3 Reasons why Buying Music is Still Better Than Streaming 

Nothing beats owning a physical copy... its like having personal library of books, kindle can't replace that experience and feeling

Yes. If you love the artist or band, buying the physical copy of their album alone is enough support for the creators of your favorite music. Also, going to record stores or places that sells CDs and vinyl like Barnes and Noble, and trying to find that one CD or record you’ve been looking for years is like a treasure hunt for me! It’s like once you’ve finally found it, you get this feeling of accomplishment that “yeah! This is the one I’ve been looking for for ages! I’ve finally found it!!” You can never get that feeling from just streaming music on Spotify, it’s just not the same. CD, vinyl, tapes, I collect them all!!

no booklets on streaming :(

Illegal music downloads is still a thing (come on, admit that you downloaded too). But the best thing about buying music is the thrill of the hunt. Searching each music store for that CD or tape you've been looking for, and then going home and popping it into your stereo system and finally hearing the songs is the best feeling ever. It's the best way to enjoy music (aside from live performances of course)

The biggest reason for me to why I buy CDs: better audio quality. Yes, streaming is easy, convenient and cheap, but the quality, even if you are a streaming Premium user, will always be a lower than a CD.

My philosophy is 'Listen to music for free or buy if you can afford. But always stay connected with your favorite bands' official site to make donations or buy merch.

Well it actually depends on the person, Im getting alittle tired of the modern era. So I decided to go Old School and use CDs again.

CDs are better because they are great collectibles

It's the same with streaming music as it is with renting an apartment. As long as you pay for the music/apartment per month, you own it. But as soon as you stop paying, the music/apartment is gone. Like if you buy music for $100 you own that forever. But if you pay like $5 monthly you do own all the songs in the world for that time. Lets say you pay those $5 for 10 years every month. Then you have spend $600 but in the end as you stop paying you have nothing left. The songs you bought however will stay as long as you live... Also I don't quite understand how some people are flexing when they say Oh I have Spofify Premium I can listen to all the music in the world. Like if that would be a symbol for being rich. Thats rather a symbol for being poor, because you can't afford to pay like $1 or $2 for a song you want to listen to. It's so stupid how music streams have become so popular. Like on the one hand you pay $1000 for your brand new IPhone X and $5000 for your brand new Rolex Watch and another $1000 for your Balenciaga Outfit and at the same time you walk around flexing with Spotify Premium like if that would mean something...people are crazy...

I have about 17 CDs and I love them all! I have all Taylor Swift's albums, two Panic! At the Disco albums, Both of Grace VanderWaal's CDs, (her EP and Debut album) Dove Cameron CDs, (a girl from Disney Channel) and two of Sabrina Carpenter's albums. I love CDs and have been collecting them for about 3 or 4 years now I would say. 😀

I have bought great cds that were cheap as hell.

I agree but the biggest reason I buy CD's is the audio quality.

Very meaningful reflections. I agree with you 100%. I also have my vinyl collection from the time I was 6 years old. And I am 52 now!

I've gone back to buying cd's and ripping to flac format, it's only a matter of time if not already that the music industry gets scrutinised for content to ban!

I collect CDs because what if there are no more streaming services anymore boom you have CDs

Also physical media still outsells streaming services dispite what hipsters tell ya. I use RU-vid music just for discovery if I find something I love I buy it.

If you love music, you own it. Genuine music lovers own at least some physical music. I haven't met one yet that doesn't. I met a girl recently who was massively into festivals. I decided to put on some charm and said "Ahh thats really cool 😎......I bet you can't name 10 albums" This girl no longer speaks to me, but she couldn't name 10 albums. And obviously owns no physical music.

Great video. I buy CDs and then import them into my ITunes so I can listen on my IPod. That way I have the quality of CDs 💿 while having the option of Itunes for the same convenience of Streaming.

never had a scratch on my downloads..

1. You can download the songs on Spotify. So you aren’t dependent from any Wifi connection. 2. If your Spotify device gets broken is your library still safe in the cloud. But if your house burns down is your library gone forever. 3. It’s usual for most young unknown artists to only publish their songs online because it’s for them the only affordable way to publish their music. There are cases where an artist earns more from my many Apple Music streams compared to buying the songs on iTunes. Yes: one time buying the song on iTunes means more money then one stream on Apple Music. But Apple Music doesn’t count the streams of music that you already bought once on iTunes. So they would earn less if I would own their songs.

It cost $10/month for spotify so in a year 1 spent $100. I was better of just buying the songs on itunes since I only listen to the say 30-50 songs

Yep, I also love music. I am a bit older, 37, and I still buy mp3s and CDs because I enjoy owning and sharing music without boundaries. Also, when I stop paying for streaming I own NOTHING. I only use streaming to discover music every now and then.

It does feel good to hold the paper notes and artwork! Definitely an experience! Especially if it can get signed by the artist or any affiliated producers. Plus if the internet were to ever get to a place where censorship banned songs or albums you like for political, religious, or controversial reasons, they could never take away your physical copy if you hide it really well. That’s why underground music is actually kind of cool. Like some rapper keeping a box of CDs in their closet or their trunk! Only a handful of people are jamming the music and get to be part of the “special circle” of people who have their hands on the real physical copies!

Thanks Leonard

CD has better sound quality, it's as simple as that and until digital is FLAC quality I won't be switching.

But what about buying music electronically like on iTunes for example? You still own the music but you don’t get that experience of having it physically. Is it still worth it? or is this argument only valid for cassettes, vinyl, and CDs?

I still buy music and I use an mp3-player.

People still sell CDs

Been buying mp3s instead of streaming. I like knowing that I control my music and can listen to it anytime 🙂

My philosophy is streaming is no better than pirating, artists receive barely anything from streaming (especially Spotify). If you want to support your favorite artists then buy physical

Commenting to just let ya know that someone watched your 8 year old video ...❤️...why don't you post anymore ???

CD - Buy once, listen forever, offline listening (+++) Spotify - Free, but listen to ads and Spotify won't have alot of songs (+--) Spotify Premium - Pay monthly, offline, listen forever (-++) CD's > Spotify Premium > Spotify Free

I feel that music companies should release music on all the major formats - vinyl, tape and cd. This would ensure that all formats and their associated industries stay alive, and the consumer gets what he/she wants.

I admire your sentimental enthusiasm.

my personal favorite way to get music is to buy from amazon as you mentioned(cd/mp3) variant or vinyl.also, you can rip a higher quality version of that cd to use in a mixing app like Moises :)

the only reason buying music is best because we can actually get the files to our "hands" and keep them forever....but if i had to buy all the music i have on Apple Music , and Spotify !?it would cost about.....a thousand dollars...:(

I have to agree with your points. Even if I listen to music mostly on RU-vid and Spotify, owning a physical copy of an album/mixtape on vinyl, cd, cassette, etc. is a very unique experience. I have a copy of Madvillainy (R.I.P. MF DOOM) on vinyl - it was expensive, but I had to buy it - and it feels so magical to hold with my hands. It also feels great to support your favorite artists in that way. The next physical copy of an album I wanna purchase is "Loveless" by "My Bloody Valentine"; an excellent and amazing album.

And, the physical disc sounds far better than streams in many cases (which I discovered many times).

there was a time when i used to download music from the internet for free and those files are still with me. now with the rise of streaming, you don't own anything, any minute your favorite movie or music album could vanish. Even the file hosting sites of movies and music are next to none. a simple search for downloading mp3 gives you results of sketchy sites. it's a scary world we are living in. Owning things will always be a better choice than streaming, be it movies or music.

It's a shame vinyl costs 20 some bucks for album

"Nobody can take my music away from me" Except the Irs who took my whole collection away from me just because I never payed income tax for about 12 years.

I have a tablet just like yours. It has the best sound, especially if I run my pencil along the wire spiral binding. That poster on the wall (left upper). More info on that, please.

Couldn't agree with you more

I tried out Pandora and I liked it but I prefer to buy digital music b/c i don’t like using data to stream and anyway i like to be able to listen to exactly what I want when I want. I’m also getting into buying vinyls. I have my parents’ old vinyls so now I’m just adding to the collection. I never got into CDs honestly. Just missed the boat on that one completely.

I have a balance of 1) buying CDs/physical media 2) digital music 3) burning

Bro i have a cd collection and i dident buy a singel on i just find pieles off them in the garbage clean them up and use them🤣

were do you buy the physical copies doe ? like new albums that come out

I support the artist I always buy my favorite artist records and sometimes they come with a DVD i love that.

I personally bought musics and movies on iTunes rather than paying monthly fees. Owning your favourite songs and movies will be on your devices and nobody can take it from you. That is the reason as to why buying is better than streaming. 😁

thanks for mentioning the beatles. one of my all time favorite bands

kwaken: Stick in a stereo. [shows Play Station]

I want to become an artist and I don’t want to put my music on Spotify or any streaming platform just ‘cause I won’t get all the royalties for it and it’s hard for me to actually find out how to put my music on streaming platforms so I decided to go old school and put my music on cd’s and sell them on the streets or in like public places. Tell me what you think am I doing a smart choice or no? Also if I do sell cds I’ll be able to have that money right away as well

My parents started collecting music cds in january 1997 and they stopped collecting music cds at the end of december 2010 💿.

Buying music makes sense since most people listen to the same stuff the majority of the time. Streaming makes sense to discover new music if you have limited memory and if you're with people that have different taste than you. Many times you can share a subscription like a family plan depending on the service you have making the cost less. I find it nice to have to do both as long as the streaming service is free or shared for lower cost. I share Pandora with my family when someone is listening to the service I listen to the stuff that I own and we don't have to sign up for family plan.

I'm trying to practice and start to be a dj. So having the actual file is important because streaming isn't always reliable

60’s, 70’s and early 80’s music is meant to be played on vinyl. Mid 80’s to present music is meant to be played on CD. Thats why I have both. One vintage 70’s setup and one 90’s setup. My 2 cents which means nothing really.

I always buy my favorite music Mp3's and Mp3 albums from Amazon)...but sometimes I stream when it comes to discovering new music or if I'm too lazy to open up my laptop...but I will always choose buying music over streaming...

Who else is watching this after overbuying songs on iTunes

Buy physical disc, rip to FLAC is my favorite. It's fun, you get the physical copy goodies and the highest quality available. Spotify still has a noticable quality difference with good headphones. I use the FLAC's for easy listening so I don't need my DVD/CD player

I still have all my CDs from high school I copied and bought lot of them I miss copying CDs on the computer creating my own playlist but I don't have a CD player anymore so I use RU-vid music for any song I like for free

To be honest, music has changed I'm from South Africa & my favorite artist one from Nigeria & one from USA, fact remains if that artist is not as big as say Taylor swift, Ed sheeran, Drake ect. How will I get the music. Exactly! Cd's cater for major artist with major fan base but streaming is for all at large. Easier to grow, manage, and discover ur fan base. This whole debate had to do with the fans satisfaction what about the artist & their growth. [what's yall take] 👇

Because I'll have to spend $15/month EVERY month for the REST OF MY LIFE in order to have access to decent quality music.. compared to purchasing the full albums of bands that I love and will continue to love for years to come. I would've had to pay about $2,000 in order to stream OK Computer since it came out in 1997.. that's crazy. Or I could listen to it for free with even worse quality. I free stream stuff to explore and buy the stuff I feel is a great work or something I'd want to listen to multiple times in the future. The quality difference isn't even close between CD vs Spotify, or Spotify premium, or iTunes 256kbps. It's not snobbery.. it's just the facts of the matter, and of what my ears hear. 256 vs CD isn't as noticeable on some stereos or stock cars, but I definitely notice with my earbuds and nicer setups. You do you though. For the next 50 years I'll have to spend 9k to listen to music at 256kbps "premium". No thanks. makes no sense.

Does someone know where to buy music online in order to get as a mp3 file. Like if you buy music on google play music you can only listen to it in the google play music player, which I don't want. If I buy music I want a copy in form of a mp3 file from that. Where can I get something like that?

True. I prefer to buy records.

Not if your selling the cd to someone else

Great video! very inspirational

I have 20,506 songs on my pc, and yes I have it backed up as well. I rather own the songs instead of streaming. Heck, I haven't used a streaming site for music yet.

I don't like music streamig, but where to buy music today?

Yeah im still buying cds. I like to support artists not stealing from them. I Hope torrent sites will be closed one after another. Decreasing of sells of cds are only becouse piracy that bloomed after internet boom.

It would be helpful to know what websites you can still buy legal mp3 from?

I have a nice size CD collection, about 2100 CD's I have fun searching for what I want to listen to and also have Pandora on my phone. I also have a cassette tapes and records 💯💪

Several albums I have downloaded or even purchased I am unable to listen to certain tracks being omitted. I’m sure this is due to licensing but this sucks because I have paid full album price. Physical copies are always the best, be it cds, vinyl records or even tape.

CDs are life

I just use iTunes

It's sad that google play music will shut down now I don't know where to buy digital album.I use spotify because I can't buy every single album I like.I also don't like recommendation algorithms I like discovering music from blogs and bandcamp.

I'm 14& still buy cds, is that weird?

Purchasing CDs and MP3 music does hit differently than streaming for fact!!! P.S. I love using my CD and MP3 player more than my smartphone, because it feels more intimate!

I am an Indian and a audio CD collector still now and bicycle lover

Does anyone know where I can download music? I used to purchase albums on Google Play but now that is gone and I can't find where I can buy an album and download it as an MP3.

Streaming services don't have a lot of the music that is available on Physical formats.

The Music makes him sound like the wisest guy alive

I streaming music when i yet have money to buy it. So, when i have money i buy the song or album.

Too be honest, as a university student, streaming is just far better than buying albums. If I were to buy every single album I have stramed on Google Play Music, I would have been broke months ago.

This pisses me off so much. I buy from Amazon music and they really make it as difficult as possible. Every time I try to buy a song it keeps directing me to stream the service and I have to click 'no thanks' multiple times. It seems they want to direct everyone to pay to lease music which you never physically own and dies with you and I've got an extensive wide ranging music collection that I've bought in many media again and again. Do you think it will be impossible to do anything but stream in the future?

how people doesn't buy music while they use it to cover the song with their voice , or make dance video as well ? i'm confused i wanna do that too i don't know how ;plz help me :/

disc gets scratched more often than PC breaking down and most likely i backup my files...yes i only buy music i like but more often i donate...yes i do illegally download 85% of my music

Physical will always be better

I would LOVE to buy like 20 or even 30 my most favorite albums by Buckethead just to support not to listen from those disks, but having it would make my feel so good! Unfortunately I live in country very fsr from Americs and my parents dont allow to buy anything with my credit card and they would get upset as I am buying music when I could just listen to it for free...

I can think of more then 3 reasons why buyin music is better ,but carry on I agree with every word you said .

Cd's for life! 🤘

Streaming now accounts for over 70% of US music market revenue as of 2020 So now streaming is more important now

The best reason is that the listener has control and doesn't need to reley ont the Interent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

CD DVD BD it is better to have your own copy this way because you can say you supported the programmer, the music writer, the singer, the band and the movie maker. THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU OWN A COPY, A COPY YOU CAN KEEP FOREVER AND YOU CAN SAY IT IS YOURS!

I think, there is nothing bad about library on hdd in flac format, thousands of albums, copy/paste to sd card. I think, it's good solution between streaming and annoying CDs. I've enjoyed my CDs collection when I were younger. It's fragile, one scratch -> goes to trash. In addition, there are always some limited/deluxe editions with bonus tracks, 20 remixes on 2nd CD, EP's or other rare releases. Omg, if you are into electronic music then how much time/money would be wasted ! No thanks, my friends are: Windows, hdd and sd card.

I don't understand why this is a debate. There is a place for streaming and physical music. If I really love an album, I'll buy it. If it's something I listen to every once in a while, I stream it.

dude i agree with everything you’re saying but i stg the music makes me feel like i’m watching a dying father crying out his last words to his 10 year old child or something

Yes ✅ that's true

I am not everybody so I bay my music that I love 😬

Music saves my mental health.ive started collecting cd buy buying in amazon.im not a fan of spotify.now music is dead becouse it's digital.

Are you trying to say something or play music?