Old CDs and records

@rvpiano 

Antiquated? Hardly. Look no further than the strength of Discogs to understand physical media still has much value. I purchase used LP’s all the time, and also occasionally a CD here and there, but not as much as LP’s. Heck, I still occasionally buy cassette tapes if I know they are quality (late 80’s into the 90’s were what I feel the ‘golden age’ for cassettes).

My preference is still physical media, and I know I am not alone.

It would take time, (it does, I’ve done it), but you might want to consider cataloging your collection on Discogs, you might be surprised their value in total.

@rvpiano

I have 90% classical CDs and records. Maybe rock and pop are desirable, but I don’t think my collection is that viable.

I participate regularly on the Talk Classical Forum, in the ‘current listening’ thread of the forum, many are posting CD’s, and quite expensive CD sets at that. I would say it is at least 50/50 CD vs streaming, perhaps CD’s more.

Now, I am one of the very few who post LP’s regularly, but the members seem to enjoy seeing the LP’s I listen to daily.

I would say classical is played on my rig at least 85% of the time. My vinyl simply satisfies like no other. That said, yes, I still have a nice CD collection and stream as well.

(One of) My problem with streaming, and perhaps it’s just me, but I find myself easily switching to another selection mid-performance. With an LP, or even CD, I stick with what I pulled and listen throughout. I never pull an LP off the turntable, or remove a CD in the middle of a performance, but do find myself doing that with streaming. Perhaps that says more to how I view streaming vs physical media. Also, with my new CD transport, my CD’s often sound better than streaming…..again.