Hi
This will not involve DBT and/or the usual food-fights we audiophiles are so fond of.
I was driving this morning and turned on the radio. A nice tune, Cuban definitely, maybe Guajira. Listening to it one could understand why the giants of Jazz regularly took trips to this country in the middle of last century...
Great music, but missed the introduction and needed the title so that I could buy the CD. Stopped the car and fired Shazam (could have been Soundhound) app from my smartphone. A few seconds later, I had the title and the Artist … Nothing special so far. We are jaded and find this spectacular piece of technology mundane.. Later the question: Do I want to listen to this tune on Spotify!? I am (now) used to that too but it started me on a line of thought:
I am a music lover and listen to new music regularly. Spotify, Qobuz and Deutsche Gramophon are my main streaming services and I use them a lot. I also own over 3500 CDs and about 3000 LPs … I buy at least 15~20 CDs a month via Amazon and download well over 500 downloads from HD Tracks or similar from time to time …
I have been pondering on the following:
Do we need to “own” a CD when so much music is available online? Do we need that piece of plastic to signify that we “have “the desired piece of music when with the new streaming services we can listen to these any time we want, need or think of? Virtually anywhere!? Granted those are for the most part mp3 but Qobuz is CD quality and can be had for the paltry sum (in audiophile terms) of 299 Euros a Year! For 24 million titles. A lifetime of music listening and in CD quality to boot. If one exclusive source of music is LP perhaps this discussion is not very relevant to you , just a reminder thought that Digital is much better than many of you have any idea off… Much, much, much better than the 80’s “Perfect sound forever”. As good as analog in fact and often IMHO, …gasp!!… better…
Waiting for your thoughts and experience on commercial streaming music and on the new concepts of music Broadcasting in the 21st century, of dis-owning music of being able to use it but not “owning” it. Same could apply for movie and I am sure many here use Netflix … Let’s concentrate on music though…
Happy Holidays
P.S. I bought the CD
Chocolate In Sexteto
The tune was Montuno Caliente
This will not involve DBT and/or the usual food-fights we audiophiles are so fond of.
I was driving this morning and turned on the radio. A nice tune, Cuban definitely, maybe Guajira. Listening to it one could understand why the giants of Jazz regularly took trips to this country in the middle of last century...
Great music, but missed the introduction and needed the title so that I could buy the CD. Stopped the car and fired Shazam (could have been Soundhound) app from my smartphone. A few seconds later, I had the title and the Artist … Nothing special so far. We are jaded and find this spectacular piece of technology mundane.. Later the question: Do I want to listen to this tune on Spotify!? I am (now) used to that too but it started me on a line of thought:
I am a music lover and listen to new music regularly. Spotify, Qobuz and Deutsche Gramophon are my main streaming services and I use them a lot. I also own over 3500 CDs and about 3000 LPs … I buy at least 15~20 CDs a month via Amazon and download well over 500 downloads from HD Tracks or similar from time to time …
I have been pondering on the following:
Do we need to “own” a CD when so much music is available online? Do we need that piece of plastic to signify that we “have “the desired piece of music when with the new streaming services we can listen to these any time we want, need or think of? Virtually anywhere!? Granted those are for the most part mp3 but Qobuz is CD quality and can be had for the paltry sum (in audiophile terms) of 299 Euros a Year! For 24 million titles. A lifetime of music listening and in CD quality to boot. If one exclusive source of music is LP perhaps this discussion is not very relevant to you , just a reminder thought that Digital is much better than many of you have any idea off… Much, much, much better than the 80’s “Perfect sound forever”. As good as analog in fact and often IMHO, …gasp!!… better…
Waiting for your thoughts and experience on commercial streaming music and on the new concepts of music Broadcasting in the 21st century, of dis-owning music of being able to use it but not “owning” it. Same could apply for movie and I am sure many here use Netflix … Let’s concentrate on music though…
Happy Holidays
P.S. I bought the CD
Chocolate In Sexteto
The tune was Montuno Caliente