How much music do you buy per year

[NorthStar]

In 2011 I bought a pristine LP collection having more than 600 LPs, mostly jazz - about 70% still not listened - and about 50 CDs.

Hey, that's a smart way to do things!

[Thomas.Dennehy]

I'm in the 50-100 camp.

Hdtracks is always my first stop. I begrudge CDs the space their packaging occupies considering I only use the disc once (ripping to dematerialized library). I would have bought Keith Jarrett's "Rio" two months ago if ECM and hdtracks would get off the schnide and make it available.

I have started buying vinyl at estate sales, now that I think my digital transfer techniques are "good enough" to overcome most issues of condition. But I have to really want the title. Check back next year to get the count.

Our local library has contracted with a service that permits downloads of 256K MP3 from all major labels without DRM. The gotcha is any individual can only download three tracks per week, so it takes at least 3 weeks to acquire a full title. Not really worth the effort, although we did pick up Adele's "21" as the experiment.


TGD

[FrantzM]

Hi

For the past 2 years the rate has been about 30 CD/month... Slowing down some. lately less than 15/month.. I am finding myself with more music than I have time to listen to them .. I want to listen to ALL my music ..
I also think that my music buying will go upward with the use of Pandora.. Once you create a radio station , Pandora suggest a lot of similar artists/cuts. I find myself buying more and more of these artists ... Even if you don't care about Internet Music, please give Pandora a try... http://www.pandora.com

[Fast/Forward]

Did a few searches on my database where i have my music cataloged. Some quick number crunching shows that my music collection is 83% vinyl 11,715 (LPs, 7",10',12" singles), 8% (1466) reel tapes and 8% digital (1755 CDs, 3 SACD, 1 DVD-A) with ZERO downloads. So over 90% analog. Pretty darn impressive for an owner of a Sony CDP 101. There are laserdiscs and DVDs and two cassettes to round things out.
I had to buy a house to hold all this stuff. Now that I'm retired, a very enjoyable but long downsizing is ahead of me. Time to start ridding myself of those dreaded CDs!

Of course I'm still buying. ;-)

Leslie

[John72953]

Did a few searches on my database where i have my music cataloged. Some quick number crunching shows that my music collection is 83% vinyl 11,715 (LPs, 7",10',12" singles), 8% (1466) reel tapes and 8% digital (1755 CDs, 3 SACD, 1 DVD-A) with ZERO downloads. So over 90% analog. Pretty darn impressive for an owner of a Sony CDP 101. There are laserdiscs and DVDs and two cassettes to round things out.
I had to buy a house to hold all this stuff. Now that I'm retired, a very enjoyable but long downsizing is ahead of me. Time to start ridding myself of those dreaded CDs!

Of course I'm still buying. ;-)

Leslie

If you dread them that much, perhaps this is reflected in a sell price? I'd like to build up my digital collection....we should talk one day since I'm just down the road.

[Thomas.Dennehy]

From my humble tracking spreadsheet.

CD: 69.08%
LP: 27.52%
FLAC Download: 3.07%
Other: 0.33%


TGD

[John72953]

I've been on a bit of a spree lately

LP
Alan Parsons Project - I, Robot (Classic)
Alan Parsons Project - The Turn of a Friendly Card ( Classic)
Livingston Taylor - Over The Rainbow

CD
Jose Feliciano - Feliciano
Jose Feliciano - The Best of...
Yo Yo Ma - The Cello Suites..Inspired by Bach
Janos Starker - The Suites For Solo Cello

SACD
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Blu-ray
Tom Petty - Mojo
Tom Petty - Damn The Torpedoes

Have only received the Liv Taylor LP so far......anxiously awaiting the others!

[Ronm1]

Not as much as in the past. Now I'm in the 50-->100 camp.

[lloydelee21]

I am still in the 100+ category by a good margin. fortunately, other than then FIM, MFSL, and a few new Analogue Production remastered SACDs...i am generally buying second-hand off Amazon which means 3 bucks for many albums. whew...

[lloydelee21]

Yo Yo Ma - The Cello Suites..Inspired by Bach
Janos Starker - The Suites For Solo Cello

SACD
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Have only received the Liv Taylor LP so far......anxiously awaiting the others!

Pls post your thoughts on these 3 when you have heard them...enjoy!