Though I do a lot of my buying online (Amazon and especially Half.com for used, demo, or brand new at significant discounts), I regularly stop by my local Borders to browse through the jazz, country, and folk sections and listen to some of their 50 listening stations. That way I develop a wish list for online shopping. Borders often has new issues on sale for good prices, so I buy a lot of stuff there during my browsing trips. There used to be a lot of smaller record shops for me to stop in and browse, but almost all have disappeared, at least near where I live, so I am reduced to relying on Borders. At least they have a big selection and get all the new releases on the release date. I also regularly check Music Direct's online listings and mail order catalog for XRCD's and SACD's. I get several other mail order catalogs, but Music Direct's prices are the best. Great outfit! Website is amusicdirect.com and they sell hardware and accessories too.
How do you buy music?
Be it CD's or LP's I am sure we all have different approaches to obtaining sofware. I tend to binge buy, I'll get 30 CD's in one day then I won't buy anything for 2 or so weeks. I am sure some of you out there stop at your favorite(s) music shops daily, and some that are even worse then me! Just curious, no particular reason I want to know this, trying to further classify the audiophile.
Tim
Tim