Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
But none of us will be "cool enough" to really enjoy that "CD sound". Mike Sargent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48115 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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Don't worry guys, in 20-30 years they'll be back... ;~} RJ_Make's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67941 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
Depends on the player. If the new player honour the gain tag then great, but it was not a core feature. Annoyingly android core media playback services do not honour replaygain tags either, so I do wind up also permanently normalising my files used for portable playback. Like you say, no issue for in car playback. -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
drmatt wrote: > Yes you can create normalised mp3s, but the process is lossy in a way > that's much worse than the lossy compression inherent in the medium. > > Ogg Vorbis gain leaves the raw data alone and requires all decoders to > be able to apply the decibel correction from the headers. Similar to > flac. > > > -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- I was under the impression that replay gain is applied via a tag in MP3 files and the original MP3 data is not altered, at least if FOOBAR200, MediaMonkey or Winamp are used to create replay gain info for MP3 files. How would this be different from Ogg Vorbis? http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=ReplayGain#MP3Gain Main system - Rock Solid with LMS 7.9 on WHS 2011 - 2 Duets and Squeeseslave Portable system - Rock solid with LMS 7.9 on Win10 Pro - 1 Duet and Squeezeslave w3wilkes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
Yes you can create normalised mp3s, but the process is lossy. -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
Fewer distractions when driving is a good thing, so I do my organizing for drive-along-music ahead of time. I prefer to use USB drives but have an ample selection on my always-with-me mobile for bluetooth or cable access via USB port. I always have a flash drive with newer music for checking out, but several others with playlists of one sort or another that get modified/supplemented over time - Alternate Takes (side-by-side versions of songs by different artists) or Male/Female duets, for instance. I maintain two libraries, one with files as I received or made them, mainly flac, and another at 320 mp3 for mobile purposes. Since neither I nor most folks can hear the difference between a 320 mp3 and a flac on great home equipment, I am confident I won't be able to hear it in the all-noise environment of the car. As for loudness balancing, I've thought of that -- but doesn't most file conversion software, e.g. dbPoweramp, allow writing of MP3s in a conversion process that reflect the Replay Gain tag on the flac? R. LMS on a dedicated server (FitPC3) Transporter (Ethernet) - main listening, Onkyo receiver, Paradigm speakers Touch (WiFi) - home theater 5.1, Sony receiver, Energy speakers Boom 1 (WiFi) - work-space Boom 2 (WiFi) - various (deck, garage, etc.) Radio (WiFi) - home office Control - Squeeze Control (Android mobile), 2 Controllers (seldom used), Squeeze Remote (on Surface Pro 4) Touch x 1 - spare UE Radio x 1 - spare Boom x 1 - spare Controller x 1 - Spare Duet Receiver (backup) RonM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
I've found most ICE systems have awful unresponsive UIs when it comes to browsing large numbers of files on USB sticks, tbh. And there's no search, obviously. And their format support is awful. I have everything ripped to flac for home use and a mirrored archive of ogg vorbis files for use outside the home. Despite ogg being a FREE codec most in car players won't actually play them. Even if you get the right format there are sometimes annoying revision or bitrate limits. Why Ogg not mp3? Well apart from the better sound quality per bit the main reason is Replaygain support. -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
Most cars have usb. I carry my music on some usb sticks for car use. I Bluetooth the phone as a phone only but I do have a lot of Flacs on my phone. PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - Pi2+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - SB Touch ->Sherwood AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s Everything controlled by iPeng d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
Dogberry2 wrote: > Carrying music in your phone hardly requires that your phone be a > Samsung. I've never owned a Samsung, but I've always had music in my > smartphones. My current phone is an LG V20, with a 128GB micro SD, and I > put about 200 albums on itjust the stuff I'm likely to need when I'm > off the gridand still have lots of room for pictures, videos, > documents, etc. Even with all that on the SD, it's still only about 60% > full. The internal storage is 64GB, which I have less than 50% full. > > I'm sure Samsung phones are very nice, but they're hardly the only nice > phones in the world today. Fully agree, Samsung is way too expensive for me. I use a Moto X4 with 128GB micro SD and carry about 1200 albums MP3 (LAME) VBR at V0 quality which is way good enough for Bluetooth in the car. Main system - Rock Solid with LMS 7.9 on WHS 2011 - 2 Duets and Squeeseslave Portable system - Rock solid with LMS 7.9 on Win10 Pro - 1 Duet and Squeezeslave w3wilkes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
chamonix wrote: > I rented a car, in March to drive to a ski area. Guess what? No CD > player ! I usually travel with direct CD to CD copies of music I leave > at home. That way if my "traveling" CDs get scratched or forgotten in a > rental car, no problem. > > SO I had to stop the car in the Alberta wilderness, and pair my Samsung > Smart Phone to Bluetooth in the car, to listen to my music. Another > reason to buy a Samsung Galaxy phone, with a separate slot for a micro > SD card, to travel with your own music. > Incidentally, this area I was driving through had limited to no Cellular > coverage, so streaming music off the "cloud" wasn't an option. Carrying music in your phone hardly requires that your phone be a Samsung. I've never owned a Samsung, but I've always had music in my smartphones. My current phone is an LG V20, with a 128GB micro SD, and I put about 200 albums on itjust the stuff I'm likely to need when I'm off the gridand still have lots of room for pictures, videos, documents, etc. Even with all that on the SD, it's still only about 60% full. The internal storage is 64GB, which I have less than 50% full. I'm sure Samsung phones are very nice, but they're hardly the only nice phones in the world today. Dogberry2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
I on the other hand always request Bluetooth because unlike your Samsung phone mine came with 128GB built in storage (and cost less most likely too) .. the idea of taking a bunch of CDs is about as alien as the idea of playing one at home. -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
I rented a car, in March to drive to a ski area. Guess what? No CD player ! I usually travel with direct CD to CD copies of music I leave at home. That way if my "traveling" CDs get scratched or forgotten in a rental car, no problem. SO I had to stop the car in the Alberta wilderness, and pair my Samsung Smart Phone to Bluetooth in the car, to listen to my music. Another reason to buy a Samsung Galaxy phone, with a separate slot for a micro SD card, to travel with your own music. Incidentally, this area I was driving through had limited to no Cellular coverage, so streaming music off the "cloud" wasn't an option. chamonix's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
I can't remember the last time I bought a CD in a brick-and-mortar store. I haven't been inside a Best Buy for many years, and I don't recall that I've ever been inside a Target. I don't really understand why anybody goes into places like that. Which is not to say I don't buy CDs, or electronics. But why go out among the grunting, belching, herds, when I can have stuff brought directly to my house? There are still a few items I go out to buy in stores. Musical instruments, I prefer to hold in my hands and try out before buying. Some foodstuff that doesn't really ship very well. Most clothing, I like to see the size and quality, or try on. A few other special items that can't really be judged by photographs online. But most of what I need or want, I select, order, and purchase online. This is, after all, the 21st century, not the 19th. Dogberry2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
usbethjim wrote: > Yikes! Guesstimate on the number of units? > > Well my LMS has 3099 Albums now (75958 titles, so over the Sonos limit) - and I still have a lot to go... As it is all classical and every album has 2-4 CDs, I guess it is a lot ;-) That is where my money went. So putting them away in storage after ripping, seems the logical thing to do - but I simply could not do that. LMS 7.9.0 - 1470391720 on Pi2 (Max2play) Synology DS-414 NAS Squeezebox Touch, Squeezebox Boom, Squeezebox Radio, HifiBerry PicorePlayer Schiit - BIFROST AKM 4490 Dac Spotify Premium Squeezemenicely's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41812 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
Squeezemenicely wrote: > [image: > https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180207/479efa1b3783111017fc1420bc4f9e59.jpg] > > Part of my crazyness :-) Yikes! Guesstimate on the number of units? I had vinyl racks like that at one time - sold them off while the selling was good... Jim All wireless (TM-AC1900) except NAS (ReadyNAS PRO - OS 6.9.1 - 3GB RAM - 3 X 4TB drives - XRAID2 - LMS 7.9.1 ) Squeezebox Boom - Anywhere with an AC outlet Squeezebox Touch > Bose Radio - Kitchen Squeezebox Touch > Hafler 100 preamp > Hafler DH-220 amp > Sima SSW-L6 EX Speaker selector= Polk Audio Monitor 70 Series II - Living Room, Definitive Tech ProMonitor 100 - Dining Room, Infinity US-1 - Porch Ipeng on an iPad controls everything! usbethjim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8024 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
garym wrote: > yes, that is very interesting. The times they are a changin'... > > "Grandpa, tell us a story again about how you used to have to actually > own this round thing in your house to play music." Amazon Echo and Google Home are both round ... so maybe the question will be about shine stuff. Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
garym wrote: > yes, that is very interesting. The times they are a changin'... > > "Grandpa, tell us a story again about how you used to have to actually > own this round thing in your house to play music." Well, I'm buying more vinyl than CDs and downloads these days (though usually the vinyl comes with a download coupon). 'Retro' Robert *Home: *Raspberry Pi 3/piCoreplayer/LMS7.9 with files on QNAP TS-239 Touch > DacMagic 100 > Naim Audio Nait 3 > Mission 752 (plus Rega Planar 3 and Naim CD3) PiCorePlayer(Pi2) with touchscreen and IQAudIO DAC+>Sennheisers 2 x Squeezebox Radios, 1 X Squeezebox 3 (retired) *Office:* LMS7.9 running on WiFi MyPassport drive > piCorePlayer(PiB)/HiFiBerryDAC > Amptastic Amplifier SqueezePad, iPeng as controllers last.fm/user/GrumpyBob Grumpy Bob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41857 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
Grumpy Bob wrote: > What's quite interesting in news reports about the demise of CDs is that > they are no longer regarded as 'digital'. Digital is very much seen as > the opposite of 'physical', rather than the opposite of 'analogue'... > > Robert yes, that is very interesting. The times they are a changin'... "Grandpa, tell us a story again about how you used to have to actually own this round thing in your house to play music." *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.4) > LMS 7.9.1 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4) > LMS 7.9.1 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9.1 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Transporter, Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
What's quite interesting in news reports about the demise of CDs is that they are no longer regarded as 'digital'. Digital is very much seen as the opposite of 'physical', rather than the opposite of 'analogue'... Robert *Home: *Raspberry Pi 3/piCoreplayer/LMS7.9 with files on QNAP TS-239 Touch > DacMagic 100 > Naim Audio Nait 3 > Mission 752 (plus Rega Planar 3 and Naim CD3) PiCorePlayer(Pi2) with touchscreen and IQAudIO DAC+>Sennheisers 2 x Squeezebox Radios, 1 X Squeezebox 3 (retired) *Office:* LMS7.9 running on WiFi MyPassport drive > piCorePlayer(PiB)/HiFiBerryDAC > Amptastic Amplifier SqueezePad, iPeng as controllers last.fm/user/GrumpyBob Grumpy Bob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41857 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
dbinder101 wrote: > https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8097929/best-buy-to-pull-cds-target-threatens-to-pay-labels-for-cds-only-when > > So, does this mean we won't be able to rip music to our internal > libraries anymore? :eek: I believe this is more of a merchandising decision, Best Buy can make more money selling other products in the space that is allocated to CD's. Last year they sold over $40MM in CD's, and this probably means someone has figured out they can get even more $/sq ft selling different products. I do think that the CD will be relegated to the big online shops or specialty stores in cities. I imagine with Amazon in the market, the margins have shrunk. According to the RIAA, physical sales have been shrinking, but CD's along with vinyl still represent 16% of all music sales, or $431MM last year. Streaming is 62% of all music sales. The best thing about CDs is that they offer the biggest bang for the buck. They are priced low, and you can rip into any type of file you want. Although for me they are simply a back-up disc after I have ripped them. Location 1: ReadyNAS Ultra 2 4TB > RPi3 > LMS 7.9.0 > 2 Touch, 1 Duet Controller: Nexus 7 >Orange Squeeze Music: Ripping (FLAC) dbpoweramp, Tagging: mp3tag bomboloni's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57289 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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Squeezemenicely wrote: > > > Part of my crazyness :-) cool!!! :cool: *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.4) > LMS 7.9.1 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4) > LMS 7.9.1 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9.1 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Transporter, Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
[image: https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180207/479efa1b3783111017fc1420bc4f9e59.jpg] Part of my crazyness :-) LMS 7.9.0 - 1470391720 on Pi2 (Max2play) Synology DS-414 NAS Squeezebox Touch, Squeezebox Boom, Squeezebox Radio, HifiBerry PicorePlayer Schiit - BIFROST AKM 4490 Dac Spotify Premium Squeezemenicely's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41812 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
Oh no, well CDs are definitely on the way out in the shops. Only real way to get them are the big online stores. What a shame, but honestly I mainly listen to music from my NAs and not put my CDs in a player anymore. Not finished ripping my thousands of CDs yet, but getting closer... But what to do with all my discs? They are taking up many metres in my apartment. Just storing them in the cellar would be horrible, also they are part of me and someone coming to my place can learn a lot about me looking at my cds and books. Today all you really need is a kindle and an audioserver , or not even that and just Spotify or whatever streaming service. Well times are changing, but it is taking the personality out of acquiring and owning music. I used to love going to cd stores in different countries etc, but those days are long gone... RIP LMS 7.9.0 - 1470391720 on Pi2 (Max2play) Synology DS-414 NAS Squeezebox Touch, Squeezebox Boom, Squeezebox Radio, HifiBerry PicorePlayer Schiit - BIFROST AKM 4490 Dac Spotify Premium Squeezemenicely's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41812 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
The CDs time is nearly up, apart from for albums likely to sell to old people... Though the irony is they probably still sell LPs... -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
garym wrote: > instead you can buy the lossless (FLAC, etc.) downloads and add to your > internal libraries. I probably have 6 or 7 thousand CDs, and frankly > I'd be happy to purchase 16/44.1 downloads rather than the physical CD. > There's not enough places to do that currently (not interested in > overpriced HD downloads that are probably not even true HD anyhow). So > I still buy lots of CDs (mostly from Amazon) and rip them. Once ripped > and booklet read, I store these away to hopefully never see again!... This is my practice as well. stereoptic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53162 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Say it ain't so, Joe...no more CDs?
dbinder101 wrote: > https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8097929/best-buy-to-pull-cds-target-threatens-to-pay-labels-for-cds-only-when > > So, does this mean we won't be able to rip music to our internal > libraries anymore? :eek: instead you can buy the lossless (FLAC, etc.) downloads and add to your internal libraries. I probably have 6 or 7 thousand CDs, and frankly I'd be happy to purchase 16/44.1 downloads rather than the physical CD. There's not enough places to do that currently (not interested in overpriced HD downloads that are probably not even true HD anyhow). So I still buy lots of CDs (mostly from Amazon) and rip them. Once ripped and booklet read, I store these away to hopefully never see again! edit: I haven't seen more than 2 or 3 CDs in Target that I have any interest in buying. 3/4 of the artists I've never heard of *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.4) > LMS 7.9.1 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4) > LMS 7.9.1 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9.1 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Transporter, Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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More money for Amazon... Mike Sargent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48115 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8097929/best-buy-to-pull-cds-target-threatens-to-pay-labels-for-cds-only-when So, does this mean we won't be able to rip music to our internal libraries anymore? :eek: dbinder101's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36997 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
