Brian Ritchie Wrote: > allofmp3 has greatly reduced my contribution to the music biz coke > mountain; but more from encouraging some healthy quality control than > anything else. > > ... > > Nowadays, I'm much more choosy, and have a strong preference to try > before I buy. And that's where places like allofmp3.com come in. I can > listen to a whole album (albeit in mono) for free - not just pathetic > 30-second introductions. (This means I can listen to a whole load of > things that I'd always wondered about, but had never quite got round to > listening to, and so it's actually broadening my horizons; though > admittedly, by-and-large this just means I have a long list of > bookmarks to things that I might listen to sometime, but haven't got > round to yet.) If I decide it's worth further investigation, I can > download a good-quality version for a pittance, and try it out for a > while. If I decide it's good enough to keep, and that the artist > deserves my support, then I'll buy the CD (usually online - record > shops are no longer the little Meccas that they once were to me). > ... > > P.S. Hmm, reading over this again, I feel duty-bound to point out that > I don't really think the music industry is so entirely jaded and > washed-out as my comments above might imply. For example, I do > recognise that improvements in technology mean that earlier CD releases > can be bettered; and there are some excellent examples of budget-price > remasters (e.g. the Rhino Yes series). And there are numerous labels > (such as ECM and Hyperion) where what they do is clearly a labour of > love. > ...
ditto. allofmp3.com allows me to get a reasonibly high quality copy of new music without DRM that i can listen to HOWEVER AND WHEREVER I WANT. if i like the album i always buy the disc and rip into my preferred format. essentially allofmp3.com has become a place where i can pass judgement on an album for $1.92 instead of $14.99. allofmp3.com has actually INCREASED my cd purchases perhaps because i am a more satisfied consumer - something the mainstream industry currently is not concerned with or addressign in the least. magnatunes.com and cdbaby.com are also favorite spots for me as i find the REAL music happening at that level. -- jackaninny ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jackaninny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=273 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18642 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
