[Alvin]

Originally Posted by 455Grandville

I don't buy CD's - everything you can download for cheap or free now.

Wife and I have been attending more concerts since we moved back to the St Louis
though; mainly Alternative rock, she's a big fan of Garbage.

For Me: The problem w some downloads vs CD, Vinyl, or Tape is the Dynamic Range loss of sound. Often the Highs and Lows are chopped off and compressed rendering the songs no longer Hi Fidelity sonically on any quality sound system.

Sounds ok though on iPad, cheap sound system, etc. Some of Pandora Channels can sound pretty good streaming on surround sound Hi-Fi too.

The takeaway: Some classic songs sound completely different analog vs digital vs streaming...