I would suggest that downloading from the internet, along with the monumental greed of the music industry has led to a miserable state of affairs for the buyer of anything other than "kid music". Where are the CD and record stores we loved to visit? Gone with the wind!!! Only the full-price outlets like Tower Records are left! The kind of store where you could get personal service from knowledgable staff, lots of product (including special deals on new-releases), and plenty of classical, jazz etc. is a thing of the past. Only mail and on-line retailers are left, and, of course, the subject of this thread... low-fi downloading. Aaargh, Yuck, and a pox on their heads!!!
