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So I bought a "CD" on iTunes

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TheNinja

Lifer
..and realized I could have bought the Vinyl for the same price and it comes with a MP3 download key as well. I don't even own a turntable but I would have ordered it anyway. I got screwed.
 
i don't see the point of paying the same price for digital downloads as i used to pay when buying a physical product. so i still buy cd's.
 
Triumph said:
i don't see the point of paying the same price for digital downloads as i used to pay when buying a physical product. so i still buy cd's.
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Because 99% of the price is the content rather than the delivery, so no one is going to give you a price cut. Plus doing so would peeve the B&M retailers.
 
ViRGE said:
Because 99% of the price is the content rather than the delivery, so no one is going to give you a price cut. Plus doing so would peeve the B&M retailers.
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Most of the price goes to the middle men; the labels who screws the customers, musicians, and the retailers.
 
ViRGE said:
Because 99% of the price is the content rather than the delivery, so no one is going to give you a price cut. Plus doing so would peeve the B&M retailers.
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Does this apply to physical textbooks vs. eBooks debate as well?
 
lothar said:
Does this apply to physical textbooks vs. eBooks debate as well?
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Yes. Even books are cheap to make, though now we're talking about half a dollar instead of pennies for a piece of pressed polycarbonate. Hardbacks for example? Pure profit.😛
 
If I can get physical media for the same price as a download, then it's a no-brainer. I guess they rely on people's impulsiveness to justify increasing digital prices.
 
I tend to buy a lot of MP3 albums that are on sale. Amazon usually has sales for $2.99 to $4.99 per album. They've even had some 99 cent album sales.
 
ViRGE said:
Because 99% of the price is the content rather than the delivery, so no one is going to give you a price cut. Plus doing so would peeve the B&M retailers.
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Their breakdown of costs is immaterial to me. I've bought most of my CD's used anyway, so none of them ever see my money.
 
Triumph said:
i don't see the point of paying the same price for digital downloads as i used to pay when buying a physical product. so i still buy cd's.
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Same here

Also I like to rip it with Best quality.

When you buy an album as a download MP3 is it the same Audio quality as on the CD? or is it compress crap that sounds flat? (sorry I have never purchased music as a download....)
 
I agree with vdub chaos.

Why does anyone like vinyl though? Is it the fact that CDs have a different less lively sound to them, do people miss the disco days of the 70s, both, or something else? Not that CDs can't show wear and tear which even affects the rip quality of them if the are really worn, but vinyl sounds scratchy especially if the record isn't brand new or in like new condition, at least from the players Ive heard.

Vinyl sounds warmer and i believe trent reznor even still sells them new but the scratchiness, especially if the record isnt in pristine condition isn't worth extra warmth to me. Then again, ive heard some people say they actually like more noise and that's good for them because there is always going to be some noise/distortion, both during recording and during output.

I think that with digital files and advances in digital remastering as well as software processing we'll probably get more than one official digital release of albums one day. However, I don't want lossy compression to get even more popular than it already is because I would be unsurprised if some things are not even archived by the publishers or artists in lossless format... that's terrible to archive the originals only in lossy format in my opinion.

That said, it just sucks that there are so few really high quality and inexpensive options for people who aren't quite audiophiles and iTunes as well as IP have screwed things up... cutting out the publishers and crap like iTunes can only be achieved if IP is abolished and as someone pointed out, they take the lion's share of the compensation.

My apologies if this was a retarded post like the vast majority of my posting is.
 
my Adele 21 vinyl is like that, it came with a code to download the mp3. this reminds me to sell the code since I also have the CD.
 
Where do you guys buy new vinyl online? Do they all come with the MP3 download key now, or is it only certain ones?
 
Triumph said:
i don't see the point of paying the same price for digital downloads as i used to pay when buying a physical product. so i still buy cd's.
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i don't see the point of paying the same price for digital downloads as i used to pay when buying a physical product. so i buy my mp3s from amazon.
 
Triumph said:
i don't see the point of paying the same price for digital downloads as i used to pay when buying a physical product. so i still buy cd's.
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ViRGE said:
Because 99% of the price is the content rather than the delivery, so no one is going to give you a price cut. Plus doing so would peeve the B&M retailers.
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With physical media you can always rip it again if circumstances warrant.
 
Triumph said:
i don't see the point of paying the same price for digital downloads as i used to pay when buying a physical product. so i still buy cd's.
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I don't buy a lot of music these days but I usually just buy used CDs off amazon and then rip the MP3s off it.

Although honestly just using a youtube to mp3 convertor is even easier.
 
Well I had $15 for iTunes so I guess it was OK. For me I had been waiting for the album for a while....it is the new Mumford and Sons album. So I bought it 9pm PST on Monday and wanted it "right now".

I don't even know why I want the vinyl. For some albums I don't care, but for Mumford and Sons and this type of style there is something about a record that just seems right 🙂 If I really like the album I might buy the vinyl anyway and can maybe sell the code online for a buck or two.
 
I'm not into vinyl, but I do prefer CDs over MP3 downloads, mainly for the quality. I rip it to FLAC for my HTPC and MP3 for my iPod. The vast majority of my MP3 download "purchases" are from free Amazon credits. Sometimes I'll pay $1-2 extra to buy the MP3 album, but I try to make most of my MP3 "purchases" free.
 
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