Is This The Future For CDs

Steven the music man returns with his thoughts on the future of CDs.
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[@BT-sf5db]

I still buy cds and will listen to the album in its entirety as it was made to be listened to......love it

[@boriskruger4842]

Most important: stop NOISE WAR and bring back DYNAMIC!!!

[@timchromecast]

This! Copy protection in the early nillies and bad soundquality / loudness wars killed the cd and modern music.

[@dentanau]

100%

[@shannonm.townsend1232]

Home theatre trend helped kill home audio imo, or at least seemed like the death knell.

[@aceman3577]

They need to put cd players back in cars

[@moogoomoogoo5990]

I won’t buy a car without one😂

[@Grant-ud2ws]

CD players need to be back in cars, agreed 100%!

[@Ediblspaceships]

✅🎯💯

[@bunkeyscow]

you can buy an usb cd player/dvd player or even a blutooth discman player

[@socaranectien1933]

Subaru has a 2024 model that you can order with a cd player. Surprisingly

[@morrisgautreau6704]

I love CDs and I always will! Yes, make them special again as they truly are!

[@RobertQuant]

Japan cds 💿 are expensive because they have bonus tracks and the sound quality is far more better 📀📀💿💿🤘🤘📀🤘🤘

[@RodHargreaves]

Streaming sucks and it has cheapened music so that people don't care anymore. Real music lovers will stay with physical media. I agree with the point about the packaging too.

[@garyturner5739]

I agree to an extent. In as much as i still got quite few DVDs, blue rays and COs even if I also watch streamed media like Netflix or Spotify.

[@RobertQuant]

I’m one of them I love physical media cds 💿 blue rays and DVDs 📀 forever let’s keep physical media alive and support our favorite artist

[@shannonm.townsend1232]

Damn you I-pod

[@MrAnton0613]

I have no regrets switching to CD way back in 1993... I still have my vinyl records, as they give me nostalgia...

[@Gary-fk9pu]

To be honest I'd be very happy if they just went back to the jewel case and supplied a decent booklet, like they used to. I still buy CDs and that would be my preferred packaging. I am very reluctant to buy CDs in a basic cardboard sleeve- like they used to give CDs away for free with newspapers and magazines. For me that is not acceptable. It is still a great format. I used to love vinyl but like most people I eventually moved over to CD many moons ago when the record industry wanted to kill vinyl and promote the then new CD format. I am not going back to vinyl so woud love to see the industry invest more into CDs, like they do in Japan. Not all current CD packaging is bad- like the book format you showed on your video, and many of the box sets are well presented.

[@scottpeacock5492]

Laurel and Hardy had vinyl record player in there car in one of their film sketches, i love CD's, but just recently gone back to vinyl.

[@michaelturner4457]

@@scottpeacock5492 As it was 1930s Laurel and Hardy's record player in their Model-T played 78s. Vinyl microgroove records hadn't really been invented yet. :) It was featured in the short, Busy Bodies (1933). Someone had to get out to change the records, as the player was under the hood, and it was turned on by pulling a string.

[@SBTCP]

Experience: There’s something to be said for the ritual of CD listening. It encourages a more focused approach to music. So, instead of randomly shuffling through playlists, listeners are more likely to hear albums as complete works of art.

[@LarryHoyt]

Thank you Steve for this awesome video about CD's! My ladyfriend, an ex DJ from Kansas, loves her albums, but no, I dont want any CD's. Seriously? I love vinyl, have around 660, but i have 1200 CD'S. I play CD's in my car, when I shower, when I clean or do dishes, etc.etc. I have multiple portable CD players and yes, they don't last forever, but if CD's are on their way out, why does Amazon, Ebay, and other stores still sell many different types of these portable cd players??? Thanks again Steve! Compact Discs aren't going anywhere, they're here to stay!!!

[@ColtraneTaylor]

Cardboard and the book like things will get DIRTY. Jewel cases, thanks. And make the cd booklets glossy so you can wipe them easily.

[@Cincinnatijames]

I get plastic sleeves for CDs off ebay.

[@davy1252]

Yep - simple enough to do that, and it's what record collectors do to look after the cardboard sleeves of their LPs. You either look after your music purchases properly, or you don't, and a pack of clear CD sleeves is much cheaper than buying 50 x 12" record sleeves too.

[@PerSkeles]

I like the 1980s and early 90s CD releases, simple and basic packaging.

[@michaelcallaghan3070]

MAKE CD's GREAT AGAIN. 👍😎🇮🇪

[@RobertQuant]

Let’s pray for a cd 💿 revival on 2025 I’m hoping cds 💿 make a comeback just like records did

[@Cincinnatijames]

I'm stockpiling CDs for the inevitable CD nostalgia

[@mondoenterprises6710]

It looks like the Japanese are leading the charge with new uniform 45 rpm size packaging that gives nice artwork in a size that can be used for display basically to make it look more like an album cover and liner notes you can read.

[@CluelessEgg145]

Love cd's... it was the medium of choice growing up👍 i feel that sometimes certain target audiences will always pay out for cd's (speaking from a metal perspective) alas, it is always a compact medium that is convenient, sturdy and most importantly, physical! The amount of times i have spoken with people about music and i do not doubt their love of music but do not or no longer own physical🤷‍♂️ it's nice to have something if you feel it is worthy. Nice video, regardless of taste, it's all good my friend!

[@mondoenterprises6710]

They also need to master them for home use not mp3.

[@johnbellamy3406]

Iron Maiden did a similar thing with their Book Of Souls album too. I agree with you. If you think of some of the great LP covers from the past like Tommy and Quardorphenia, Led Zep III, Yessongs, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Tusk.... there are so many. I think mainstream artists are less likely to make things like that these day sadly.

[@mecdj]

Love buying physical formats and will gladly pay a bit more for deluxe cds you feel you’re actually buying into the project and supporting the artist . As we’ve seen an artist can remove their work from any streaming site at any time so owning it means your safe, I will stream first though then buy the album if I like it .

[@graemeknowles1431]

I only buy CDs I know what you mean with the Japanese CD releases.. They are fantastic.. I went to Tokyo nd went CD shopping. Thought I was in heaven ❤

[@tedlogan5628]

That’s where I got most of my collection. Top quality stuff with bonus tracks I’ve never seen in the US

[@RobertQuant]

@@tedlogan5628I love Japan cds 💿 with bonus tracks alsome 📀📀💿🤘🤘🤘

[@H-mu4bo]

Very well said. All CD's should return to jewel cases or a hardcase digipack. Too many these days are issued in a flimsy cardboard that look like a carboard CD single and no lyric sheet or photos and I stopped buying new cd's about 3 years ago just due to lack of care of presentation from the record company. All cardboard cd's show wear and tear after a few months, but a jewel case can be replaced if cracked or scratched and looks as good as the day you bought it.

[@RobertQuant]

Jewel cases protect the cds 💿 wayyyy more than digipak are annoying they slide easy and scratch them

[@musicisajourney]

They go from an envelop with a disc dropped naked inside to a masterful and exciting package. Yeah, you’re very right. Buying the physical product should look exciting.

[@ComeJesusChrist]

CDs were always rather expensive in Japan, which is why MiniDisc flourished there like nowhere else. I love both formats.

[@shannonm.townsend1232]

MiniDisc is so rad

[@shoegazer93]

yes man! Physical rules!

[@ARAMP1]

I'll spend more money just for the edition with the jewel case.

[@Patracat]

This is an excellent video, the record/CD companies should take note of what you say about presentation. I've shared it with other people who care

[@TalesofWiltshire]

I love CDs. I like vinyl too, but it's beyond idiotic to think that CDs are uncool or some such nonsense.

[@stevewoolford1706]

I totally agree with you on this. I can understand getting rid of jewel cases because of the situation with plastics, but a nice hard cardboard cover like the Robbie Williams ones would be great and would last a lot longer too. The record companies are trying to make CD covers like vinyl covers but the quality of the card is just crap.

[@LyndonSoulGroove]

CD's were very expensive when they came out, I love Cd's & love Vinyl too, streaming, well I prefer to watch youtube videos for that & TV etc catch up only so much time ...on this earth I enjoy still burning CD's of my fav vinyl tracks...

[@anthonyclarke5579]

Rarely do I buy a new CD unless its something I really need (not just want). These days its mainly the thrift shop BUT as a tip take a trip to the dump/tip lots of people are downsizing and their CDs are thrown out and given away free in the recycled shop area (this also applies to DVDs and BluRay). Better to rescue them than them winding up crushed in land-fill.

[@SBTCP]

Audio Quality: Streaming has improved a lot in sound quality. But some listeners still prefer the full, uncompressed sound of a well-made CD. This is especially true considering how many things can make even lossless streaming sound lossy (like internet connection problems or bugs).

[@goshrx]

Many cds are extremely compressed. That happens during the mastering process.

[@RobertQuant]

That’s Capps 😅😅😅 cds 💿 will always have better sound quality than cheap ass streaming 😂🤣😂😂 everything that comes from a cheap cell phone is low quality sound 😅

[@goshrx]

You bought Robbie Williams...and Whitesnake. LOL! But you're right. CDs rule.

[@Skycladatdusk78]

Whitesnake are great, early years especially.

[@RobertQuant]

Cds have wayyyyy better sound quality than cheap ass streaming that will never change 😅😅😅😅 physical media forever 📀📀📀🤘💿💿🤘🤘📀

[@SBTCP]

The lunar notes and lyrics are amazing.

[@jakatta73]

Digi Packs are really hit and miss. They can rip and get damaged over time. I hunt for the limited-edition cd packaging releases from bands. If it's a hardback book design, I'm paying extra for it.

[@SBTCP]

Strongly agreed 👍 💯

[@JeffTullock-yx1hd]

Music popularity took a hit when people just paid to download. They didn’t want the record. People who love music to just listen to need something physical. Lyrics, pictures, other information. Part of the reason to buy it.

[@Vince_Tasciotti]

I might have missed the point here, he's more about the physical packaging than he is about where the music can take you in your mind.

[@shannonm.townsend1232]

They are not mutually exclusive

[@redbrazos]

How about a large data disc cd/dvd/ blue ray, etc. or online downloads of final mixing board of each track split into separates. 1 track of the normal recording 2nd track just all instruments 3rd track just vocals 4th bass 5th drums...etc... and continue on with everything added....single play, accent instruments as a triangle, cowbell, gong, and chimes could be combined on one track where there is "empty air" space between. I wonder how many vocalists have the courage to try it ?.. Just one song having 10-40 separate tracks would possibly fill the limited space on a regular cd . Mo cd's, mo tracks mo money, maybe ? It would be interesting for that rumored sound story you sometimes hear about where a faint background non-instrument was used or where the lyrics switched or someone fell off their chair.....possibilities ?

[@fredzep01]

When CD'S come onto the scene, I ended up making the mistake of stopping collecting vinyl, I won't make that mistake again, so I continue to collect both formats...when it comes to steaming, call me paranoid, but someone else is holding your product, and I don't like that, I like to own something tangible, instead of ones and zeros on a computer... although if there is one great thing about streaming, it is the way it can help me find my next physical purchase....

[@chrisst8922]

On a string, used to scare birds in the garden.

[@Patracat]

LOL

[@michaelturner4457]

That's what we used to do with the endless supply of free "AOL Trial" CDs that came in many magazines and in the post.

[@SBTCP]

Also uncompressed sound and also experience too.

[@jgfergus]

Just found your channel. Fellow Canadian here. Where do you live? My wife and I have been Colin James fans since the 1980's. Seen him many times. He was just in an auto accident and has canceled his upcoming USA dates. He was not seriously injured. I think you meant "Juno's" not "Grammy's" when you referred to Colin's awards. And I agree with you 100% regarding today's cheap cd packaging.

[@aroundtable4547]

From Montreal. Nice to get a message from a Colin James fan.

[@Alex_Greu_de_gasit]

Great info, thanks! A small piece of advice - try looking into the camera so that you look directly to us, instead of looking at yourself in the camera monitor. I know it's counter-intuitive, but it looks weird to the people watching your video when you look "to the side". Cbeers!

[@siliyemoodislam]

I love the early days of CDs. They were minimal and straight to the point presentation. Also these last few years some artists are doing their best for presentation.

[@JimPhillips-xg8wl]

I need the tangible item. I started collecting music in 1960 when I purchased my first LP through a magazine ad. Immediately hooked on collecting. '60s was LPs and singles. Then 8-tracks. Then 70s cassettes. The eighties came along with the introduction of the CDs. But early CD releases seemed to be all Classical music. Not my bag. Made the mistake of totally selling the collection. Have spent the last 12 months going from 15 CDs to 1500 CDs in an attempt to rebuild what once was. I loved vinyl because of the presentation (great album covers). But now, LPs unjustifiably are way too expensive. So, for me CDs work great. The downer is digipacks. They're cheap and no excitement. I agree 100% make a better presentation and I'll spend the extra $$ to have it.

[@WarunkiMedia]

I appreciate your enthusiasm and passion for collecting, I'm the same way, but for somebody with a channel about this stuff you really ought to know your terminology my man! The Collin James CD's are known as "Ecopacks" or "Eco Wallets". Yes, they are garbage; akin to paper straws! The Whitesnake CD is a "Double Digipack". Gabriel is a "Digipack". The Maiden is a "Mediabook". WIlliams ones are "Digibooks". I have 15,000+ CD's in my collection. I'll do a video someday about this. Hope that helps for now :)

[@jerlg]

Fully agree. At minimum I think all CDs should be released in standard cd jewel case with booklet that includes lyrics. Step up would be a slip sleeve around it. Next steps up would be well designed custom packaging. Not the cheap then stuff as you ere showing. And NEVER just a front back and slit on side for CD where there is not even room to put name on cd the spine. Those are the worst.

[@alexkx8599]

It's a conceptual and or has some level of production.

[@xekesz]

I remember picking up some of the metallica remasters at Walmart, they are made cheap and sold for cheap. I think they call them digisleeves. It's a small vinyl record sleeve but the CD is shoved in and gets smudges and probably even scratches. The gatefold art looks terrible because the spine protrudes out, at least they still come with booklets.

[@stevemurrell6167]

Streaming is soulless. CD's are ok and I own hundreds but to me, vinyl is king. I still buy CD's but only if the album I want is not available on vinyl. I do love some of this CD packaging though.....they have to do this because as expensive as vinyl can be, you can't beat it's packaging. Btw mate, there's always been coloured vinyl, hell I even got a laser etched LP in the mid 70's. Vinyl is king!

[@anachronistofer]

CDs should have never been issued with those infernal plastic jewel cases. They should have always been issued in cardboard sleeves, books, etc. No effing plastic that breaks easily, terrible for the environment, and is three times thicker than it should be.

[@xenon2Merchant]

I'm not buying new CD's due to mastering issues - new releases even of old albums sounds awful, easiest is to check "dynamic range" database to avoid those.

[@Patracat]

The Japanese have always done things better than anyone else as far as technology goes. Japanese Elvis vinyls are extremely collectable elsewhere - gatefold covers, lyrics to all the songs printed in both Japanese and English - who else does that?! Certain companies are re-issuing Elvis music on both CD and vinyl, and the packaging is mostly okay but sometimes leaves a lot to be desired, as you described - the CD floating freely around in a cardboard sleeve, or even worse 3 CDs laying on top of each other's edges in a so called box set

[@frankluba8747]

I still love CDs. But i don't know why they seem to sound better than streaming!

[@DubScrub]

Part of the problem is that everyone has a different idea of how CDs should be packaged. I personally hate jewel cases and would much rather have a gatefold cardboard cover. In fact, I would hesitate to buy a new release CD if it were in a jewel case or something that uses too much plastic. It just seems tacky and outdated. I guess the ultimate presentation is closer to the Robbie Williams titles you've shown here. They've got the sturdiness of a jewel case but a nicer feel like a vinyl sleeve. And the glossy artwork looks great. Maybe everyone can get behind that. I like those 7" covers, too. Great idea.

[@TheAfterglowArray]

I love the cardboard cases and having moved back from Vinyl to CD again I'm only interested in buying CDs that come in cardboard. Jewel cases are bulky, and old fashioned.

[@anachronistofer]

Vinyl has surface noise. It's overpirced now. Try listening to vinyl in your car, traveling, or anywhere outside of the room where you have your turntable.

[@PatrickRyder-k1n]

U are correct,that's why I play CDs and vinyl..u can do both

[@stewartyboy]

It’s ’CDs’; it doesn’t need an apostrophe! It’s a plural.

[@davidkenner-rb8go]

I agree, but tell that to The Mama's and The Papa's or the Go-Go's. JK.

[@ComeJesusChrist]

It’s often autocorrect.

[@Patracat]

@@davidkenner-rb8go ha ha ha!!!

[@stewartyboy]

@@davidkenner-rb8go haha yes - or the B52’s. It really does wind up the pedant in me!

[@stewartyboy]

@@ComeJesusChrist indeed. But I think it’s standard practice in the US - I’m thinking the Oakland A’s. They’ve ruined the English language … ;-) 😂 (I’m kidding!)

[@chadahles1009]

I agree

[@timetraveller9321]

They’re bringing out atmos albums now making you buy the albums all over again

[@kaisercreb]

the 20th anniversary of Meteora is just cardboard sleeves its ridiculous

[@knightsorder]

only - use cd's in the car......6 stacker.... thanks - Sydney oz, find alot very cheap in the charity shops for 50cents now

[@paulf.5261]

I don't like the different sizes of CD packaging. I have a good system of storage.....then the jewel cases started disappearing and they don't fit. Don't understand the issue? Imagine each record being slightly different.....not just thicker but taller and deeper. I now i have to have my CDs in 2 different storage systems. 😕 I was looking for a cd the other day, and for a few minutes, I thought I'd misfiled it, then I remembered....it's an irregular shape, so not located I the same place with the rest of the band 🙄

[@Patracat]

@@paulf.5261 yeah I can relate to that 🤔. So many Elvis releases in single CDs in cardboard or jewel cases, box sets with or without booklets, random sizes...geez, they are all in an untidy pile in a drawer because they don't fit anywhere else🤨

[@paulf.5261]

@@Patracat Forgot to say.....silverfish can't get into jewel cases, but they can get into the CDs that don't have them. 🤷‍♂️🙏

[@mausperson5854]

Buy, now while you can pick up CDs for next to nothing... Before the turn of the decade they will be just as sought after as vinyl and the prices will be crushing on grail items. Many titles have never had vinyl releases. Niche music had limited runs even on that format. Right now certain cassettes and discs are going for triple figures. Of course packing gimmicks will have their place. But there's stuff you simply can't get unless you buy it on compact disc. Streaming just doesn't cover music on the margins. I kick myself for what I didn't scoop up when prices bottomed out on records (though I never stopped buying wax). I'm not going to make the same mistake on CDs while their worthless. For the right titles, take it to the bank on VHS, DVD etc. too. 'To have and to hold...'.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

I don't understand why cds are on the decline, with the big resurgance og vinyle records (& I don't know if they are made any differently from the 80s or beyond when they easily got scratched and had static cling problems dust etc. I agree it will be heart breaking if cds AND DVDs were to dissapear, it could also well be that money itself goes extinct as more & more shops cafes etc only accept cards allready it's the times were living in isnt it?

[@theglavine]

CD sales have been up for 1 1/2 years in the US & are up this year in the UK!

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

@@theglavine that's good news then, a relief

[@RobertQuant]

Streaming won’t last forever 😅😅😅 talking about that’s the future Helll noooo we physical media people keep buying cds 💿 and records and movies to own the music and movies and prices are going higher on streaming Good luck paying higher prices Not to own anything 😅😅😅😅

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

@@RobertQuant Agreed there are STILL record stores/shops about, such as hmv (although since being bought out they have far less branches & only main stream films & music, little of the older stuff)

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

i HATE digipacks >_> the plastic holder for the Discs always comes lose after a few years because the glue, that sticks the plastic to the cardboard, dries out, becomes hard and comes lose. The perfect disc case is really the Super Jewel Case like the ones Super Audio CDs came with. Incredibly sturdy, much thicker and sturdier hinges and overall much nicer for archival purposes and lots of handling. The rounded corners also made it a lot less prone to damages, A digipack is a lot less forgiving towards wear and tear..... Also what still keeps me from buying most modern CD releases is the still omnipresent LOUDNESS WAR insanity. And i certainly won't pay 40-50 or 60 bucks for a freaking Vinyl. As much as i like Vinyl, being able to actually OWN the actual sound imprinted into a grove, without DRM, i simply cannot justify the costs. And i know how good CDs can sound if mastered properly. So i am very picky with what CDs i buy and i often check the Dr. Loudness rating for certain releases to make sure i don't get a dynamic-range reduced "rEmAStEr".

[@noneya237]

I love Colin James.

[@antonnee]

I still buy CDs to this day. What I've stopped doing is buying Digi anything; if it doesn't come in a jewel case, it's like the release didn't even exist. Tired of the garbage Digi packaging.

[@abba96]

I am extremely disappointed with artists who allow their labels to release their works in inferior and cheap CD cases! Recommend everyone to ignore these releases completely! Rather, buy CDs from other artists who give us proper packaging and who take their audience seriously! It is clear that there are overpriced vinyl records to be promoted here, but that is not relevant!

[@SBTCP]

Hanson feeder

[@Cosmicprog2012]

I prefer the private/underground ART EDITIONS with cd...

[@hipidipi20157max]

I hate digipacks or boxes of CDs because cardboard gets damaged and they dont fit with the rest of my collection on my CD furniture

[@alexkx8599]

Streaming? How about illegal downloading since the late 1990's?!

[@Dave30867]

Its cardboard cover so it will be much cheaper well im thinking it should be . 🤔 what ever happened to glass Cd s ?

[@Muddpuppy4real]

The high cost of vinyl will be their demise, they shot themselves in the foot. Greed.😢

[@soleman1112]

Vinyl is cheaper than it was in the 80s. If you remember. Took weeks to save for a record. My first album in 1976 was $6.00 Australian. With inflation, it’s about the same. Sadly as we get older, we want everything for nothing. No they are not overpriced. I can still buy a $10 album.

[@theglavine]

ABBA GOLD was $50 & Steve Miller's Greatest Hits was $33 at Wal Mart the last I checked. I can get those for 1 buck or less on used cd or 5 to 7 at Wal Mart if they have them or similar online. Vinyl prices are nuts and I think that's why cd sales are catching up with vinyl already in the UK. I noticed Wal Mart took out over half their vinyl selection here recently!

[@darthmeow1370]

The myth of vinyl superiority needs to die, as well as the anti-digital smear campaign by hipster vinyl snobs that went along with it. The thing with the CD though is it's nothing more than a physical carrier for a digital audio file and the only real value is having your own copy that isn't stored on anyone else's server and subject to their own whims. Everyone even remotely serious about music should have possession and control of their own copies of the music they love, regardless of the storage medium whether it be a CD, a burned DVD with a hundred songs on it or an artist's entire catalog, an SD card, a SSD drive, whatever. The point should be that you have a copy that no one can take away from you or alter without your consent. The physical carrier of that digital file is not nearly so important as the fact that it is in your exclusive possession and not held hostage to some remote server host somewhere.

[@hipidipi20157max]

But make new cd players (affordable without being junk plastic) . Not portable but compact and with good quality of materials (no black plastic please). Let Sony, Yamaha, Pioneer, Sanyo build them. No audiophile but also no plastic garbage.

[@walterperry6213]

I absolutely disagree with you on cd presentation!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE cds that come in mini-lp form. Especially if it is an exact duplicate of the original album. I don't know WHY they didn't come out that way, right from the beginning. I've always hated plastic jewel cases. I buy mini-lps whenever possible.......EVEN IF I ALREADY OWN THE REMASTERED EDITION IN A PLASTIC CASE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even want to tell you how many times I have bought the entire catalogues of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Jethro Tull, YES and Led Zeppelin - to name a few, just because they were finally put out in paper sleeves. I know, I know - I'm nuts but it's my hobby - I'm a collector.

[@Mark-sr3dk]

Its sacds, not cds

[@fredzep01]

It's sad to see an artist's art coming packaged in some pathetic cheep cardboard slip case. The end user will only end up disregard the music within as being lack luster or bargain-basement garbage on sight, especially when normally that type of sleeve is associated with a cheep give away on the front of some magazine or newspaper.... I hate ordering CDs and then waiting to see if they arrive in some cheap sleeve which hasn't had even the remotest afterthought for presentation, it always makes me feel like I was somehow robbed...

[@dominicaaaaa5547]

People saying CDs sound better some people saying WAY BETTER that's not the case though imo. Maybe in 2002 when it was 64bit mp3s but streamed music is in high quality these days isn't it. I like CDs but can't tell the difference between them and high quality streaming which I think is usually 320kb mp3 quality?

[@theglavine]

Aren't standard cds 1500 bits? CDs sound way better except when they are overcompressed for 'loudness'.

[@RobertQuant]

U must be young broooo 😅😅😅 streamers just lazyyyyyy and don’t want buy music want everything free Thatz never gonna change Cds 💿 have wayyyy better sound quality than cheap ass streaming Do a comparison yourself if u have good ears 😅

[@siliyemoodislam]

No wonder some CDs are very expensive nowadays. It’s all about presentation.