indy4 155 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Sad news indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I never thought this would happen so soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,081 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Good riddance. Was a piece of crap anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,106 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I don't see Varese, FSM, Intrada or LaLaLand going away from Physical CDs anytime soon so I'm not too concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Boy, that sucks. It was bound to happen eventually, but it's still a bit of a shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,081 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 What...people like compressed music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,044 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 51 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 What...people like compressed music? Yeah, this is sad news indeed. It's funny that HD technologies are pushing video to its limits while audio is actually regressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,311 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 They might become harder to come by, but I'll stick to cd's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Amen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,044 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 We should start a vigilante group entitled "The Brother(and Occasional Sister)hood of the Compact Disc". Our goal is to protect the "CD" from the wrong hands, lest the Armies of Darkness march all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I like the occasional sister part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,503 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 All you (illegal) downloaders killed it. Happy now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 8,414 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 What a pile of crap this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Oh good, no mention of the death of SA-CD.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 8,414 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Oh good, no mention of the death of SA-CD.NeilI was just about to say "So this means SA-CD will finally take over, right??" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,503 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I hear that vinyl sales are increasing. Perhaps it's like 'Wired' says, "Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD's Coffin." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 It's about time CDs started to die. It's ancient technology. Honestly, I had expected it to happen much sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 flash technology baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I hear that vinyl sales are increasing. Perhaps it's like 'Wired' says, "Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD's Coffin." Bring back tapes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,503 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Tapes produce too much hiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 8,414 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Guess I'll have to buy the White Album again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,503 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Guess I'll have to buy the White Album again.No problem, here you go: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,925 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Well is soundtrack sites still offer CDs, i think i'll go that way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDave 1 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Well is soundtrack sites still offer CDs, i think i'll go that way...I will keep using CDs. Even if it means downloading an uncompressed album and then burning it myself. If that's what it comes to. But I think way too many CDs are sold from places like Amazon and Barnes and Noble for CDs to die anytime soon. So Wal-Mart is going to stop carrying them. Big whoop. They never had a great selection anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 The day stores like Best Buy and Barnes and Noble completely stop selling CDs will definitely be a sad one. Even if they're still available through online retailers, it's more of an experience to actually go to a store, look for what you want, and listen to it on the way home. More exciting than clicking a button online and just waiting a week for it to arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,106 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Ray I don't think alot of people appreciate that aspect of CD buying. 15-20 years ago it was fun to go in to a store and hunt through the soundtrack section and find all kinds of goodies. In the past 10 years the soundtrack sections started to dry up and became hard to even find new releases that weren't limited, unless it was a major release.Most of those stores had already started shrinking their CD sections down. I buy most of my CDs online now so it doesn't bother me, this was something I expected to happen soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Ray I don't think alot of people appreciate that aspect of CD buying. 15-20 years ago it was fun to go in to a store and hunt through the soundtrack section and find all kinds of goodies. In the past 10 years the soundtrack sections started to dry up and became hard to even find new releases that weren't limited, unless it was a major release.That's what it's like for me. There are fewer and fewer stores that will stock any kind of good soundtracks, and even HMV and Virgin's sections are now down to bare minimums. I went out last weekend with the one intention of buying some soundtracks, and couldn't find one thing I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 8,414 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Compressed 128kbps is the way of the future! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,503 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 And after that 64kbps. It's like eating synthetic tomatoes in the future. People will forget how real music sounded like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Ray I don't think alot of people appreciate that aspect of CD buying. 15-20 years ago it was fun to go in to a store and hunt through the soundtrack section and find all kinds of goodies. In the past 10 years the soundtrack sections started to dry up and became hard to even find new releases that weren't limited, unless it was a major release.Most of those stores had already started shrinking their CD sections down. I buy most of my CDs online now so it doesn't bother me, this was something I expected to happen soon.The only store that I've ever seen a great selection of scores was Tower Records. Best Buy and all those stores have pooty selections, Amazon is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,106 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 There was a time when they all had very well stocked soundtrack sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDave 1 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Compressed 128kbps is the way of the future!You said it! Get with it, everyone. It's the 21st century!Time to go backwards in technology!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 There's something special about physically owning music, not just downloading it off of iTunes or what have you (but that's still a great tool). That is what is sad about CD's dying, the fact that eventually that be around anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 12 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 This is no surprise. Was it Wal-Mart that announced this time last year that they would no longer carry audio tapes after the stores sold off the last of their stocks?Personally, I love my iPod. I think its a great device and a great way to purchase specific tunes instead of getting stuck with an album music I mostly don't want. But, I still purchase CD's. iPods crash, hard drives crash, and if those tunes are gone...oh well. Always have a hard back up to EVERYTHING!Another thing that will go - CD Jackets. Those were such a great wealth of information and art work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 59 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I hear Chapel's an MD now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,751 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Worst case scenario: The album concept could die out. For "classical" music and film scores that wouldn't make that much of a difference, but bands and such might stop compiling albums of songs that fit together (best case: concept albums) and just end up releasing them separately, with no relation whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Another thing that will go - CD Jackets. Those were such a great wealth of information and art work.Very true. I remember the time when every DVD came with a booklet inside. It's rarely seen anymore because companies stopped producing them to save money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,751 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 To be honest, with DVDs, I never cared about them. If there's anything in the booklet that's not in the DVD's special features, something went wrong anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Argh! This is so stupid! I always buy CD's, i'd rather have the hard copy of the music than have it on my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,503 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 i'd rather have the hard copy of the music than have it on my computer.Spoken like a true fan of music. A physical object like a CD or LP gives music an identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 A great performance of a great piece of music remains great regardless of the delivery system. Obviously we want the best quality and at this time downloads are not it. However, I'm perfectly content encoding my CD collection as lossless files. I rarely look at my discs, but I enjoy the music at my computer and on my stereo.On the flip side, for portability and convenience, my iPod is loaded with 128kbps AACs and when I use that (in the car, out for walks) it works like a charm. With all the noise around me, perfect quality isn't an issue. But it's enough for me to escape the real world just a little bit. I'm still able to connect with and enjoy the music.20 years ago I was recording CDs and records to tape so that I could play them in the car and on my walkman, so things haven't really changed. Just the technology.So while I want full quality at home, outside of it I'm perfectly happy with compressed files, too. They both serve their purpose.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 You listen to your iPod when you drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Yes, you know you can play then through your car stereo, right? That's some amazing technology right there!Neil - self conscious about this reply since reading Greg's thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 Well I thought you meant with the headphones. That would be really dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 8,414 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Even with all this accumulated knowledge, when will these dummies learn to use a door knob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Well I thought you meant with the headphones. That would be really dumb.Yes, thinking I wear headphones while driving is really dumb.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,360 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 A great performance of a great piece of music remains great regardless of the delivery system. Obviously we want the best quality and at this time downloads are not it. However, I'm perfectly content encoding my CD collection as lossless files. I rarely look at my discs, but I enjoy the music at my computer and on my stereo.On the flip side, for portability and convenience, my iPod is loaded with 128kbps AACs and when I use that (in the car, out for walks) it works like a charm. With all the noise around me, perfect quality isn't an issue. But it's enough for me to escape the real world just a little bit. I'm still able to connect with and enjoy the music.20 years ago I was recording CDs and records to tape so that I could play them in the car and on my walkman, so things haven't really changed. Just the technology.So while I want full quality at home, outside of it I'm perfectly happy with compressed files, too. They both serve their purpose.NeilI agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,358 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Sad thing is such a choice might not be possible in the near future. Karol - who loves is iPod too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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