When you listen to music, do you listen to CDs?

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

[Bespin 8,480]

Never.

[Alan 689]

Depends. If I'm listening downstairs on the main system, it will usually be CDs. Upstairs on headphones will be rips, downloads or streaming.

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

Quite similar for me. Streaming at work, and a combination of streaming and CD at home.

[Thor 7,471]

First of all, since I transferred all my CDs to iTunes about 7-8 years ago, I have hardly played CDs. I haven't stored them away, they're still displayed on my shelf, though. That's the general story.

 

But it's funny you should ask this today, of all days, as that may change in the coming months:

I've had a Blu-ray player for 6 years, which was very inconvient for playing CDs. Two days ago, it broke down - the tray won't eject. I brought it to the store today, but the warranty has gone out, and they couldn't do anything. I probably have to throw it away. So what I did earlier today was to re-install my old high quality Pioneer DVD player from 2004-ish, which has been stored in the basement for years. On this, it's MUCH easier to play CDs. Vice versa, however, it's really bad at playing movies. I inserted some of my DVDs, and the quality was considerably lower than when I played them on my newer Blu-ray player. Not so strange, this is 16-year-old tech.

 

So in short - I can picture myself playing my ol' CDs much more often in the time to come. At least untill I get a new BR player.

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

3 minutes ago, Thor said:

I inserted some of my DVDs, and the quality was considerably lower than when I played them on my newer Blu-ray player. Not so strange, this is 16-year-old tech.

 

The magic of upscaling.

[Thor 7,471]

3 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

The magic of upscaling.

 

True.

 

But CD playing on my ol' Pioneer DVD player isn't only more convenient, the sound is also much better. It is, after all, primarily a CD player than can also play DVDs, really. The cheapo Blu-ray player couldn't match that. So what I lose in film viewing quality, I gain in music listening quality.

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

6 minutes ago, Thor said:

 

True.

 

But CD playing on my ol' Pioneer DVD player isn't only more convenient, the sound is also much better. It is, after all, primarily a CD player than can also play DVDs, really. The cheapo Blu-ray player couldn't match that. So what I lose in film viewing quality, I gain in music listening quality.

 

Just listen to the OSTs and imaging the films (incomplete and in the wrong order ).

 

Btw, @Thor, I've got a good Denon CD player that I was going to advertise online. If you're interested, I'll give you a good deal. It looks new, but there's one caveat: it has problems playing some of Hyperion's CDs with CD text. All other CDs (with and without CD text) work fine.

[mstrox 6,647]

In 2020, my answer is never.  When I had a commute, seldom, and only in my car.  I rip everything in Apple Lossless and play it digitally.

[Thor 7,471]

18 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

Just listen to the OSTs and imaging the films (incomplete and in the wrong order ).

 

Btw, @Thor, I've got a good Denon CD player that I was going to advertise online. If you're interested, I'll give you a good deal. It looks new, but there's one caveat: it has problems playing some of Hyperion's CDs with CD text. All other CDs (with and without CD text) work fine.

 

Thanks, but my dad has offered to donate his High End CD player to me when they move in a few months. I'll probably replace my Pioneer with that, and buy a new Blu for the films. I need to connect my LP player and Riad too. Too many components, too few outlets and too small apartment!

 

I had a great Denon CD player too, back in the day. Used my confirmation money to buy it. I eventually gave it to my younger brother, and since then it has been donated to someone else.

[Brundlefly 2,385]

90% uncompressed files from my computer.

[crocodile 7,984]

Very very rarely. Or never really. Perhaps if it is a SACD or something like that.

 

Karol

[Bellosh 3,389]

I listen to most of my scores on itunes and spotify on my computer with a nice pair of headphones.

 

I don't have a sound system.

 

CDs are reserved for my car.  Where I almost always choose a cd over anything on my phone/ipod.

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

5 hours ago, Thor said:

Thanks, but my dad has offered to donate his High End CD player to me when they move in a few months.

 

May I call dibs on the amp?

[Naïve Old Fart 9,499]

1 hour ago, Bellosh said:

I listen to most of my scores on itunes and spotify on my computer with a nice pair of headphones.

 

I don't have a sound system.

 

CDs are reserved for my car.  Where I almost always choose a cd over anything on my phone/ipod.

(almost) the same, here. It's CDs in the car, and streaming, at home.

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

Just now, Naïve Old Fart said:

(almost) the same, here. It's CDs in the car, and streaming, at home.

 

Spotify? Youtube?

[Naïve Old Fart 9,499]

A bit of both.

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

Me too.

[Darth Porkins 53]

Almost always CDs/vinyl at home. Mp3 player at the gym or while traveling. 

[Holko 9,499]

Pretty much never, I generally far prefer my personalised "perfected" edits (wouldn't do them otherwise) and most of my listening isn't on a CD capable device anyway.

[Jay 37,287]

I'm going through a project now where I am playing every single CD I've evet bought once.  Once that's done I'll only ever play new CDs I get.  I play my rips of them otherwise

[Richard Penna 3,672]

Either ripped on my computer, or on my phone. Never the actual CD.

[1977 1,743]

On 10/28/2020 at 4:02 PM, Thor said:

First of all, since I transferred all my CDs to iTunes about 7-8 years ago, I have hardly played CDs. I haven't stored them away, they're still displayed on my shelf, though.

 

I transferred all my soundtracks and film/tv related CDs over a three year period starting about 5 years ago. I haven't played one of them for listening purposes in probably 10 years or so. I don't display them as there's no one to observe them other than myself. They're all stashed safely in crates.

 

On 10/28/2020 at 4:02 PM, Thor said:

I've had a Blu-ray player for 6 years, which was very inconvient for playing CDs. Two days ago, it broke down - the tray won't eject. I brought it to the store today, but the warranty has gone out, and they couldn't do anything. I probably have to throw it away.

 

My Toshiba (cheepie) Blu-ray player has taken to doing the same thing of late. When the tray refuses to eject I give it a very firm whack and it opens promptly. You should try that. 

[Thor 7,471]

Yes, it took me a while too. I think I spent up to a month transferring my 1000-ish CDs to iTunes. Thank God I did it back then when laptops actually had CD trays. But I wouldn't dream of stashing them away in crates. They're a piece of furniture, and a statement about who I am. So I want them displayed, even if they take up a lot of space.

[Richard Penna 3,672]

Mine are all on a shelf, but for all the (lack of) looking at them I do, they may as well be in crates.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

I don't think I've listened to a CD outside of my car in more than 10 years

[Richard Penna 3,672]

Just now, Thor said:

 They're a piece of furniture, and a statement about who I am. So I want them displayed, even if they take up a lot of space.

 

There's that, yeah. I've had the odd Zoom remark about what's in my background on the wall, and it's rather cool to tell people that it's my soundtrack collection.

[1977 1,743]

4 minutes ago, Thor said:

But I wouldn't dream of stashing them away in crates. They're a piece of furniture, and a statement about who I am. So I want them displayed, even if they take up a lot of space.

 

For me it's more about keeping them out of harm's way (dust, water, cats, bugs, long fingers, you get the picture).

 

3 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

I don't think I've listened to a CD outside of my car in more than 10 years

 

Your car still has a CD player??

 

3 minutes ago, Richard Penna said:

I've had the odd Zoom remark about what's in my background on the wall, and it's rather cool to tell people that it's my soundtrack collection.

 

I'd be too embarrassed.

[Jay 37,287]

My wife's new car didn't even come with a CD player.  I'm sure my new one next year won't either

[1977 1,743]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

My wife's new car didn't even come with a CD player.  I'm sure my new one next year won't either

 

Where I live new cars with CD players disappeared at least 6-7 years ago (along with CDs in stores).

[Richard Penna 3,672]

I have no idea whether mine has a CD player. I just connect bluetooth.

[Thor 7,471]

I've never owned a car in my life.

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

1 hour ago, Thor said:

I've never owned a car in my life.

 

You can get it as an additional feature to your CD player.

1 hour ago, Richard Penna said:

 

There's that, yeah. I've had the odd Zoom remark about what's in my background on the wall, and it's rather cool to tell people that it's my soundtrack collection.

 

That's cute.

[Gurkensalat 336]

At home I listen mostly music from disc: Sacd, Blu-ray Audio, DVD Audio,CD. I also have some digital purchases from eclassical and iTunes that I listend via Apple TV to.  I am a huge multichannel music fan, so those discs are important for me, since multichannel downloads are quite rare except for eclassical.

[Manakin Skywalker 4,891]

Whenever I get a new CD, I rip it to my computer and then immediately display them on a shelf right next to my computer and almost never touch them again. Because of that, every single one of them is in pristine condition. Not a single scratch on any of them.

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

It's not that hard to play a CD without scratching it.

[Marian Schedenig 8,174]

3 hours ago, Jay said:

I'm going through a project now where I am playing every single CD I've evet bought once.

 

How many years is that going to take you?

[Manakin Skywalker 4,891]

1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said:

It's not that hard to play a CD without scratching it.

 

Oh I know, but I'd rather just keep them safe, specifically if it's a limited edition. Plus I have no reason to listen to them since I have the uncompressed files ripped to my computer.

[gkgyver 1,645]

I never listen to CDs. But when I do... I weep. 

[1977 1,743]

9 hours ago, Thor said:

I've never owned a car in my life.

 

But if you did it would be the vanilla baseline model without all the bells and whistles right?

 

(Sorry, I had to).

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

It would have only three wheels, in the wrong order.

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

13 hours ago, Disco Stu said:

I don't think I've listened to a CD outside of my car in more than 10 years

 

Do you live in a van?

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

When you listen to CDs, do you listen to music?

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

In the case of HanZ, no.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,499]

Don't you EVER say his name!

[Thor 7,471]

10 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

In the case of HanZ, no.

 

So you DO own some Zimmer CDs?

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

Just now, Thor said:

 

So you DO own some Zimmer CDs?

 

I used to own Crimson Tide.

[Marian Schedenig 8,174]

I haven't had a CD player in >10 years. The Blu-ray players I've had are not very useful without a display I think, plus I have two amps in different rooms that I'd need to hook the player(s) up to.

 

Instead, I've got my collection ripped to FLACs (800 GBs of them) that I keep on my NAS. A Raspberry PI with an additional DAC board is hooked to the two amps (via SPDIF; I don't actually use the DAC on the board, but unlike the Pi's native hardware it can pass through all standard bit rates and frequencies) and runs mpd to play the music. I can control it via Cantata (on my desktop) or M.A.L.P. (on my phone).

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

I think it's liberating to be able to listen to music without involving a PC or my phone. I use enough time on those as it is.

[Sweeping Strings 2,345]

A mix of CDs, YouTube (although is that listening or watching?) and 'regular' (i.e. not Spotify and the like) radio stations.