And this why I rarely purchase CDs anymore - Page 3

Emanji · 07-02-2007, 02:42 PM

I usually download music on torrent, but occasionally I found a CD good enough to buy. Because the quality between the two is night and day.

BTW the new Bone Thugs CD is definitely worth buying.

Nurta · 07-02-2007, 04:16 PM

Which internet type radio sites are you referring to? I ask b/c I have not listened to terrestrial radio for some time as I do satellite except for the few times a week I listen to my friend's show at a local station. I know that for years they struggled to get their station simul-cast via the net b/c of cost. Is this what you were talking about or are there some other good net radio stations out there? I typically just listen to Sirius or XM online; I have both (it's a long story) but that won't matter soon as they will be the same.

Laodaron · 07-02-2007, 04:31 PM

Malachani · 07-02-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Nurta

Which internet type radio sites are you referring to? I ask b/c I have not listened to terrestrial radio for some time as I do satellite except for the few times a week I listen to my friend's show at a local station. I know that for years they struggled to get their station simul-cast via the net b/c of cost. Is this what you were talking about or are there some other good net radio stations out there? I typically just listen to Sirius or XM online; I have both (it's a long story) but that won't matter soon as they will be the same.

ANY station that broadcasts on the internet, be it just a source of broadcasting (such as my local radio station, which I listen to almost exclusively online because its better reception at work) or the only form of broadcasting, such as clicking the "Radio" tab on your WMP. There are tons of small internet radio stations that broadcast exclusively online (EQ used to have a player ran radio station too, forget the name) and they will be the ones hit the hardest, because they're small and the internet afforded them a cheap way to broadcast their music to a large audience.

Widem · 07-02-2007, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Otis

Nice try. But if the price was artificially high in the first place, then you're really gaining no benefit from an equally artificial 3% price drop. Imagine if they would have said that 20 years ago?

"Yeah, we're charging you 20 bucks for a CD now, but just think, in 20 years prices will be closer to where they should be due to inflation".

Your actually dead wrong. but here are somethings that you are making assumptions on...assuming that the price has never changed b/c the average price of a cd in the us is about $15.85

with that being said at 3% inflation a year which is a norm average over time. todays price should be $32.22

what that means is that with no price change they have effectively been able to reduce the price by 50.8% over the past 24 years.

Ethar · 07-02-2007, 06:25 PM

Fuck Clearchannel. They took my favorite radio station (kibz!) and put it on a shitty frequency (way lower output) so they could replace it with some teenie bopping britney playing bullshit station.

Letum · 07-03-2007, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Sylvia

I usually download music on torrent, but occasionally I found a CD good enough to buy. Because the quality between the two is night and day.

BTW the new Bone Thugs CD is definitely worth buying.

The quality is only different if you download a crappy torrent.

Morara · 07-03-2007, 01:02 AM

You should buy to support the artist, even if they're only getting $1 from a $10 CD!

Laodaron · 07-03-2007, 01:32 AM

I believe that a standard contract is ~.97 per CD to the artist. A new CD runs from 14.95-19.95. That's not supporting the artist. That's supporting the RIAA. I still buy my CDs, whether I've downloaded the song or not. But the good thing is that in today's Myspace generation, you can generally stream the album and at least preview it early.

Morara · 07-03-2007, 01:44 AM

If you're paying $14.95-$19.95, you probably don't deserve money.