Where do I buy music from now? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Atropine · 02-23-2014, 02:48 AM

I do not use I-Tunes...

Seems CDs are soooooo 1990's?

I use to use the Zune Pass...but it sucks now.

Where do you guys digitally download your music from?

And I mean legally...I am ok paying for musicians I like. Helps get them to tour so I can go see them.

EAGLE5 · 02-23-2014, 02:59 AM

Pay for music? LOL! Seriously, though, Amazon or direct from the musician. Amazon even rips the CDs for you much of the time.

sklimo · 02-23-2014, 03:05 AM

I use free mp3 apps.

Taro · 02-23-2014, 03:08 AM

Call me old fashioned, but I like to go to the record store and buy CDs, even if I only listen to them on the disc once before I rip them out and MP3 file it.

Knickstape · 02-23-2014, 03:57 AM

Spotify all the way. The quality is real nice

YMAA · 02-23-2014, 04:00 AM

I buy CDs where possible. I'm a bit of an audiophile and I like to rip my music myself to FLAC. The files take up more space but I prioritize quality over anything else.

dem00n · 02-23-2014, 11:55 AM

CD's, then rip.

I like to have physical music, because all your digital music can be erased in seconds, even external hardrives fail too...

Records for quality listening for jazz and metal.

You get more when you get a CD, you get the linear notes which contain lyrics, band info...etc. It's nice to see the album work for once.

radroach · 02-23-2014, 12:17 PM

Most of the music I listen to is on soundcloud, and there are tracks available to buy as an option from some artists, but most of it is free.

f0rge · 02-23-2014, 01:02 PM

I also buy CDs, I rip them to lossless and then you always have the backup on CD.

I would also consider myself a bit of an audiophile and lossless trumps convenience or price.

soundman98 · 02-23-2014, 01:28 PM

+1 to buying the cd's.

i tried the whole download thing for a little while-- both through legal services and illegal services, i was never always happy with the quality(legal services were consistently poor to my ear, illegal-- well a lot of people loved to re-rip low quality stuff into lossless formats for some reason), and then poof, a hard drive goes down, and i need to re-download everything(this is even more of an issue with all the stuff i got through limewire/piratebay).

and then there's all the DRM that all the digital media places use, i CAN play it on 'x' device, but it's NOT approved for device 'y' that i also own.. i bought it, it's mine, don't tell me where i can and can't play MY audio file.

so i usually end up ordering cd's online(ironic right?), and then i'll rip them into .wav files using EAC, and then stash the rips on a backup drive and another random hdd that doesn't get used much, so failure/loss is limited..

i used to be spoiled back when i had a carpc in the last car with winamp... winamp played absolutely everything, so i used to rip everything as .flac, but now that i'm re-entering the headunit world, i've now got to re-rip half my collection to a lossless format that will work with more commonplace units....

Outlawstar98 · 02-23-2014, 01:33 PM

I buy from torrents, by buying I mean paying for the power usage of downloading. yep yep.

mezdup · 02-23-2014, 05:58 PM

i started using bandcamp not long ago: http://bandcamp.com/taabish

it's simple and works great. any albums you buy you can stream via the android app. immediate download of 320 and FLAC and the download speeds are great. only issue is that not all artists use it.

Vracer111 · 02-23-2014, 06:06 PM

I buy CD's and rip to lossless audio codec for non-home use with my iPod (car and work mainly). I listen to the CD's when at home - better for more critical listening than any kind of downloaded non-physical media, especially with a nice audio system.

wheelhaus · 02-23-2014, 06:15 PM

I've purchased some from the google play store, seems like decent pricing and sound quality (320kbps mp3).

02-23-2014, 02:48 AM	#1
Atropine Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2021 Toyota Supra 2020 4Runner Location: New Plymouth, ID Posts: 701 Thanks: 1,396 Thanked 829 Times in 346 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Where do I buy music from now? I do not use I-Tunes... Seems CDs are soooooo 1990's? I use to use the Zune Pass...but it sucks now. Where do you guys digitally download your music from? And I mean legally...I am ok paying for musicians I like. Helps get them to tour so I can go see them.

02-23-2014, 03:57 AM	#5
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dem00n Member of the year - 2016 Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Location: New York Posts: 3,575 Thanks: 788 Thanked 2,427 Times in 1,111 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	CD's, then rip. I like to have physical music, because all your digital music can be erased in seconds, even external hardrives fail too... Records for quality listening for jazz and metal. You get more when you get a CD, you get the linear notes which contain lyrics, band info...etc. It's nice to see the album work for once. __________________ Friends don't let friends Plastidip

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soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,330 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,673 Times in 6,781 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	+1 to buying the cd's. i tried the whole download thing for a little while-- both through legal services and illegal services, i was never always happy with the quality(legal services were consistently poor to my ear, illegal-- well a lot of people loved to re-rip low quality stuff into lossless formats for some reason), and then poof, a hard drive goes down, and i need to re-download everything(this is even more of an issue with all the stuff i got through limewire/piratebay). and then there's all the DRM that all the digital media places use, i CAN play it on 'x' device, but it's NOT approved for device 'y' that i also own.. i bought it, it's mine, don't tell me where i can and can't play MY audio file. so i usually end up ordering cd's online(ironic right?), and then i'll rip them into .wav files using EAC, and then stash the rips on a backup drive and another random hdd that doesn't get used much, so failure/loss is limited.. i used to be spoiled back when i had a carpc in the last car with winamp... winamp played absolutely everything, so i used to rip everything as .flac, but now that i'm re-entering the headunit world, i've now got to re-rip half my collection to a lossless format that will work with more commonplace units.... __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

02-23-2014, 01:33 PM	#11
Outlawstar98 SLOW BRZ Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 328i xDrive; 2013 BRZ Location: Pottstown, PA Posts: 486 Thanks: 52 Thanked 179 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I buy from torrents, by buying I mean paying for the power usage of downloading. yep yep. __________________

02-23-2014, 03:08 AM	#4
Taro You call him Dr. Jones! Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 2013 Twin Mish-Mash Location: Cold Posts: 410 Thanks: 128 Thanked 1,030 Times in 439 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Call me old fashioned, but I like to go to the record store and buy CDs, even if I only listen to them on the disc once before I rip them out and MP3 file it.

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radroach Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: car Location: usa Posts: 2,162 Thanks: 1,028 Thanked 867 Times in 530 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Most of the music I listen to is on soundcloud, and there are tracks available to buy as an option from some artists, but most of it is free.

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mezdup #1362 Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2014 Ice Silver WRX Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 480 Thanked 404 Times in 228 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i started using bandcamp not long ago: http://bandcamp.com/taabish it's simple and works great. any albums you buy you can stream via the android app. immediate download of 320 and FLAC and the download speeds are great. only issue is that not all artists use it. __________________ Car Journal (06/17/12-03/08/14) \| FR-S/BRZ Photoshop Template 3.2

02-23-2014, 06:15 PM	#14
wheelhaus Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ, 2020 KTM Super Duke 1290R Location: Denver Posts: 1,788 Thanks: 714 Thanked 1,141 Times in 624 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I've purchased some from the google play store, seems like decent pricing and sound quality (320kbps mp3).

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