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Anyone know what percentage of consumers still purchase audio CDs?
ReplyDeleteJames
I haven't bought a CD since about 2002. Honestly, I can't think of
ReplyDeleteanyone I know who has either, except in the rare cases where the album
isn't available online. (Come on King Crimson! Get with the times!)
-perry
Bruce:
ReplyDelete> ON one hand you are right, BUT there are a great number of independent
> musicians who DO sell their own CDs, and make quite a healthy share
> of their music-related revenue by doing so.
I'm friends with a lot of these folks. In fact, most of them are
burning their own discs, because that's so cost effective. It's
cheaper for them to do that themselves now, and the results are very
good. But they're also selling their stuff online, sometimes through
iTunes, sometimes through some of the many other venues for indie
artists.
Tom:
> I buy about 50 CD's a year. Haven't downloaded a single pece of
> music in my life.
I think that's in part because of where you live. is iTunes available
over there? honestly, I'm no audiophile, but I can tell when
something sounds bad. I'm not hearing "bad" in my iTunes downloads, or
even over Spotify, which is what i use most of the time now,
especially at the office, or as a discovery tool for new purchases
(which are usually over iTunes). My audio listening happens in the car
almost exclusively, and the iPod hooked into the car stereo sounds as
good as any CD. really, I can say the same on my home stereo system.
sounds great. I'm not talking about crappy MP3s here. AAC is a really
good format.
I don't think I'm the exception in this case...
-perry
Just wanted to add that it is also somewhat perverse to celebrate or promote
ReplyDelete(great line - thanks) the demise of lossless music as a consumer format too.
This sounds like the Silly Season is well & truly upon us again......
Neil