Subj : Re: I am thinking...
To   : Avon
From : Abbub
Date : Wed Dec 20 2023 09:07:05

 > Yes these days I tend to try and by the CD so I own a copy of the media
 > then rip it as either WAV or MP3 320Kbps.. I guess HDD space is so much
 > better these days so smaller MP3 files can be a thing of the past.

I use Apple Music for casual listening and some music discovery (but for
that, we actually have two independent AAA radio stations that seem to play
new stuff that I like, so that seems to be the main source of my new music
discoveries). Apple Music is used almost exclusively for when I'm walking,
running, biking, or in the car.

I also have about 650 CDs sitting on some shelves about 6 feet from my desk,
and a CD player hooked up to the speakers on the desk. I've got a 4 TB
external drive that I rip all of the CDs to FLAC on, but honestly, I never
use it.

While I'm working, I alternate between the radio (I have a usb SDR with a FM
yagi pointed at Denver.) and listening to discs. The only time I really
stream anything is when I specifically want to listen to an album I don't
have on disc.  That 'listen' is sometimes followed with a trip to eBay to see
how cheap I can get the actual disc for. lol

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