Better to buy a CD once than keep renting (streaming) the music every month. Also, the CD is yours. Music can disappear from streaming services anytime, if the music license expires.
I never understood the reverence for vinyl. I grew up in the 60s and 70s with vinyl, I was glad to see it replaced with CDs. Even by some miracle you have a vinyl free of pops and cracks, they just simply never had the dynamic range that of a CD.
You sound about my age and I couldn’t have said it better. What these modern vinyl lovers don’t realize is that the grooves are damaged by the needle each time you play the record. It’s a retro fad I don’t fully understand.
I sound like a similar age and consider myself multi formate but still love vinyl best. The trick is to use a good turntable. I do however buy more cd’s because they are much cheaper.
CD albums are a very nice way to build a collection for those getting more seriously into music. You will tend to learn more about the artists via physical objects (booklets, sleeve notes) than a stream or radio and new CDs are often the same price as a used LP in good condition. CDs & other digital discs also typically offer more extras than LPs (alternate mixes, outtakes, video, surround sound). Of course you avoid the issue of surface noise and scratches as well.
I say, absolutely! For me though, only CD’s I feel I need to buy these days owning just about everything I’d want are remaster/remixes of works I’ve had that really needed it like what Steven Wilson is doing with prog rock bands from the 70’s and Giles Martin has done to Beatles albums…and they are not at discounted prices.
I also just got myself a LOT of CDs on a flea market, as well as a CD case and a portable CD player. I don’t have a lot of room for vinyl, so it’s great that I have this option.
We do buy vinyl but you are right about it being the inferior format! My preference is CD’s but the prices some record stores have on CD’s, (used) is ridiculous! One store was trying to sell Guns N’ Roses use your illusion 1 & 2 for $16 each! You can buy them brand new for around that price! That same store wanted $10 for a used Martika cassette & $13 for a Thompson Twins cassette! As these formats gain in popularity again, many locations are trying to rip people off!
I bought a dedicated transport (Audiolab) and a separate DAC ( Denefrips Pontus ll) to improve the CD listening experience. I still have many vinyl and a good TT. CDs at the flea market are still 1 or 2 dollars!
Could you please tell me where that swap meet was in Belgium where you got those CDs for one Euro each? My friend is going to Germany next month he's from Germany robin. He runs perseverance records. Maybe you've heard of it. Film scores, soundtracks great stuff this was a good video. Thank you.
There most definitely is a CD revival going on! It’s not only due to the cost of vinyl but it also has to do with sound quality being tops with CD’s! It also has to do with people realizing they don’t have control or ownership over streaming/digital downloads, (it’s slowly happening with DVD & Blu Rays as well)! People want to hear certain songs/albums & the streaming format doesn’t have most bands complete discography! Digital downloads only come with older music remastered or remixed versions! Many people want to hear the albums they way they did growing up & that’s only available on vinyl, CD or cassettes of old! We have several record stores within an hours drive from us that had to start selling CD’s because the demand is high!
Does there really need to be a revival???CDs have never gone away so using revival is probably the wrong term Vinyl is popular now but CDS still outsold vinyl last year CDS are also cheaper than vinyl and that appeals to people CDS aren’t going anywhere
I remember buying cds in the 90s in Amsterdam in various stores when I was on holiday from England, I always enjoyed shopping in the Nederlands they had a real worldwide selection of CDs, good times I remember the Dutch spending a fortune on cds then, so i guess there must be so many cds around now Great video dank u well.
Good memories 😀 Thanks for sharing. I sometimes find secondhand CD’s with the original price tags on them. I can’t believe how expensive those things were 😬 Graag gedaan 👍
I live in Sydney, Australia and over here new cd's are expensive, especially via sites as Amazon or Discogs due to shipping costs to Australia. Retailers selling cd's are nearly extinct in Sydney or they specialise in genre. Thrift shops or op-shops as they are called around here (opportunity shops) sell cd's and some are very nice. Another nice aspect is that you can see the musical taste of the suburbs in the collection at these op-shops. Prices vary between $1 and $3 so still cheap.
I started back collecting last summer. I just picked up 75 CDs today all a less than a dollar with my veterans discount except 3 which were still under $2. Someone donate their whole collection to Goodwill and I was lucky to walk in as they were putting them on the shelf. There were many more good ones that I could have gotten, but had already in my collection. All 70's and 80's. Included most of Queens Studio Album catalog, Zeppelin, Skynyrd, Cars, Cheap Trick, Thin Lizzy, Foreigner, Journey, Alice Cooper and a bunch other great artists and bands. That puts my collection at 1231 CDs in just a year.
I only buy cd's in thrift stores or 2nd hand. But sometimes i buy directly from the artist when i'm going to a concert or via Bandcamp when there are no vinyls available from them. I even found some interesting sacd's in thriftstores. But prefer collecting vinyls thow.
I still have every cd I ever bought since I got my first one at the beginning of the 90s, probably somewhere around 1800 cd's at this point. How wonderful it is to have a version of a concerto or symphony you love, performed by an orchestra/conductor/soloist that is perhaps not even around anymore and being able to compare them with other versions of the same piece of music. Those historical treasures aren't ever going to find their way onto a streaming platform, whithout my physical copy I would never have a chance to hear them again. Oh, just one more thing: there are no ads on them ;-)
Cd is fine. I both a record and cd buyer have been since I had pocket money now 50. If I love an album I buy both and mostly play the cd. The record on special occasions. I buy second hand cds all the time. I like the thrill of the fine as much as listening to it. I have some good cd players and turntables. I overheard a conversation between two young ladies. They went to buy the cheapest dvd player at a department store for about $30. Sure it will play them but a ln entry level Nad Rotel or Marantz player is good. I have bought some old high end dvd players which play cds well. Many aren't audiophile types and I get that so as long as they are enjoying their must all power to them I say. Any one buying records now new are paying the premium. Sometimes they are fabulous but some are very average with huge surface noise and crushed dynamics. I recently bought a record of Marshall Hain. Free Ride....wow a 70s pressing...tones of life and dynamics with minimal noise. Now the new trend is recycled vinyl to save the planet. Probably cheaper to make so green to market to the millennial market etc. I want a choice to but virgin vinyl or recycled. We live in very uncertain times. I stream first to work out if I buy a new release or not. Often badly compressed compared to older music on cd and even records.
I listen to new and second hand cds. Buy about 6-12 per month, mostly second hand for $2-$6 per cd. Streaming is audio equivalent of fast food buffets: not very satisfying.
Been collecting vinyl seriously for about 20 years now. I do also grab cds, cassettes, and stream when I want. When we start talking about "Revival" of any physical format be it vinyl, cassettes, or cd what we are really talking about is...."For the people who like music STUFF, what are they buying". The key to a cd revival is to make physical collectors want "cd stuff" again and I have said for some time now....if they started boxing new cds in the long boxes like they use to, I would probably be buying new cd to the same level I buy vinyl. I would be buying new cds to replace cds I already have. Give me STUFF to collect and you may get my money. It's that simple. These pathetic, flat digipak cds for $15.99 is just not worth it at all!! We will stick with used $2 cds instead.
It's a bit of a revival, but I totally agree. I prefer vinyl, but not at 5x or more the price of a CD. Also with CDs, no wear on your stylus or album unless you are doing something really wrong. The only streaming I do is with an antenna. :^)
@@terrywho22 absolutelly CDs are ideal to buy second hand and the prices are 10x less than vinyls. In fact, many small youtube channels that were dedicated exclusively to vinyl jumped to CDs because they cannot afford vinyls anymore. I know in the US is not an issue because they have much higher income but in Europe most people cannot spend 50 or 80 euros in a vinyl... it's a lot of money!!
@@net_news Indeed 50-80 Euros is a LOT of money for an album. I draw a hard line at $60 (about €55.) Anything over that and I'm buying the CD version for $12 instead.
@@terrywho22 take into account that in my country, Spain, 55 euros is, relatively speaking, a lot more than 60 bucks because our salaries are much much lower than USA. Same for most southern UE countries, Italy, Portugal, Greece even France. We are screwed, vinyls became a luxury item. IMHO that's why CDs are getting so popular on youtube and We have the perception of a "revival"... It's almost imposible to buy 5 or 10 vinyls per week to show like many USA yt channels do... OTOH with only 30 or 40 euros you can buy a ton of used CDs and that's a lot of content to show.
Yes you should! In my house there is no streaming and no vinyl.. Just cd's, concert dvd's and radio. Misa Creolla sounds good, but I don't like the Chuch vibe.
Hoi ivar. Zoals jij weet draai ik alleen cd,s. In de kringloop winkels kosten ze bijna niks. Ik denk dat het geen hype is en word steeds meer mensen gaan streamen en ruimen hun cd,s op. Vind ik geweldig kan je ze voor heel weinig kopen. Gr André de vries.
I appreciate the video, but I live in stupid inflation ville, and I cannot find CDs as cheap as you said. 3 dollars? 75 cents? Buddy. The lowest I can find is maybe 8 dollars. 😂
Being able to go to my local thrift shop here in Canada *(shout out to Value Village in Pickering-Ontario)* and buy cd’s (even double cd sets) for $1.99CAN, all day/everyday, I very selfishly sure as hell hope that the masses don’t once again come to there senses & start collecting said format again. Just sayin.’ 😉
Thats been my life for a few weeks and I think its beginning of a new lifestyle and yes it everyone starts getting back into CDs that will take about the joy of finding gems for dollars which is why we do it ok, and thats what vinyl lovers had to deal with from 2008 and on but now its just a perverted vinyl landscape
no cds. it’s better to stream lossless like Apple Music which has access to millions of songs, suggests new artists and songs, doesn’t take up realestate or shelves/cd binders, more convenient, can play at home or in the car, iphone.
That is definitely what the music industry wants you to think. But tricking you into paying for music that is not even yours is going to backfire one day. Period! 😉
@@theaudiophilebarista2424 It's called convenience. I don't actually pay attention to what industry saying. They are after the money I'm after what's comfortable for me. Admiringly the CDs sound still better but it's a matter of time the streaming services will narrow the gap in the performance.
@@theaudiophilebarista2424 100%. And what happens when the streaming sites stop allowing you access to the music you are interested in? Now I have to listen to what they want me to listen to? And I have to pay an extra price for a high quality stream? No thanks.
