5 Reasons You Should Still Be Buying CDs!

In this video, I address the 5 main reasons why CDs (Compact Discs) need to come back as one of our mainstream platforms for music consumption.
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00:00 Intro
01:32 The Artists
02:56 Nostalgia
04:25 Sound Quality
06:15 The CD Mix
07:07 The Opportunity
09:06 Q & A
11:05 Final Thoughts
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[@joshmaclean3179]

I have about 5000 cds. Starting from 1987. I still buy them. People think I am nuts but cd's are cheap now and the interaction and satisfaction you get from a physical product is priceless!

[@kijar]

You are correct. I started early this year and have amassed 400+ CDs. Last year I got around 300+ cassette tapes. It is a lot more satisfying than streaming even though I still stream regularly for convenience’s sake like you want to have music on all the time. But yes, I regret getting rid of those old collection I had. Had to start from scratch and I’m loving it everyday.

[@patavium7646]

I badly need physical support. I’ve got almost 1000 and I’m not going to stop…

[@jorgecuelar3391]

Nothing compare to cd's and the experience you get.. Going to the store, looking around the cd's, discovering new music or artists and when you get home you open the cd and put it on your stereo system, while you listen to the cd you reed the liner notes etc you get my point but that is something you DONT get if you listen to streaming sites... Also there is a bonus to having physical media.. If you get to meet your artist/band they will autografh your cd's etc I still have near me a record store but the cd section gets smaller and smaller... I find it hard sometimes to find a particular artist or group because sometimes they only release their new material on streaming sites & leave out the physical media... I am a cd colector since 1992 so i have in my colection like 3000 cd's and when i get my free time or days off its music city for me, i listen music for hours... That is something the new generation does not get it

[@Wordsalad69420]

@Focal Point Images Why would you want to resell it? It's not an investment. You really thi k someone or a store will want to buy your vinyl for anything other than a few bucks? Please.

[@mattskinner5432]

Me too matey

[@Wabin22]

The CD is like books, they will never die!

[@djsourav4252]

I hope too man, that they never go away😔

[@mykandrew]

I agree! They will live on forever

[@pgroove163]

I've always felt like vinyl was a book and CDs were like paperback books..

[@shahawndonaldson9674]

@@pgroove163 I like CD's more but I grew up around vinyl/records,their both better than streaming, streaming is a quicker way to have music without buying it but owning the albums is far better and convenient.

[@christopheri79]

@@mykandrew :-) perfect . . . .

[@johnsimmons5056]

CD's never left...they still sell millions a year......and sales are increasing now.

[@gordyomolaiye7785]

It appears a few music streaming loving people wish the CD dead

[@freeman10000]

I am 51 years old and I am buying more CD's now than I ever have, much of it contemporary music.

[@RisenPhoenix68]

Sadly I dont see them in target or best buy anymore. Out of sight, out of mind. The corporations like it that way.

[@jmi5969]

Probably depends on location. They persist in North America, but are almost extinct in Europe, and completely forgotten in poorer countries. The few wealthy literati who care about physical media are into vinyl.

[@djtrishm]

I love CDs! I dj with CDs till

[@philipadams3325]

Shhh! I'm trying to collect all the CD's of bands I loved that I missed back in the day. The last thing I need is a vinyl style resurgence pushing up prices.

[@leslieyao3073]

Ha ha! Now I know your secret

[@thomasmead4642]

Too late, it's already happened.

[@pyeltd.5457]

CD is cheap and not a revamp unlike vinyl

[@robmata474]

I have over 3000 💿 buy them all the time

[@davidjames5881]

Lol vinyls surging popularity was never going to hold up . Vinyl is a pain in the asz ,overpriced and manufacturing is terrible,constant issues for buyers. Cds are solid , easy , and reliable. They never died, and I do think they'll come back big again.

[@djmaxxhtx]

My cousin made three cd mixes for us to play at our family reunion. He past away 4 yrs later and I still have the cds he personally made for us. Physical media is more than the music.

[@uncededterritory]

❤

[@hollowillusion4732]

The best format ever!! Still buy tons of cd box set, digpacks and jewel cases. Long live cds!!!

[@mykandrew]

Agreed

[@TheMonkeesArchives]

The great thing is you can find some great stuff cheap now! Just stay away from FYE!

[@romualdasseman9158]

The best non physical format is the DSD, the best physical format was the SA-CD (DST).

[@robertquant1122]

Jewel cases are wayyy better than digpacks because they get scratch easily and jewel cases protect the CDs 💿 wayyyy better not to get scratch

[@tetheredhands]

​@@robertquant1122nah, digi-packs are in for a reason. They have the same feel and durability of a vinyl album case. If you take care of them, they will last forever. Jewel cases are awful. They are super brittle and break and crack very easily. It feels like you are handling an old computer program rather than an album.

[@eldermillennial2000]

I just purchased 120 used cd's for $40 and am so excited to go through each one.

[@mykandrew]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@andybaumbrooklyn]

This 65 yr. old boomer still loves both LPs and CDs, and believes in supporting art and local commerce. Thank you for this.

[@nebulavortex3531]

Im 15 and i love cd and vinyl since a lot of my family doesnt use their cd or vinyl they just give them to me which is cool

[@christopheri79]

@@nebulavortex3531 :-) perfect . . . .

[@blastfromtheeast]

I buy and listen to CDs, always have, always will. No nostalgia here. Just love the sound. Also, I like to own the discs, not be dependent on any third party streaming services for my music and know a lot more thanks to CD booklets.

[@christopheri79]

:-)

[@robertquant1122]

Same here buying CDs 💿 until I die and keep supporting them Streaming derives sucked and killed the music insdustry and artist don’t make money like that anymore

[@AKLabs-xl4re]

I hope CDs don’t die. I am just happy that even though streaming and downloads are in trend, CDs, Vinyls and even Casettes are still manufactured. It’s just so fun to touch the music you love, to have a physical copy of an artist’s hardwork and artistry and keep it forever, not just some music stored from your phone.

[@stighenningjohansen]

No, they are here to stay. If we can sit here and wait for a small spaceship to land on and asteroid after a 18000 billions km trip, we can fix up some cheap CDs and cassettes.. No problems, they will be your friend, but we probably will need to fork up a few Euros or Dollars from tim to time ;-)

[@lionheartroar3104]

The physical music belongs to you and if the net is disrupted you still have your music at your fingertips. Streaming is okay but relying on any outside provider is not good if the system or net goes down. All technology has limitations.

[@robertquant1122]

Yes and artist make more money off CDs 📀📀📀 and better sound quality and u own the music

[@DivineFate900]

Yeah because the problem with streaming services like Spotify, you don't really own the music. They do. And they have the decision to take it down at anytime. But with physical formats like vinyls records, audio cassettes and CD's like I have, YOU own the music, just as long as you have the player.

[@mrconfusion87]

And you can have the artist sign physical copies of the stuff you bought (CDs, Casettes, Vinyls)!

[@MrJimbo-ew9vk]

I never stopped buying CDs. I think CDs are still great. They're durable and resilient. They don't warp. They don't get eaten. Magnets won't harm them. They have no grooves to wear out. You don't need to pay someone or buy special equipment to put your CD albums onto your computer. Finding specific songs is easier with a CD than with a cassette or record. They are easy to store and don't take up much space. While I think it's nice to have digital streaming, I never want CDs to go away.

[@mykandrew]

I feel the same way!

[@robertquant1122]

CDs 💿 will always be better then streaming is all rental and USBs sucked 😅CDs 💿💿 better sound quality and u own it 😊

[@mikebarooshian7255]

@@robertquant1122that’s right cds are always better to own then stream collect your favorite artists and bands on cd The Rolling Stones and David Bowie are my favorite artists and The Dave Clark 5 I own close to 4000 cds and I wanna buy more cds

[@Coneman3]

Lower sales don’t necessarily correlate with lower use, as many play the CDs they already own. A bigger issue is the poor quality of most of the music today. But in one sense the durability and quality of CDs is why I think the industry has pushed streaming. Like renting culture, they like a regular passive income. Laziness and convenience is bound to appeal to many, but a physical medium does have its own unique advantages.

[@danuber5559]

The biggest issue is that records labels doesn't care. They do not re stock on time. I'm fighting all the timewith Warner and Capitol to get stuffs like Little River Band or classics 80's bands like that. We should complaint more often to get those titles on the stores

[@thebishopelect]

Music today is absolutely utter garbage, I like the stuff from the 70s, jazz, jazz fusion, japanese stuff, recorded analogue and digitized.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

CD is alive and rocking at my house! As long as they’re not remastered and compressed to death they’re great!

[@mykandrew]

Agreed

[@andreassouth1523]

@@mykandrew Many of 70s-80s cds (that i collect) are remasters. You are telling me that remaster cds are not good quality of sound?

[@aaliyahstark7948]

@@andreassouth1523 I think remastered albums sound great idk what they’re talking abt

[@Kevinschart]

@@aaliyahstark7948 a lot of older recordings NEEDED to be remastered

[@lionheartroar3104]

Love your content Mike. For me CD's are the closest thing to perfection. Sound, durability, ease of care,storage etc. I love the fact that people are shopping for vinyl and unloading their cd's cheaply. it's a Bonanza for those of us who love those shiny little discs.

[@mykandrew]

I agree! It's the best time to buy CDs right now.

[@chasekruse530]

Still collect cds over 2,000 so far. If you can’t hold it you don’t really own it. Streaming a album is a rental you never know if they going to keep it online.

[@Wordsalad69420]

@Focal Point Images Who cares if they depreciate? Why would I sell them. You seriously overestimate how much most vinyls appreciate in price. Maybe the older rare stuff. But for newer music there is no shortage of places where you can buy them new. Those will never appreciate.

[@danieldaniels7571]

@Focal Point Images that depends entirely on the CD and vinyl record. Most vinyl LPs have next to no value. And I just sold a CD on eBay for $98 that still had its original 6.99 price tag on it.

[@markwinston3119]

@Focal Point Images what kind of dumb argument is that? SMH.

[@larrylong3100]

I have been collecting CD's since 1989. I have almost 3000 of them. I am so glad I collected them now because when you have the physical CD in your hands, You can't beat that. Plus I have noticed from 2017 until 2021 lots of people are buying CD's now more than ever before! Thank you Audio Arkitekts, Great video. I am subscribed

[@christopheri79]

:-)

[@jnagarya519]

Buy a CD, pay once, listen countless times. Streaming: pay every time you want to hear a song.

[@TheDrewzdaddy07]

What? Spotify is about 10 bucks a month that's one CD not a great argument

[@SNC2319]

@@TheDrewzdaddy07 I use Spotify/KZbin as a “try before you buy” kind of service. If I like/love the album I’ve been listening to, then I’ll buy it on iTunes or on music cd. At least I can save the music onto hard drives, memory cards, blank cds, various devices, etc. And I can enjoy them for as long as I want. None of this “you’ll own nothing and you’ll be happy” crap.

[@nebulavortex3531]

@@TheDrewzdaddy07 fair point but what happens if spotify decides to cancel their services?

[@claudioromantiko684]

Music streaming sucks..

[@jnagarya519]

@@claudioromantiko684 And it's a rip-off.

[@lovetobe77]

Sound quality is way better than mp3. Enhances the sound quality of your system.

[@MuzikJunky]

Word! Not even CLOSE to any compressed file-based format! Peace.

[@dragonflyer8932]

🤦‍♂️

[@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele]

Not only better: WAY better! The point is that all the joung kids nowadays don't even want to have an hi-fi set, that was my DREAM when I was a teenager... they just listen to music with the crappy quality of their wireless EarBuds.

[@lovetobe77]

@@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele Agreed buddy. Thing is, do you think, they are aware, that the sound is more clear and precise? I'm old school, hifi was a big hobby of mine.

[@mike-williams]

But who buys mp3 when uncompressed digital downloads have been available for over a decade? I can get 24bit digital downloads for less cost than a CD as I'm not paying for a bunch of plastic environmental waste.

[@mathewarellano4087]

I've finished building up a 700 plus vhs collection, almost finished DVD collection, and have been working on my CD and Cassette collection. Have a 1988 Panasonic stereo set-up with the matching speakers, receiver, turntable, cassette deck, and cd player, and I completely put myself back into my childhood of the 90s. I'm doing my best to keep this part of history of alive.

[@georgemusic4all4seasons]

I enjoy owning my music in physical format and always have. I still purchase vinyl albums, cd’s and 45’s with picture sleeves and always will because there is nothing like owning your music library and sharing it with others, listening that is. I’m in the process of upgrading my record and CD player, speakers and accessories in general. Enjoyed your show and take care all.

[@thedr-rag4543]

Thats right. There is too much emotional attachment with CD's. Our friends always shared CD's when we were kids.

[@mykandrew]

I miss it!

[@paulb4uk]

I still prefer to own my music on cd rather than digital downloads and i am also buying stuff on cassettes again with new releases on the format .

[@M3LTUP]

Same here. My kids think im a dinosaur for collecting physical Media. For me , the sound from CD and LP is unmatched.

[@christopheri79]

@@M3LTUP :-)

[@marklanier8657]

I’m an old boomer and I love CDs! I grew up on vinyl and still love a good vinyl pressing now and then, but CDs are great! Everything you said is true! I buy CDs and burn them to MDs for frequent listening! Love ‘em both! Thanks for your video!

[@thetruthfornow6045]

What are MDs? I have a mini disc player which I burn vinyl and cassettes into. I didn't think mini discs were still available. Let me know what you think?

[@marklanier8657]

@@thetruthfornow6045 minidiscs (MD) are still available from eBay. Sony still manufactures the discs, at least for now! I still love the medium and how it sounds!

[@thetruthfornow6045]

@@marklanier8657 thank you. I love the medium also. I have a Sony recorder and playback. It still works fine. If it fails are there similar decks available either new or refurbished available for sale?

[@marklanier8657]

@@thetruthfornow6045 yes, there are lots of portable units for sale. I’m not sure about full decks, but I’m fairly certain they are offered as well. The description of each unit should say whether it is refurbished or not. Hope this helps!

[@Goth_Gal]

i'm currently 14, and I have an unhealthy obession at this point with the 90's. I recently finally was able to start my cd collection and I can never go back to streaming services the sound of the cd is so much more clear and smoother than mp3's. Plus most cd's the songs don't cut abruptly they blend into eachother smoothly especially in trance all stars cd's. The feeling of going cd hunting and being able to find that cd you've been looking for is one of the best feelings ever, it gives you a feeling of nostalgia even if you weren't born in the decade.

[@ZackMorris1015]

I was a kid in the early 90's and a teen mid/late 90's. I was there, and it was glorious. It's great to see the younger generation appreciate what we had back then. I miss the 90s very much. Lastly, had you been around in the 90s, we most likely would have been friends. I was in to goth and trance as well. While I'm older now, I dress my age and don't wear all black anymore or band shirts, but I still listen to and love the music.

[@51gary51]

If remastered properly, the CD is the best-sounding medium available. Add to that the photos and booklet containing track-by-track annotation -- all of which make the physical CD release a musical joy to behold.

[@rhavelfalconi]

I love my CDS collection! I will never stop buying physical media. I being able to have the cd in physical format is a totally different feeling! the cover art, the feeling put the disc in your sound system... This is a feeling that young people today have no idea what it's like.

[@backrowbrighton]

Hi from the UK. Really enjoyed the video and all that was discussed. I have been collecting CDs since 1985 and have over 3000 of them on display in a dedicated music room. I love the CD format and am a massive fan of the CD Box set or special edition. They are just great. I sporadically collect old vinyl for nostalgic reasons but the crackle and hiss can be off putting-never a problem with the CD. Newly released vinyl is very expensive here and can be up to three times the cost of the CD, this is particularly true of re-issues of classic albums. I am sure the CD will be with us for some time to come.

[@danieldaniels7571]

I’ve been collecting CDs since 1986 and have a rather massive collection myself. I have been collecting records since 1972, and while I still love my vinyl, anyone who thinks it sounds better than a CD (non withstanding CDs with bad loud mastering) is kidding themselves. As for the cost difference, I remember choosing CD over vinyl in the late ‘80s when the new CDs were twice the price of a new LP and used LPs were only a dollar or two because having better quality sound and features was worth the extra money to me.

[@philipg.05]

Started collecting metal CDs 2-3 years ago. I have around 50 and I don't plan to stop...

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

I never stopped collecting CDs. Not going to go into why, as you've covered all or most of the bases. Let's just say that if you're spending 30 bucks on one LP now, I'm buying 30 clearance CDs out of the dollar bin for the same amount and finding super rare castoffs that I'm selling on ebay at a profit and/or keeping for my own collection, making it a self-sustaining hobby. Right now, smart people, like me, if I may say so, are vacuuming up all the good CD rarities while everybody else is looking the other way and going apesh-t over vinyl. It's like finding money on the sidewalk that everybody else is turning a blind eye to.

[@mykandrew]

Couldn't agree more. I wouldn't ignore the vinyl dollar bins too. I found a couple gems in there as well!

[@bltvd]

I will gladly have the single piece of vinyl for $30! The vinyl sounds better and will only increase in value. cDs are cheap because they are worthless!

[@danieldaniels7571]

@@bltvd the technical specifications make it pretty obvious that CDs sound better than vinyl.

[@AlexG-vk1gc]

@@bltvd simply deaf you are.

[@charlesdavis5542]

"Shhhh..." C'mon, man. Let's keep it on the low-down,ok?

[@alm5693]

The CD market has never been so dead that there wasn't a pricey market for out-of-print and collectible CDs. You may be able to get the popular stuff for pennies right now, but if you start digging deeper, it's not hard to find used CDs that the owner wants $30 - $40 for. Don't expect everything to be a bargain.

[@ritchiebabcock3358]

that`s true with collecting anything

[@jrwheeler81]

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I recently came across a portion of my old CD collection that includes CDs I bought way back when I was in middle school in the early to mid 90s and when I was in high school in the late 90s. It also includes albums that I bought when I was in my early to mid 20s (to date myself, I just turned 40 last month). I think the last CD I ever purchased was around 2005/2006. As I was going through my collection, it occurred to me that there were so many albums that I wish I had, the main one being the Natalie Merchant box set collection (I've been a huge Natalie Merchant/10,000 Maniacs fan since the 90s), so I went on Amazon and ordered it. It was a bit of an impulsive purchase and it was kind of expensive since it was a big box set with multiple albums, but it was so worth every penny. It was my very first CD purchase in 15+ years. When it arrived in the mail and as I was opening it, I felt this huge rush of nostalgia come over me. I felt like I had been transported back in time to the 90s/early 2000s. There is just something so gratifying and magical about opening a brand new album. With that said, I have started buying CDs again. My husband thinks I've gone totally insane, but I want to build a massive collection of my favorite bands and artists. Yes, I do still consume music digitally through KZbin, iTunes, Pandora, etc., because we all want that instant gratification of being able to listen to a certain song or a specific artist or genre at any given time and have instant access to it on our smart phones, tablets, and computers, but there is just something so special about having that physical album in your possession with the liner notes, the album art, the track list, the physical disc, even the smell of a fresh, new album. I know that many stores like Target and Best Buy have entirely stopped selling CDs in recent years, which I find very sad, because there definitely is still a market for them. I don't think CDs will ever become truly obsolete. Look at vinyl. That has made a huge comeback. I think we are going to see the same sort of comeback for CDs in the future.

[@christopheri79]

:-)

[@robertquant1122]

The CDs 💿 made a comeback already in 2022 Thanks to me that still sell CDs 💿 and keep it alive along with aomeba records on Hollywood amazon Target 🎯 and eBay Even new artist and new music will always be available on Cd 💿 only lazyyy people that don’t support artist and are cheap on their money stream Really music owners buy CDs 💿 and support artist and go to Record shops 🏬

[@robertquant1122]

Streaming sucks stupid people these days streaming music on their cheap phones 🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤢🤢 and USBS are even worse putting all the music on USBS makes the sound quality worse is lazynesss and stupid cramming too much music

[@TitoMariategui]

Great video. Long live the CD!!!!

[@ernestochang1744]

Imagine my surprise when i listened to my favorite songs on CDs and WAV formats, just feels like the music came into a different space, it came out of a tiny box and literally came into real life, the singers if it was mixed and recorded right, the singers voice feels like it has more headroom, more space more reverb, this incredible ammount of detail that my ears could never hear before in mp3 files, the volume on CDs are also louder, and more crystaline clear especially on the low end. I will never know why Vynils are prefered more over CDs people need to get their ears checked

[@robertquant1122]

I think it will help if target and Walmart put their acts together and start offering and selling more cds 💿 cause they only selll a little bit of CDs 💿 they need to offer a lot of CDs 💿 and keep them alive and kelp getting more CDs 💿 😊😊

[@jorgex9789]

I never stopped buying CDs

[@robertdodd6561]

I think it's a shame the original 12" laser disc players never caught on. Mainly because we could still have 12" covers be a thing. Plus the player systems were cool.

[@mykandrew]

I completely agree

[@byronbowers5973]

I used to work for Wherehouse Music and seriously miss the interaction with customers about music.

[@mykandrew]

Same here!

[@danieldaniels7571]

I feel you. I used to work for Zia Records.

[@OriginalGrasshopper]

Me too! I worked in the Glendale Galleria Wherehouse in Southern California in the mid 90’s. Best days of my life!

[@pawematyka2817]

Thank you so much for this video, I love every word you say in it! When I was 20 years old I had way over one hundred CD's albums in my collection but I must to sell almost all of them because I was going to collage and I needed money. Now, as a 31 year old guy who has a job (not so well paid) I'm collecting vinyls from time to time. But man, they are so expensive. Few days ago I wanted to buy an album of Tom Waits called "Orphans". It's like a three albums in one kind of thing. I've looked in the internet and I'd have to spend over $100 for the vinyls. That was nuts. I went to the CDs category and saw a second hand "Orphans" album for $18.60. I bought it immidetely. That way and that day I was born again. The CD album collector. I started to remember my teen years when I listen to CD album for the first time or togeteher with my close friend. The great part was always looking at the booklets. Talking about the music, sharing it. It feel so nostalgia and so great. And you know what. I want to feel that again! What about vinyls? You're right. The're for the rich guys. Nowadays I can have three new CD albums in a price of one new Vinyl. Or even four to five second hand CDs. Thats do the math for me. The moment you mention of the posibility of music shops comeback had makes me smile, but in a good way. I want atleast one of them back to my small town. It would be remarkable. Thank you so much for this video. It is priceless to me. Sorry about my english but I'm Polish and I don't speak fluent english. Thumbs and sub for the video! Cheers.

[@mykandrew]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. I am in the same situation. To be honest I would rather pay a portion of the price for a perfect version of the album than quadruple for a version that will not only be less dynamic but also not as much of a hassle to turn the record over. I'm happy that you were able to find love for the CD once again!

[@christopheri79]

Thank you :-) . . . .

[@carlosramirez-kq6nk]

I have cds, haven’t stopped buying cds here in Lima Peru.

[@christined2495]

Loved this video, I started in the mid 60s buying vinyl albums, Beatles, Rolling Stones RIP Charlie Watts) , Motown, married and raised a family, we lost our 60s and 70s albums in a hurricane flood. Replaced and started buying CDs, which I love, last year we invested in a new stereo system, and replaced all the albums we lost in the flood,we had fun finding them in local record stores, but to be honest, I enjoy my CDs more, I love skipping a track if I’m not loving that particular song. I love that they take little space up, I love the sound, and the prices too. I found mint brand new CDs in Goodwill for 99 cents…a local,record store has a wall of CD treasures , and I still have a CD player in my car, and love opening up a cd and playing it while I’m driving.. so we went from albums to CDS back to albums, and now back to CDs…. Kept all our vinyl tho, there is nothing like holding a vinyl album cover in your hands 🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@christopheri79]

:-)

[@shooniemorey3894]

I started buying CDs last year after I quit buying them for 8 years. I have a bigger collection than I ever had before. It's fun buying CDs and listening to them, comes with the album artwork, which you don't get with digital formats, and it's something to look forward to. I think I have over 200 CDs now. Not a lot but it's a start. I still listen to new and finding artists I have heard but listening to songs by them I never heard before.

[@mykandrew]

Same here! Its an excellent format for immersing ourselves in amazing music!

[@robertquant1122]

I agree ☝️ this girl know wazzip collecting CDs 💿 and owning them it’s wayyyyy better and the sound quality is the best. People that stream will never own the music. Ever the cell phones will break sooner or later The only real reason why I still need internet is because I need to buy CDs 💿 online

[@CommandoMaster]

I feel like CD's or vinyl's are definitely worth collecting, especially if they're signed by the artist. That makes them unique and priceless.

[@dougstinnett2581]

I bought a copy of "Canadian Amp" from Neko Case at a show in Champaign, IL. She signed it "Love, Neko" before she handed it to me. I still have it.

[@mykandrew]

Those are the collectibles that aren’t possible with streaming….

[@jeffthrow6892]

Canadian Amp is awesome, one of my favorites from Neko.......

[@royrice6060]

I never “stopped” buying CD’s!! 👍👍👍

[@TheMonkeesArchives]

Oh man! This video was recommended to me from KZbin and you can't be more spot on! I've been "buying" music since, well, the 70's. My Mom bought my albums yes, and 45's for me in the 60's as the first words out of my mouth were sung! True story, in my Mom's 1966 Bonneville, she freaked out to hear me sing "oh no, no, no" which was The Monkees "Last Train To Clarksville"! She immediately bought the single to show my father... And the roller coaster began! I would save up every quarter or dollar until I could get the new Elton John or Alice Cooper! My tastes have evolved so much over the years, my collection (in alphabetical then chronological order of course) went from ABBA to ZZ Top! With the advent of CDs, It was an expensive revelation! But I did not sell all of my records...so here we are at present day when I keep reading that vinyl LPS have out sold CDs by a long margin! So yes I am back on the vinyl bandwagon. The quality of vinyl today has far surpassed the vinyl of yesterday! Although I only by special pressings or something I would really like to have on vinyl. I still have a hard time calling my records vinyl. Did we call CDS plastic? So with over 3000 CDs and about 500 LPS I love having the actual product in my hand too absorbed lyrics pictures record labels the whole shebang! I will confess that I recently had a free trial of Amazon music HD and yes it's very convenient it sounds great does it compare to CDs? I doubt it. I compare it to owning a Blu-ray and seeing a streaming movie. You will always wear that the Blu-ray looks much better depending on your setup. I don't understand why this video doesn't have 1 million views we got to get more people to get the word out if not just for the musicians and the possibility of new music before the fans of owning a piece of history that may not be on a streaming service 10 years from now. I still find the streaming limitations of the more obscure artists. And I feel lucky that I still have the CDs or the vinyl to listen to and all of its in all of its Glory! You have gained a new subscriber and I look forward to more videos like this from other channels. What artist a getting for streaming songs is Criminal! It's a different world that it was 25 years ago even 15 years ago when the iPod was the big thing. It doesn't seem like the iPod lasted that long. So you got my vote on keeping the music alive through solid media! I just wish they would price these Super Deluxe box at the little lower so that everybody can afford them. And no I didn't mention Harrison's All Things Must Pass! LOL

[@mykandrew]

Hey buddy. Thank you so much for the support and for sharing that wonderful story with me. My mom was also the person responsible for starting my journey with cassettes. We would go to Kmart and she would buy me a cassette when the budget allowed. Then, when CD's became popular and affordable, I would save up and buy my favorite tracks. Granted technology has afforded us the convenience to discover new music through AI, I still prefer to sit at a music station at one of the major record stores and listen to the new music on the headphones and buy the album right then and there. Thank you again for sharing the experience. By the way, the new records are pressed from digital mastering. The old stuff actually came from the original master tapes.

[@TheMonkeesArchives]

@@mykandrew Glad to share. When it comes to buying new pressings, I usually stick to "Direct from the original analog master tapes". Though most others are from a digital source, they have to be mastered for vinyl which in many ways prevents "Brickwalling" which would make the stylus jump across the record. I mostly buy as close to first pressings as possible but in many cases, if I have a group's discography on CD, I will get any new releases on CD. But I like owning my music like you!

[@RIANAVENTER]

Same here - I am of the 70's teenage generation. Didn't have a lot of money but saved up to buy what I could, yes all the ABBAS except The Visitors ( got that later on CD). Boy was I glad of the coming of CD's. Other benefits of CD's - you don't have to get up to turn to the other side plus how on earth can you listen to a vinyl in a car? So yes, I too lived in the age of the vinyl, the 8 track, the tape and the CD and yes, I also prefer the CD. Also still building my collection because there's a heck of a lot of good music out there that I still need to discover and I really get anxious that some are slipping away. There are already some that are not available anymore - e. g. a CD of a Mary Hopkin concert in 1970 on which she sang Both Sides - not available. Soundtracks of: Shakespeare in love; Driving Miss Daisy; Rudderless; Lawrence of Arabia - equally difficult to find or dealers don't ship to my part of the world ... 😥

[@seeinghearingengineering7368]

Yes, the CD should come back - although it is now 40 years old. For us the tactile feeling reading the booklet is always great and more intensive than looking up only a digital catalogue. And we can hear music even when our internet connection is down😀

[@mentalmadness2192]

Just started with vinyl a year ago after wanting to for 15-20 years, but never had the money, allowance, space etc. So what have I done instead? Yes, bought CDs. I "only" have around 630 CDs, but still buy them from time to time and seeing that 2021 CDs sales increased for the first time since 2004 makes me kinda happy 😊 Guess I'm gonna go the dual route with CDs and vinyl.

[@mykandrew]

Nice!!!

[@ibobgoldstein]

I converted my CD's to Flac files and stream them with a Network HD. They sound great, and so convenient

[@mykandrew]

That’s a great way to do it!

[@mike-williams]

I ripped my 3000 CDs to FLAC years ago, but now only buy digital downloads. A CD is basically a plastic-based thumb drive. Artists get a bigger cut as there is no wastage paid for manufacturing.

[@ncironhorse8367]

There was something to be said when I made the jump from vinyl to CD's in 1986. I was hooked on CD's from the start with my first two discs - Tubular Bells and Darkside of the Moon. I can recall listening to them for countless hours over and over with complete clarity - It had me reeled in. I have some 2000 or so now and while I have been buying fewer in favor of vinyl today, they are still an important part of my music collection.

[@danieldaniels7571]

I also made the jump from vinyl to CDs in 1986. Back then CDs were much more expensive than vinyl and well worth it for the improved sound quality and improved convenience of use. People going backwards from CD to vinyl today just seem silly to me, but most of them aren’t old enough to remember when people moved forward to CD.

[@martinkristensen8398]

I still miss the record store where you could talk about music with people you wouldnt necessarily connect with if it wasn't for the store and they would make suggestions about bands you may never have heard about before and you looked forward to the next release by your favourite band or you bought the cd as a present to your friend and it was not only about buying the physical cd it was also meeting people physically in the store and talk about music for hours which you can't do with streaming so that killed the record store and the artist no longer got percentages of the record sale. i was one of those people who never threw my cds out after streaming had arrived because let's face it i have about 7000 and im not exaggerating so I still buy them on the internet lps are the holy grail right now and compared to the 80s they are expensive now just like jazz for nerds

[@bikemike1118]

Love 💿‘s when recording engineers did their job like they‘re supposed to

[@mikewinburn]

not all of 'em .... :) hehe

[@rubenp8750]

Most of the time the producers dictate how a record sounds.

[@bikemike1118]

@@rubenp8750 …. and you can hear their attitude to their job in the recording…either on vinyl or cd

[@kenlee1416]

Have been buying CDs since 1990 and still buying. One thing we need to be careful about is to ensure we are not buying CD-Rs. Some major online sellers and labels have been known to sell these without stating the fact.

[@nebulavortex3531]

Im 15 and ive been collecting cd and vinyl ever since i turned 15 in october i love cds for a variety of reasons but what is cdr

[@kenlee1416]

@@nebulavortex3531 CD-R is recordable cd. Regular CDs are produced at a pressing plant with the music data etched onto an aluminium (less often on gold/silver) foil. The data on CD-Rs however, are 'burnt' onto the dye layer of a recordable CD - from any home computer or at commercial printers. The dye in CD-R can over time, degrade and hence result in permanent loss of the music. With a regular CD, you can quite clearly see your reflection on the playing side but you cannot with a CD-R. Some music labels have been/are now producing albums on CD-R (with nicely printed booklet and print on non-playing side of the disc) as the sales figures are possibly too low to warrant a proper CD production run. The problem is, some/many are not informing customers that these are CD-Rs. On some music websites, sellers must state clearly if an item for sale is CD or CD-R.

[@kenlee1416]

@@nebulavortex3531 Enjoy music collecting (prudently). It's a lifelong journey!

[@Mr.77776]

@@kenlee1416 I've never had a problem with my CD R's. In fact I keep a folder that holds about 100 in my car year round. In the summer it's hot and in the winter it's cold. They still play and are crystal clear to this day. Never had a problem.

[@kenlee1416]

@@Mr.77776 How old are these cd-rs? I have many recorded with own pc that can no longer play - they lasted about 8 to 10 years. Those commercially made ones should last longer of course (or perhaps not rot at all in our lifetime) but still, I'd make backups just in case.

[@garyolshan4177]

The millenials and Gen X are happy with streaming and don't care about sound quality like most boomers, who grew up on vinyl. I enjoy my large album and CD collection and will till I die.

[@danieldaniels7571]

I’m Gen X and much prefer physical media with a preference for CDs over vinyl.

[@garyolshan4177]

@@danieldaniels7571 Good man.! Both are great. I grew up listening to vinyl, with most of my albums from 1980 and before. I was lucky to grow up during the British Invasion led by The Beatles, Stones and The Who.

[@danieldaniels7571]

@@garyolshan4177 I grew up listening to vinyl as well as cassettes and 8-track tapes. I didn’t get my first CD player until I was 16, and at the time no one else I knew had one and didn’t for several years. Music mattered to me as a teenager, though, and I wanted the best sound quality that was available.

[@pyeltd.5457]

But boomers have bad hearing and are deaf. You need hearing aid to properly enjoy a nice sounding MP3 on a iPod nano.

[@pyeltd.5457]

@@danieldaniels7571 16 is far to late for a CD player. Most people your age got that at 4 years old and then brought a Smartphone at 16 but I guess that's way to mainstream for you to do.

[@scottking2821]

Amen to this! Sadly I’m the last of my group of friends who still buys hard copy music. I do listen to streaming services, but when I find something new (or old) I like, I buy the CD.

[@Kristal_Kira]

Thank you for the great video! I have talked to people who think that MP3 and CD are the same format. I explain to them that a song copied as an MP3 file is approximately one tenth the size of the song recorded on a compact disc. The audio compression of MP3 distorts the sound. I am amazed that many people think that vinyl records sound better than compact discs. Compact discs have better frequency response, better dynamic range, better signal to noise ratio, and no wow and flutter. Compact discs are more durable and easier to store than vinyl records.

[@mykandrew]

There are just so many advantages to the CD.

[@thegoat164]

CD = Blu-Ray Vinyl = VHS I would never go back to vinyl, 8 track, cassette or VHS. In this HOUSE it's CD, DVD and Blu-Ray ONLY!

[@bergunx]

Thank you. I really enjoyed your video!! I bought my first CD back in 1986 and I haven’t stopped and I do hope that CDs do come back strong!!

[@mykandrew]

I hope so too!

[@anglinbros1]

For me CD is the best format for audio. Have some from mid 80s that work as new. Try a good CD with some great quality headphones, it's awesome!!! or with decent speakers. No words.

[@brandonmcintosh337]

I buy mostly vinyl but I still buy CDs too. It's cool to have a bit of both. I think the vinyl revival won't last. It's popularity has grown among people who don't really appreciate music. It's insulting to me as I'm one of these dedicated record buyers. But I'm getting back in to CDs too. I see people buying CDs still and I can just see people wasting their hard earned cash a format that they will scratch up so bad, a few years from now, that it will be ready for the trash can. Despite the instructions and advise on how to take care of it, they won't. This is why CDs came in to force in the late 1980s and took over by the early 1990s. They think that what they are paying for is worth something but its not because thousands of other people own a copie too. So I agree with why people should keep buy CDs

[@christopheri79]

Thank you :-)

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

nah cds are better then vinyl

[@robertquant1122]

Nothing against records but there more complicated to handle I have a lot of CDs 💿 and to me they sound better and easy to store

[@anthonykamm1007]

My favorite music shop is in Garden City Michigan called Rock of Ages. When I discovered that store you can find anything especially compact discs. Every person I meet who is into music I direct them there. I know, I'm plugging the store, but this place is amazing. I totally agree with you. Thank you for sharing. 😀

[@synthalus]

I have a modest collection of 400 cds starting with some of my childhood favorites. I added a few hundred through pawn shops and thrift stores mostly at a mere $0.50 cents each. Granted there is a stack which is scratched and skip but it's still a great value. Eventually I plan to get a CD resurfacing machine to "fix" them. All my CDs re stored in paper sleeves combined with the art front and back sealed in an acid free CD bag. It now takes about 4 bagged albums vs 1 cd jewelcase. I ripped all my CDs as far as they work and play it on my phone nowadays. Since I have the physical collection I can eventually give it to my kids in my will when I pass since it's a physical licence. Digital downloads are not transferable as a digital licence exclusively granted only to the person whom purchased it. That's why I dislike digital downloads. With streaming you'll be at the mercy of the service. Half of the music I listen to isn't available on streaming so not for me. LPs is where it started for me, cassettes continued it on walkman along wih CDs until I could bring my CDs along

[@RiggieHeartland]

You cannot get the autograph of the artist on a download.

[@christopheri79]

XD

[@rodrigosobrino6064]

Soy un gran coleccionista de cds , es una pasion , tengo cerca de 500 cds originales mi tesoro tener algo de calidad y además una pieza de colección de cada artista es única no me interesa el costo es el deseo de tenerlo y escuchar eso me hace feliz...soy de chile 🇨🇱

[@christopheri79]

:-)

[@timotheusn.h.nakashona1001]

I still buy CDs from Amazon and I do so because of the superior audio quality.

[@christopheri79]

:-)

[@theofficialVEVOformu]

Cds on Amazon are so cheap and on eBay too

[@mikebarooshian7255]

@@theofficialVEVOformuI still am buying cds to this day and people think I’m nuts I have a huge collection I buy most of my cds on eBay and I brought a whole bunch of cds on eBay for cheap some sellers on eBay even gave me a good deal and said I was a good customer I own almost 4000 cds I got all The Rolling Stones The Dave Clark 5 David Bowie for me I will even buy bootlegs of the stones I want more and more no matter how many cds I have I want more

[@5red5red]

Great thoughts. Thank you. CDs forever ❤!!

[@mykandrew]

Agreed! Thank you for the kind words! 🙏

[@EmWarEl]

CDs don't have the aesthetic resonance that vinyl has, but I already did records and cassettes (and 8-tracks) when I was a kid. I remember how amazed we were by CDs when they came out. I still buy them used and rip my own digital files.

[@mr.b4444]

I still collect CDs and trying to get rid of about 100 jazz vinyls. Some of the vinyl I have had since the 70's. As far as ownership and downloaded media is concerned, I don't stream but I download music in a lossless format. I enjoy that medium. There are many downloads that are not or no longer available as CDs or LPs. There are also many downloads that are Hi Res which offer superior sound to CDs. And yes I own them. I can make CDs out of them if I need something to hold and cradle. The musical experience itself is what its all about to me. Not whether or not I can hold the physical medium in my hand and clean off the vinyl, and cartridge and all the other outdated tactile exercises and habits some people feel they need to do to be connected to the music in some way. I'm a musician of over 40 years and in my late 60's. I've had everything from my dad's old 78's and everything else till now. As a musician I want to experience music with accuracy, no ticks, pops, etc. Many people prefer those distortions in vinyl and claim it is warm, lifelike, more musical, etc. Sorry, but seasoning to taste is not accurate sound. The key word is distortion, and the word is as it implies. Definition of distortion "the act of twisting or altering something out of its true, natural, or original state". So who wants that? I don't. Sure there are some LPs that sound better than their CD counterpart, but that's not a limitation of the CD. It's because in some cases the same level of care was not used when transferring the master to the digital or CD format. We also have people that just believe nothing new is good or better unless it can be adjusted to suit their individual tastes. I think many just can't or don't want to deal with life as a reality and need to escape it so everything has to sound or appear according to their taste. Same can be said for photography. The thought of digital photography which with today's technology is way more accurate than anything years ago is gut wrenching to some. They must have film, they prefer the vintage look; again escaping reality. The vintage look or film is fine but not accurate. To sum it all up, to each his own.

[@MrHamit64]

Yeah same goes for the refresh rate of movies. The Hobbit seriez is an example. These people you're talking about didn't like how it was 48 FPS. It looked too real or plastic even they say. It looked like the 10 aclock news. Heck Scott Wilkinson was talking about some dirrector once that doesn't even record in surround sound. Now that man not only is saying no to change he's saying no to science. How so? Cause Dolby Atmos Oro 3D DTSX and even the Imax format actually have already been built into you ever since humans were a thing. Yes you hear in surround sound. All 32 channals of the HDMI 2.0 B spek.

[@JuxtaCrucem]

No background hiss/crackle. Bags more stored detail than MP3. Digital, but so densely chock full of stored bits that it sounds completely smooth.

[@mykandrew]

Couldn't agree more

[@stevenkoski228]

For the serious CD audiophile, SHM’s are the SOTA in accuracy & clarity. They work with any player! Their performance can be improved further! Mapleshade’s Mikrosmooth Polishing Kit $25, eliminates the surface irregularities of a CD, reducing jitter, allowing the laser to read straight w/o any defractions. The result is a sharper sound overall, clarity & the detail of nuances are revealed, you can hear deeper into the recording! Long Live the CD, & it’s evolving technologies.

[@mykandrew]

You just gave me a couple new topics to discuss! Thanks Steven!

[@jsowden54]

Bravo CDs rule. Could never understand the vinyl resurgence.

[@RisenPhoenix68]

Vinyl is awesome, too. I miss them. CDs have always been more versatile for me, though. They can be played on computers, gaming systems and...ummm... CD players. 😂

[@lazycalm41]

CD's are still amazing as ever. I have more CD's than I do vinyl and I collect a lot of vinyl! for me I like to own music and not borrow it from a streaming service who can remove it at any time. also streaming is so hit and miss reliability wise.

[@jor771572]

Great channel and great video about 💿’s ! I’m a proud Gen X guy and still buying them.

[@mykandrew]

Nice! Thank you for the kind words!

[@martinmullen71]

Great video, I do have some 70s and 80s rock vinyl, and it has to be treated very gently as you say. It can scratch very easy, I love my vinyl, but I really like CDs for the convenience, you can sit back and chill with a glass wine, then listen to the whole album. And the sound quality is good, surely if we will buy more CDs the quality will improve even more.

[@mykandrew]

Vinyl reminds me of when I collected baseball cards. You have yo handle them with care and the more rare the more valuable. I think vinyl woll always be a fun collectors item.

[@DaniRocksaurier]

I collect Music Cds since the mid 80's. About three dozens of my CDs from the 80s are destroyed, because the colour print on Cds started to "eat" the CD up, often with red colour. Other CDs get even transparent and useless.Lucky, most are still ok after Decades. Btw old CDs have often a higher weight than newer ones. I love CDs and still buy now and then

[@dana.1546]

Plus owning a CD is the garantee that the content won't be tampered with over time. 2 recent examples : 1 in 2020 Lady Gaga decided to remove the song "Do What U Want" from her 2013 album "ARTPOP" from new CDs pressed and all streaming platforms due to a controversy about the song being a duet with R. Kelly (and the fact that he's been accused of child abuse). If you own the original CD, you will always be able to hear the song. 2 when you hear the multiple-platinum album of Madonna "True Blue" originally released in 1986 on Spotify and some other streaming platforms, the original album version of the song "Papa Don't Preach" has been removed and replaced by it's extended version. So people who hear this album today on streaming platforms are not allowed to hear the album the way it was originally intended. For these reasons alone, to buy CDs the moment they are officially released is the best way to ensure that the music you love won't be tampered with in the future (at least for you). Also platforms tend to remove albums (and sometimes whole artists catalogs when controversies about said artists arise) without you knowing it. So if you don't buy the music, you might find yourself unable to hear the song you want to hear the moment you need to listen to it. So I personnally don't trust the streaming platforms but I fully trust in my own vintage CD collection (and I'm a proud owner of more then 1 800 CDs right now) and I'm still buying them. Streaming platforms want to control (in a way) what you can hear and what you shouldn't. Nobody can take this decision for me, I'm sorry. But that's the way I see it.

[@danieldaniels7571]

I didn’t know that about Artpop. I’m so glad I have the original Target exclusive CD with its exclusive bonus track. Now I understand why it sells for so much on Discogs. Not selling mine, though.

[@dana.1546]

@@danieldaniels7571 You're so right to keep yours. In the shops now the CD of ArtPop only contains 14 tracks and not 15 anymore. I bought in 2013 when it was released a european 15 tracks ArtPop CD and I recently bought on Amazon a 15 tracks ArtPop CD from the U.S. and the U.S. booklet is also slightly different than the European one. (they didn't use the same fonts for the track listing) :) These 15 tracks ArtPop CDs will be worth a fortune some day. ;)

[@danieldaniels7571]

@@dana.1546 mine has 17 tracks

[@EtherealLifeRecords]

Thank you, Mike, for this video. Like you, I'm also a CD collector/enthusiast. I'd be glad to get an update from you about your endeavor of campaigning for the CD format's resurgence. You hit on multiple good points: 1) Indie musicians literally can't afford to survive, rely, or depend on the streaming business model. (I don't understand why so many artists think otherwise, why they invest so much into that route rather than only just enough into it and more so in other routes that lead to better results.) That you mentioned YT creators earn considerably more per video viewed than streaming an artist's music says a lot right there in and of itself. 2) There is something to be said for physical, tangible forms of entertainment media - they're more than just an end product; each medium offers a unique memorable experience. 3) Everyone can use whichever platform they prefer, but it's good to have options: for backup means (i.e., the Internet or electricity is down/off, physical playback device broken, etc.), trying out/experimenting with any new or different medium, or any other worthwhile reason. 4) The argument you make for CDs vs. Vinyls is good (and fair enough as I understand); reminiscent of VHS vs. Beta Max - cost, economic reasons came out on top for the majority of people. 5) Physical formats, like CD, provide musicians more opportunity to collaborate with visual artists, such as for font & back CD cover art + insert/booklet art as well as other outlets stemming for album art, like mini- and regular-sized posters. 6) Your readers' comments were well spoken also: Brian Kutscher's comment, being a producer and mixing engineer himself, is great - straight from the source and Joe's story (in addition, Mike, to your mention of the Denver "mom & pop" shop) of still running his 2 PA record stores all these decades later is good to hear & feels good to know.

[@auntiemoshbcs5892]

nice video especially the nostalgia run through

[@mykandrew]

Thanks so much for the support. May the CD live on!

[@guaycololo5144]

They're a great memento to have after going to check out a band at a club.

[@MariachiBro]

The thing about streaming services, sometimes you can’t find some albums on there, but you can find the cds though

[@ady2416]

so so tru!!! I have around 4,000+ and still buying "its my thing" some ultra rare and I would never ever find them again on any online store ... I have payed so much for my collection over the years I'm a collector and reading the inlay and holding the disc from 25 year ago brings a smile to my face its like holding a piece of time between your fingers I have CDs that took me over 8 years to find and to own it on physical media than mp3 (that I detest) is just a pleasure I will never stop buying them I have some still sealed from when I first purchased them 25 year ago I had to sell many (that I regret) due to space and buying more that I needed at that time immediately before they were deleted like I say on my profile page.... CD’s… 💿…Cloud services fail, Hard drives crash. LPs wear out., Cassettes deteriorate, as long as you don't scratch them, CDs stay put. 💿

[@mykandrew]

I am with you on this. I love collecting

[@ady2416]

@@mykandrew totally!!! I just love the artwork and especially CD Maxi releases that have like 6 or 7 mixes of the same track the way I see a CD maxis is its dedicated to 1 track in a little package like this sun mix beach mix sea mix and shell mix and sand mix etc...;) and mostly the mixes will only be available on the CD treleased at that of release time . the main mix or radio edit may make compilations but other versions and remixes are obscure and will no doubt never see the light of day and I am a sucker for the silk screen I have some lovely artwork on CDs!!!!!!

[@Helaw0lf]

Recently turned 34 back on the 14th of December, I been drawn to compact discs since around the age of 10-11. Before that, I, like other Gen Y'er children of the 80s, focused on what the radio played our parents had on in the car without much notice. I am happy to hear people are still enjoying CD's in the 2020s. What I experienced with just big box stores in my preteen-teen years that had listening booth stations set up, I sure hope budding kids to teens these days get to enjoy this hallmark moment of music exploration in the flesh. Maybe not similar, but hey just walking into a store and be hit with wonder. I did not have mother/father shops in my hometown. When I did venture over to Rehoboth Beach, DE, USA, did I stumble on the old Record & Tape Traders (Baltimore based record shop originally) when visiting relatives during school breaks. Wish I could convince my younger self to snatch those Kraftwerk albums I saw on the shelves there near the boardwalk on the downtown strip. After all, they are not easy to come by in person. ;- ) Any ways, I last inventoried my collection being around 1,986 I believe several months ago. I should try again in the new year if not before Christmas vacation looms near.

[@mykandrew]

Similar upbringing here. I loved going to our local big box stores and putting on the headphones to listen to the latest music. It was that last little push to buy the album. Nothing felt greater than the 30 min it took to open the CD and finally play it on my discman or Aiwa all in one system. Those were the days 😆

[@glennsmith7311]

Don't forget the other great aspect of CDs, which no other format can come close to: the box set.

[@pyeltd.5457]

Vinyl and Cassette has box set stupid.

[@glennsmith7311]

@@pyeltd.5457 Hey I hope you are ok, not sure why such an innocuous comment would generate such a response? My point went to CD box sets are really good, the best format for a box set. Again I hope you are ok.

[@pumpwellington6631]

I have tons of vinyl and nobody loves vinyl more than me. That being said. CDs are 1000 times more convenient and sound just as good and if not better than vinyl.

[@mash35231]

I'm with you 100%. I only listen to music via cd because it's the closest thing we have to being there! The nuance that can be heard from a cd on a high end 2 channel stereo can't be beat! I have to give a shout out to a local cd store in Cincinnati called Everybody's Records and CD's because of the huge selection of new and used cd's.

[@monkeyfish8945]

I used to sink thousands of dollars on high-end stereo equipment. Used to work selling the stuff so got some nice equipment and albums at retail. To properly enjoy a vinyl LP it took a lot of care to clean the discs and still experienced pop & click. With digital formats, all I need is a nice set of headphones and I’m set. CD’s got a bad rep maybe because the record companies did crappy transfers of older albums. When it’s done right, nothing sounds better than a quality CD. I still have tons of old vinyl records from years and years of collecting but unwilling to buy the equipment to properly enjoy them.

[@stevemorano9317]

I ❤️ listening to music on CDs & Vinyl because no one apart from the neighbours know what you are actually listening to! It’s Data protection for music 🎶👍 & you own it!

[@biglew1161]

2 years late but I will always love cd's. I used to love going to the music store and browsing through cd's for new music. I hate that streaming services can remove music and i can no longer listen to it. with cd's I will always have access to it. I do love the portability of a digital file, so I rip my cd's into flac. and have them all (slightly compressed) on a 1tb micro sd card on my phone, along with 3 uncompressed copies on multiple hard drives. you can take my music off the streaming services but you can't get to the music I own.

[@groofoot]

Great video, Mike! I love CDs and Always will. Do you think it's better to store them Vertically, or horizontally, or would you say it doesn't matter? .... Some ppl say storing them vertically will cause the sound quality to deteriorate over time, and some ppl say the Exact same thing about storing them horizontally! It's so frustrating. Please respond. 8-)

[@mykandrew]

The beauty of CDs is you can store them either way. I always do vertically for aesthetics, but it doesn't matter either way.

[@groofoot]

@@mykandrew Great! Thank you so much for your repsonse, sir 8-)

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

They can take away your cloud, Pandora or spotify and your music is now gone... when you have physical media, it can't be taken away and it can be sold when you're done with it.

[@gastelumfrank53]

Technology evolves, the recorded music formats change with new technologies, from cylinders to vinyl records to reel to reel tapes, 8 track tapes, cassette tapes, cds, to mp3s computer digital files, internet streaming services etc etc, physical formats come and go and return just like vinyl did, cds still sell and eventually will make a come back, collectors and enthusiasts nostalgia will help to drive the come back of cds, they're not gone at all not yet.

[@Sparks2030]

I remember getting blown away of how the CD sounded when I first got a CD player for my stereo system. The CD Player had the warning to keep the volume down when first playing a CD because there would be no popping or hissing. The music was fabulous. I did not have to make sure the records were clean (yes, CD do get dirty) and the stylus was sharp and clean. There was no hissing like from tapes. I do miss the big artwork from records, but the CD was so much more dynamic and clean. Also, the extra tracks the CD can hold. I don't like streaming because the LP or song may not be available. Just my take.

[@afriend9428]

*great video sir! And I use 5 game consoles to play CDs on my giant sound bar in the room!* 💡

[@alex9920iasi]

As a music lover I enjoy listening to music in different ways. I have an vast mp3 collection in my computer, a Spotify account, still own and use an iPod, but I buy and listen CDs regularly. For me the best feeling is to listen to music from a Compact Disc. I own a collection of over 200 classical and rock music CDs and I think it feels amazing, the sound quality, the cover art, the packages...that proves a CD is a valuable thing that is worth buying and owning. Too bad society abandon good things whenever a new technology arrives, just like the case of choosing only the digital steaming services over the classic CD.

[@RisenPhoenix68]

It really is sad. I was crushed when the century old record industry collapsed just like that. Seeing CDs disappear is on that level. Where music and books are concerned, I believe that streaming digital media puts them in the out of sight, out of mind with no appreciation category.

[@peacearchwa5103]

I personally own at least 1,500 CDs, plus roughly as many LPs and cassette tapes. One huge advantage of compact discs, particularly when mastered without compression (the harsh squashing of music's dynamic range), is the absence of inner-groove tracking error and its associated edgy, gritty distortion. There's also the absence of distortion-causing low-frequency resonances caused by the up-and-down or side-by-side motion of imperfectly pressed, warped or off-center pressings. The CD format is cost-effective, I just wish record producers would wise up and quit arbitrarily compressing the music's dynamics. After all, the extraordinary signal-to-noise ratio, dynamic range, absence of wow & flutter, and compact size were the primary selling points for consumer adoption of the CD format. Why not take advantage of the amazing sound originally created in the studio by not butchering up the sound of the CD received by the end user? (Hint: most classical and jazz CDs are uncompressed and when correctly mastered can sound very natural and lifelike).

[@christopheri79]

Thank you :-)

[@joshuamartindale868]

I have over 1000 CDs and counting! I still buy them whenever I can and I just bought a brand new Denon DCD 800NE CD player for my 1980s vintage Bang & Olufsen stereo system. ☺ The one it had was 34 years old and still working but I wanted a brand new machine that has a better built in DAC chip. Now im hearing details i never heard before out of all my CDs ☺

[@christopheri79]

:-)

[@rickramos3358]

Around 1972, I fell in love with the single, "Black and White" by Three Dog Night. My poor dad took his 8-yr-old son to a few record stores in attempt to find a new copy of the 45 (rpm). To no avail, I had to be content with a used copy. Pops and skips diluted my enjoyment. Although it was the start of my music collecting hobby, my tight budget limited my choices in vinyl and component purchases. Along the way, I had to suffer through the pops and skips despite my vigilant attempts at proper care. CDs were the answer to my prayer for the best possible quality of music without the physical limitations of LPs. Yes, I understand the "warmth" of LPs but I believe CDs, for the most part, yield the soundscape intended by the artists. I can now enjoy "Black and White" in all its glory. The funny thing is that even now, I can still remember where those exact pops were when I hear that tune - the trauma of my youth is still hard to shake!

[@christopheri79]

:-)

[@goodnightmoon]

i'm planning to sell CDs very soon, if it will be successful, i'm also gonna build a small shop for it too! *CD forever*

[@mykandrew]

Give it at least another year and I promise you CD's will be on 🔥

[@christopheri79]

Perfect :-)

[@christopheri79]

@@mykandrew :-)

[@millabasset1710]

I remember in 2006 I was made fun of on the bus for bring my Sony CD player, when most people had iPods. I eventually got an iPod, but of course most kids aren't tech literate, my CD player sounded 10 times better than an iPod.

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

I still use my Sony LIV Walkman to this day. It still works, is built like a tank -- I've dropped it many times and it keeps on going -- and the sound is transparent and amazing.

[@samlaser1975]

Agreed with everything you say, Mike. I have thousands of the little mothers and collect more. I started out collecting CDs in the 80s and I still collect. Mainly Classical and Jazz, with a few Broadway soundtracks thrown in. I'm also a subscriber to a streaming service (Qobuz ) which I use to preview potential purchases and to also enjoy casual listening. There is room for streamig but I believe collecting records/CDs maintains the sense of value of the music. When one streams directly to a device at the touch of a button, where is the challenge of the hunt and the struggle to afford buying the disc one feels passionate about? I started out collecting 78s from second hand stores and bargain bins about 60 years ago, went from there to LPs, and later when CDs came in, sold all my 78s and LPs . I don't believe the crap that asserts that Vinyl (when I was a kid, Vinyl was the material that floors were made of) sounds warmer than CDs. If you want warm, huddle up to a radiator. Long live the CD!

[@mykandrew]

Long live the CD brother!

[@robbnutter4665]

I remember seeing a CD rack at the on base store at my base in Germany (they had only recently become available) while shopping for albums. I asked my friend, "Do you think these things will ever catch on?" They did, and I miss them.

[@theprof291166]

I agree!

[@danielponder690]

I have a lot of cds bought in France and Romania and other places that are just not available streamed. Ownership is the issue. Streaming isn’t true ownership - they can remove an album or track at will