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Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?

I'm curious why you still play CDs in the age of streaming. I recently got back into CD listening and I'm curious if your reasons align with mine, which are:

  • Enjoying the physical medium—the tactile nature of the case, the disc, the booklet, etc.
  • Forcing myself to actually listen to an album, versus being easily distracted by an algorithm, or "what's next" in my playlist.
  • Actually owning the music I purchase, versus being stuck with yet another monthly subscription.

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Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?

Because I still have them and a good CDP.

But I also concur with your reasoning  concerning streaming.   I'm mostly a vinyl man but my TT  drive system is broken so I've been streaming a lot. Its a totally different experience from vinyl. Vinyl holds your attention to the music whereas the convenience of streaming is a 2 edged sword. I find myself making playlists like a DJ and instead of listening to the music I'm making a playlist. If I  hold myself to playing just albums then its pretty good. It still won't hang with my vinyl. But I have a lot more $$$ dedicated to the vinyl. I'll be glad to get the new drive system this weekend.

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