Do you listen to your physical CDs?

I'm just curious how many people listen to the actual CDs vs. loading them up on your computer/iPod/whatever, and then just keeping the CDs for backup/archives/nostalgia/OCD/whatever?

I still enjoy getting the actual CD for stuff I like, but I rarely listen to the physical discs any more. On the rare occasion I get to listen to music at home, I listen to the CD. But in my car, I recently bought a new deck, which I thought included a CD player. After I got it installed, I realized that it did not. If I had examined the box for 2 seconds I would have noticed. Ha. So it's iPod/Spotify in the car exclusively now. I miss popping a disc into the car...especially when leaving the record store with a new CD!

I have a stack of about 20 "physical CDs" sitting on my desk right now. I don't even own one'a them, whadyacall'em, Pod-Eyes.

Fat Freddy wrote:

I have a stack of about 20 "physical CDs" sitting on my desk right now. :DI don't even own one'a them, whadyacall'em, Pod-Eyes.

Some times I miss having a music life that has zero connection to a computer or the internet.

I occasionally listen to cds in the car.  Every cd I get is ripped to my computer and then uploaded to cloud storage.  I then delete it from my computer and the CD gets filed away.  Also, if I buy a CD from amazon.com most of them are now autoripped at purchase, so I never even rip the cd itself, I just use the Amazon mp3s.  

I keep the CDs for backup as I've lost all my mp3s on multiple occassions.  I have no confidence in the longevity of an MP3 only collection.

I have a black metal case that I load up every Sunday night with 24 cds that I'll take to work with me for the week. I listen to them in the car and pop them into the cd drive on my work computer. I'll pop one into the cd player in the kitchen/dining room from time to time as well.

So yea, I still play physical cds. All the time.

The only time I listen to stuff on the computer is in my den when I'm going through the mail and paying bills. But I probably have less than a tenth of my actual collection ripped to my hard drive. I also have a small mp3 player that I listen to on occasion, but it doesn't hold much music. I have to reload it alot.

ZombieHavoc wrote:

Some times I miss having a music life that has zero connection to a computer or the internet.

Even if I did usually partake of my music digitally, I wouldn't have much choice but to go back to the physical CDs right now... cuz my PC at home crapped out a couple of months back, and I haven't had the time, the $$ or the patience to go about replacing it yet. So all of my Net interaction is being done via my cell phone for the time being. (and by the way, it's a pain in the ass writing a post more than a sentence or two long using this tiny lil' cell phone keypad...hahaha!)

Yes, I do listen to my physical CDs.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I have a black metal case that I load up every Sunday night

So you only put stuff like Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone and Emperor in this case?

'Cuz it's a black metal case. Heh.

ZombieHavoc wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I have a black metal case that I load up every Sunday night

So you only put stuff like Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone and Emperor in this case?

'Cuz it's a black metal case. Heh.

"It's like, 'how much more black could this be?' and the answer is 'None. None more black."

  

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Yes, I listen to my CDs all the time. I take a stack to work everyday. I play them in my car, then when I get to work I play them on my computer, then I play more on the way home in the car.

Yes I do in my truck and I have them stacked up at work. I dont listen to music at home...

I mainly listen to my cds every morning when I work out. The rest of the day (the drives to and from work and while at work) it's all ipod. Every cd I get is ripped to the computer, loaded onto the ipod (the music is then deleted from the computer), and then stored away.

I keep a choice 500 of the cds loaded into my stereo for the work outs.

Mostly iPod - when I get a new CD, I rip it right away and put it on the iPod. I do listen to some CD's at home (new ones usually get one spin and my favorites) on my system. I would much rather get the best quality sound by listening to CD's over 320MP3's on my home system!

I use boombox as an alarm clock, playing me a couple songs until I finally get up. This is as close as I get.

I'm cd's. - If - I was technology savy - I'd download whatever - whenever -
poor bands - getting ripped off -
I tossed the cases - and have them in those 'suitcase' cd things that hold 30 a pop -
I do miss lp covers though - they were the best - fun to kick back and just ponder -
I do have a DC Lacroix lp - love that 'Livin' by the Sword' photo of the band -

Yes

I try to at home, but I need a better and convenient system. I don't feel like loading up the blu ray for my CD's.   

Sometimes, yes.

I listen to my CD's all the time

I listen to CDs almost exclusively. On the sound system, or on the boom box or computer with good head phones. My car also only has a CD player.

I do have an mp3 player, and because of that I have some albums ripped on the PC (as .wma because that's what media player ripped them as   ), mostly for when I'm traveling or when I know I have to use public transport.

No. I use Spotify and, in rare instances, YouTube. Most of my collection is split up into various boxes. Even if I had them on display, it's still easier to pull up Spotify. The only time I use CD is to burn it so I can put select songs on my iPod.

manny wrote:

I listen to my CD's all the time

That's me.   

ZombieHavoc wrote:

I'm just curious how many people listen to the actual CDs vs. loading them up on your computer/iPod/whatever, and then just keeping the CDs for backup/archives/nostalgia/OCD/whatever?

I still enjoy getting the actual CD for stuff I like, but I rarely listen to the physical discs any more. On the rare occasion I get to listen to music at home, I listen to the CD. But in my car, I recently bought a new deck, which I thought included a CD player. After I got it installed, I realized that it did not. If I had examined the box for 2 seconds I would have noticed. Ha. So it's iPod/Spotify in the car exclusively now. I miss popping a disc into the car...especially when leaving the record store with a new CD!

Tell the f.uckers that installed your new deck to put a cd player in their. Its very important if you can play your cd´s in the car. Go back to the store. You need to do so.

I take my cds to work, listen to them in my car and in my garage. I also have all my cds on the computer and I have a couple of MP3 players so music can be with me wherever I go.