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What is your go-to online place to buy physical medium of music? And why?

The brunt of the question is pretty much covered in the title, but just curious where most people are buying any physical medium of music (vinyl, cassette, 8-track, etc.) online.

Personally, I've probably only bought a couple of items online. I mostly patronize my local independent record stores but, obviously, the selection of music available online is essentially infinite, so I'd like to start utilizing it more.

Thanks!
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falconquest
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Seems lately I have been buying a lot of out-of-print CD's. I usually research the best version through the Steve Hoffman forums and then turn to EBAY to find them. You will pay more than Amazon but you can also find uncompressed versions which offer better sound quality. The way I look at it is, if I put all this money into equipment, doesn't it only make sense to put the best possible source into it?
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jafant
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Barnes Noble, Amazon, eBay, Acoustic Sounds, Elusive Disc, Music Direct.
rysa4
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I use half.com mostly, with Amazon.com coming in second
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tonykay
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LP's=Half Price Books, Barnes & Noble; CD's=Rasputin's, Half Price Books; Cassettes (yes, cassettes)=local thrift stores that charge no more than $0.25 each. I have bought hybrid CD/SACD's here on Audiogon, but only if it includes free shipping!
rluthy57
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I have been buying almost all my SACD and SHM-CDs from cdjapan.com. Their cds are without a doubt the best sounding in my collection. I have quite a few MFSL and SACD discs in my collection but most not all compare to the sound quality of the ones I buy from them. They ship Fedex with tracking for about $17.00 and it takes about a week from Japan to Florida.
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