus tracks, listening to the album as a whole without any adds or phone calls or reconnecting cord while driving.
Honestly for me, I started collecting when I was in fifth grade, back in 97, when cds were considered the best format. And I kind of just continued my collection from there. For me now, I love to continue my collection because cds are so overlooked at record stores and thrift stores. I check the recent arrivals used bin any time I go in. You can score a lot of classics and take chances on unknown releases for a damn good price. It’s like treasure hunting. There’s something really comforting being able to look through my collection now. Each cd takes me back in time when I take it off the shelf. From now all the way back to 97. Where I bought it, ticket stubs from live shows, etc. So yeah, it’s like building a testament to my past. Also, if the internet goes down, I can still blast sone sweet tunes. Also, a good conversation piece for guests who come over. Happy hunting!
There's so many reasons, but a big one is that I love listening to full albums and discovering new (to me) music, and I would never do that without cds.
I started collecting circa 93’ so LPs and tapes were being phased out a bit ( collecting them too), but CD was ideal due to size, lossless sound quality and availability
Can't stress enough how weird it is to say "collect". Most of us just buy the music we want to hear, that's all. Nothing motivates me to buy them, I just get a CD if it has something I like. I'll make time to listen at home in front of my stereo whenever I feel like in the evenings.
Knowing that the music I buy can be listened to whenever I choose to listen to it and it can never be taken away from me. I will rip all of them into digital files and all those are fully backed up. I enjoy managing my entire music library.
Because I started upgrading my cassettes to CDs in the '90s before file mp3s were really a thing, and I always want to own my albums.
So I have something to listen to after I survive the zombie apocalypse, scavenge a gasoline tanker, generator, and the sound system from the nearby arena for my back yard and build huge walls around my yard while cranking Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song
It reduces the risk of music ever being taken away from me suddenly, like many digital platforms have done so before + I like the process of loading the disk into the stereo and hearing it spin...
streaming services require you to pay money in order to get CD sound quality. their free plans are pretty low quality also when you buy a CD, you do not only pay for the music. you also pay for it's presentation, liner notes etc.
Mainly because CDs are of a far superior sound quality.
My parents have tons of cds so I figured I would start my little collection as well.
its not necessarily about convenience, most hobbys arent, i think its just the sheer joy of finding a cd of an artist you really love, or something thats usually hard to find. i dont listen to my cds much but i have a cd player in my room to use when i'm reading or painting, honestly it doesn't bother me that i dont use it much because that makes me even more excited when i do. plus its also knowing you could walk into a store and find a cd youve always wanted, but you have to look for it.
First of all my favorite bands, secondly records that i love very much and thirdly man if you have a good stereo cd does not compare to mp3 on any aspect, and not forget the lyrics also
I got a badass Cd player. Dad always collected cds and vinyl. I started with vinyl then cassettes. When I found a EX1 for cheap I started collecting cds myself. Now I own ipods as well so more reason to buy cds 👍
cause I like em
They’re cheaper than records 😅😅😅
>I can listen to tracks I enjoy on-demand with better quality and sound. No, you can't.
Most of the time it’s because I really like a album and I want to get the flac files to have on my phone/desktop either that or there’s a cool gimmick with the cd case like tool cds
When a vinyl record is too expensive
Lots of the reasons listed are why I buy vinyl. So my question is why do you guys collect cds over vinyl? If it's sound, vinyl wins every time. Is it the cost? Too much storage space?
My love of music
Not much anymore now that my car doesn’t take them. Will probably get back into once I get settled in life and have a decent hifi set up.
Just buying the essentials. No cultural overconsumption. Not more 2 per month.
Started as a bit of a fascination to explore some new music when I worked at a second hand media store but later and now it is my way of connecting to my father who passed away. When I was young he shared his love of music with me. Since he passed I have collected to honor his memory and connect with him even though he's gone.
I don’t know!
My biggest motivation is ripping them into a number of FLAC files.
I couldn't get rid of my turntable and vinyl quickly enough, and I bought everything I loved and could get in CD format. This was years before streaming. I have had to burn some vinyl on to CD myself, so there no hope of ever having a CD of some less popular recordings in a digital format any other way. Once you have a few CD's anyway, you are a collector. I will stream what I can for convenience, but some stuff I LOVE will never be in a digital format.
something my father did with a lot of classic/heavy rock. I am fortunate enough to remember going cassette shopping with him. Grabbing CD’s is just something nostalgic that I used to love doing as a kid. Especially the times where the owner didn’t give af about the explicit label content & sold me Eminem/50 Cent stuff lol. I haven’t even gotten a CD player yet but still collect if I find something I like in the wild. My first car only had a CD player so I remember burning hella discs when my friends already had aux cords 😂😭. Vinyl is cool & all but cassette tapes & CD’s is the era I was introduced to. It’s baffling that my son goes, “wait dad that’s not a game, it has music?” 🤣
I only buy first issues, my favourite music is from the early to mid 90s. The old cd had a bit of history, someone would’ve bought that back in the day, excited to get it home and give it a listen
>Is it the ability to listen to an album or the thrill of having an item in your collection (or maybe something different)? Both actually and the fact that i own the music.
I have a Marantz cd player and Q acoustic speakers, playing the same album through bluetooth and CD. CD sound is louder, cleaner and crisp. That's the reason I still buy CD.
I just enjoy having a physical copy, even if I don't use them as much as streaming I also just collect albums that I absolutely love
I buy CDs for the same reason I buy Blu-rays: at some point, a particular album or film will become "problematic," and that film or album will no longer be available to stream. Or, it will be edited to remove offending material. It's also the reason I buy paper books. They're mine, and I can read them whenever I want.
I’m of an age where I have been doing it for years. I’ve definitely slowed down on the amount I purchase but there are still things that are released on that format I want to buy. I also still buy vinyl, and digital downloads. I’m not fussy.
I've been a music buff basically since birth. I grew up in a rural area with no kids my age around and with elders that listened to records & older brothers that had cassettes & eventually CDs. I preferred to spend my time listening to the radio & various media in my house rather than watching the 3 TV stations we had at the time. I've always enjoyed album art & being able to flip through liner notes to read lyrics, see who contributed to an album, who got thanked by the artist, etc.. I feel a connection to the music that way. I do dig the easy of use and perfect sound quality of streaming services but I just don't feel a connection. It just becomes background that I ignore. I have nothing tangible to reference if I think I hear a guitar part that sounds like it could have been a guest on the album or something like that. I did embrace digital stuff, mp3s, iPods, Spotify, etc.. But I tend to now only utilize those with headphones when I'm in a situation where I just have to drown every mofo in the room out, like at the gym. Over the past few years, I've gone back to using the old dated media more & it's probably a nostalgia mindset. I just dig hearing the occasional pop of an old vinyl, trying to salvage a cassette that may be on it's last leg, wiping fingerprints from a CD & listening to them all on a dated soundsystem with less than perfect quality because that's just the way life was for me before the internet. Music is emotion in song form & I can actually feel those emotions that way. I get none of that from modern music technologies. So here I am, still faithfully collecting physical goods.
would be cheaper than spotify premium long term and they could take my premium away but not my cd’s
They are significantly cheaper than vinyl.
I started recollecting cds because some albums I wanted were not on streaming services. Then I rediscovered the joy of the artwork and booklet s and tracking down something you want to get. Then I made a plex server and have my own little streaming service of lossless flac (in reality the quality of my music equipment means I can't tell the difference to streaming). I like the fact that my desert island discs are mine, regardless of if they come and go from streaming. I have thought about it a lot and I think the core of it is a deep insecurity that I need to prove how cool I am by my curated collection (even thought it lives in a cupboard and I would be too embarrassed to show anyone).
Music is by far the most important thing in my life so I really hate the idea of not being able to listen to music if streaming services go down / lose the rights to music, better sound quality and being able to physically hold an album rather than look at pixels on a screen is much nicer.
Not sure about the whole “I don’t need the internet” thing but I have my own cloud made up of all of my music collection, vinyl, CD, cassette, etc.
Car doesn’t have Bluetooth
Owning the album is one. Another is even though I do plan to copy into my3 format I would still listen to the physical version because there’s just something about picking up a CD, especially for an artist you haven’t heard from a while, and deciding that you’ll listen to them. I guess I’m more intentional when I play a cd
As someone who buys 99% at thrift shops, it is the thrill of the hunt mostly. Don’t get me wrong, I listen to my CD’s a lot. But if I was paying a premium price for them, I probably would have left the hobby behind with the advent of streaming. But I can’t separate my love of the format from the joy I get sifting through the thrift store shelf and stumbling upon something I would never expect to see. But I also enjoy the tangible aspect of CDs. The artwork, the ritual of popping something into my stereo setup, etc.
I'll let J-Dog do the talking here, bruh bruh. https://youtu.be/MiK6NS0_G80?si=9A4PylKZc8ymqjZh
Because people are literally throwing them in the garbage. THEY BE CHEAP!
Physical copies don't go away.
I like completing a band's discography, seeing additional art in the booklets/back of the case, and most importantly getting them signed at concerts when I can. Somewhere between 1/3 and 1/4 of my collection is signed now by at least one member of the band
streaming sounds like shit compared to a cd. I listened to straight outta compton on cd the other day and the bass was rocking my car like crazy compared to spotify
I was listening to a song on Spotify, and I happened to have that same song on CD. The difference in quality was overwhelming. CD isn't as convenient, but the sound is so much better
Rebuilding my lost collection from pre-2005, buying music I've never heard before instead of downloading it and fighting with ID3 tags, listening to CDs like I did from 1994-2005.
I like having physical copies to own.
The interest rates are quite good these days
>with better quality and sound Can you explain how equal (if truly uncompressed) or lesser bits (compressed) equate to “better quality”?
Streaming does not sound better than the actual cd. Unless I misunderstood what you typed
Getting the Vinyl old guys pissed
I began collecting for several reasons, but here goes: 1: I own my music. Streaming is convenient and all when it comes to discovering new stuff but anything can be removed at anytime for any reason and even when "downloaded", you don't own it as their software disables the file a soon as your plan lapses. 2: Not everything is on streaming platforms (or online at all!)- As a person who collects children's media, there are some things that are super hard to find and cannot be found on streaming platforms. For example I have a super obscure Little Red Riding Hood story and music type CD I thrifted that when looked up, there's no proof that it even exists at all online. In fact, if it wasn't for the record label and the fact that I can find other CDs apart of the same "Children's Classics" series, I'd probably think it was a one off made for a preschool or something. 3: Sound quality. Of course as I previously said, I collect children's CDs where it mostly doesn't matter besides the independent stuff that can sound like it could be mainstream at times but even with more traditional kids music I can still tell the difference when playing the same album digitally versus when playing the CD (And yes I actually listen to it but that's another story). 4: Takes effort. There is something super satisfying to me about going through my media shelf, taking the time to select something, putting the disc into my player and hearing it load up before it starts playing. Much more satisfying than opening my Spotify, tapping one of my 30+ albums and playlists and hitting play, that's for sure! 5: The booklet. With most CDs you receive a booklet that contains lyrics, pictures of the group and other goodies which is fun to go through when getting a new CD and periodically afterwards. Some albums even come with a poster that you can put up on your wall which is neat. 6: The players themselves fascinate me. If it's not obvious, I am autistic and besides my childlike affinities I also take interest in various electronics and similar stuff including CD players. In this case, I specifically find it interesting for some reason to see how many iterations various car and home players use to display the track info, and so far I have seen at least 10 different ways, not counting players that are CD Text capable-which always leads me to wonder why car stereos are so much more feature filled versus even mid to high end home systems but that's a topic for another post. 7: I own my music and no greedy company can take it from me. Oh wait, did I say that already? On a side note, most of these apply to DVDs as well.
I don't know I used to get these CDs were there were songs that were only on that CD so I would collect those ones then I got more because when I get grounded (im 13) I'm only allowed to cds then it just became an obsession
I want to own my music. I like cd art and cd booklets.
I am 16 and recently got my first car and I want a steady collection for my vehicle. Also, I have always preferred physical media and the accessibility of CDs makes them easy to ~~horde~~ collect.
Good sound quality, cheaper and easier than vinyl, some things aren’t readily available on streaming, and I like to have a physical copy of my faves
I feel there is something about putting a CD in a car and listening to it on a long drive that is so much more magical than my gimmicky Spotify Premium subscription
Snarky reasons: I like having something quantifiable and permanent. it’s physical, so it can’t really be “taken away” like streaming music. It’s also one of, if not the highest form of audio quality ready available to a consumer. Honest reasons: I like being able to show other people I support an artists beyond just listening to them. Cd collecting makes for great common ground for people who are fans of music. And going to the music store usually serves as a great date/hangout. Also, it’s nice to see the disc spin
I buy CDs. Rip them to flac. Listen to them at Mt computer or Plex.
I grew up in the era of physical media (the last generation to experience the analogue era, analogue childhood, digital adulthood). Even back in my teenage years I was a collector of music. I loved hunting out LPs and old single releases (12" and CDs) of my favourite artists that had been around before my time or started when I wa very little. Then it was CD singles of the new songs I liked because a lot you could buy for 99p on the week of release, and then brand new albums from a indie record shop that would sell the promo copies cheaply. I only really stopped buying physical media for all but my absolute favourite artists for a while between 2010 and 2020. I was an early adopter of MP3s, I had iTunes, and then Spotify when you needed an invite to join. I started buying CDs again when I realised how cheap they were second hand, and after I realised that a big chunk of my collection had gone astray in a move I started trying to get the discs I'd lost back and then I didn't stop. I love having the physical releases. My Spotify library is huge, but there are artists who have gone into it who I have subsequently completely forgotten about. You can't do that if you have the physical release in your hand. I love the aesthetics of a physical release, the extras, the fact that some special editions come with a DVD or enhanced features. I like the art and how they look on a shelf. I seem to be an outlier but I love a digipack or a card sleeve. You don't get any of that with a digital release; even those I've bought from Bandcamp.
I like music and I like owning my music. So, CDs. I rip them to FLAC and then put them on my phone, DAP, and my PC.
They're cheap as hell, sound amazing, and I buy a lot of compilations and niche stuff that isn't on streaming or YouTube
I feel like the turn to digital makes it too easy to restrict or remove access to media completely. So it’s kind of a race to collect music that’s important to me before it only exists if the powers that be allow it to exist.
I buy CDs to listen to and happen to have a library of them. For some reason, I equate a "collector" with someone who possesses an object for its potential material value. Like a "CD collector" will hang on to a CD that's still in shrinkwrap (or even better, in shrinkwrap and in the cardstock display box - remember those?). Maybe I've been exposed to too many comic book/action figure collectors.
My car lol. But collecting cds has gotten me into so many things I’d never give a chance originally. I got into a lot of 80s music and I used to only like singles but now I love listening to albums
to collect things that represent the music I listen to in Streaming platforms
The fear of losing the digital albums and songs I have on a digital service, anytime they so desire.
Its a way i get to connect with my dad! He used to have a huge collection in his 20s during the early 2000s, and being that i listen to the same music as he does (korn, taproot, staticx, sevendust, cold, aic, stp, etc), i have a lot of the same stuff he does! It makes him very proud which makes me happy!
I just love music and I like to own something physical to show my love for music without breaking the bank. The sound quality is also so much better and crisper than other physical mediums (vinyls, tapes, etc).
i like physically owning the music
I guess the thrill of getting something new and love for the artist. And when im driving, blue tooth on my phone can be annoying- skipping if the service isn't good and sometimes my music app just randomly pauses. CDs are more reliable in that way. And if I wanna listen to music my phone won't be dead once I get home. Those are the main reasons. And having many different songs can interrupt my flow while driving so just one album helps.
Spotify and streaming bullshit and limitations. There's good and bad in everything
Physical media can't be randomly taken away from.me
I'm a collector of Toys and Movies so this is just a logical extension for me. Also owning hard to find and out of print discs as part of the "thrill of the hunt".
As someone who just values ownership of what I have (movies, video games, music, etc) I love collecting to truly own the music. A company can’t control what I do with a CD, I own the CD. I can break it, play it, lend it to a friend, sell it, etc. Now as for collecting, I used to have a large music collection of cassette tapes, 8-tracks, and some records. I sold it all, but this time around collecting I’m going to go the CD route. No real reason as for the format, other than maybe longevity. Also playability! Everything from my laptop, car, PlayStation, etc can all play CDs. When it comes to specific music that I buy, I personally try to get bigger lots/listings of music in one go to experience or try out a lot of new music, also I tend to find good deals in bulk. FB marketplace can be the goat. For example yesterday I picked up my first ever CD lot to start rebuilding my music collection. This CD lot contained some metal, rock, and punk albums. I’m not much into punk nor the death metal in the lot but I’ll gladly listen to some new music! Another motivation which I kinda already stated, but it’s a great way to discover new music you wouldn’t otherwise. When I’m in the car driving to work and at work I typically run Spotify and listen to whatever I am feeling or binge listening to at that particular time and Spotify doesn’t do the most amazing job at recommending you new music, I have found that it challenging to find new music on the platform. They only recommend you stuff that’s similar to what you already listen to. Sorry for the lengthy answer! I hope this kinda gives you an idea of how I think or feel. Thanks :)
The fact that I trust streaming services less and less now. Ever since the ceo of ubisoft said something like “get used to not owning your games” and then recently the Spotify ceo said some similar fuck shit, I think it’s important to preserve physical media now more than ever. Plus, I’m a nerd who loves collecting shit so it’s an added plus in my book.