DRM was written to make the rich richer.

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Topic - Downloads vs LP - Ozzie 15:33:50 09/10/22 (121)

LP's ROCK! - JohnKutheRN 13:57:15 09/13/22 (0)

Even with a 3D printer, you can't download an LP (at least not yet). - peppy m. 09:15:27 09/12/22 (0)

The point should be.... - AbeCollins 15:10:44 09/11/22 (6)

And, if you really want opinions on Streaming .................... - Cut-Throat 17:41:55 09/13/22 (0)

"You can have it all..." Indeed!... - musetap 16:49:34 09/12/22 (0)

Why Sweat It? - Vinyl Valet 08:36:33 09/12/22 (1)

RE: Why Sweat It? - Vinyl Valet 08:38:32 09/12/22 (0)

+1 [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 01:35:46 09/12/22 (0)

Home Run comment Abe - double28 15:16:52 09/11/22 (0)

Are hi res downloads generally more dynamically compressed than vinyl? - geoffkait 12:37:28 09/11/22 (10)

Shouldn't Be........ - Todd Krieger 22:04:46 09/11/22 (5)

It happened over time - geoffkait 06:16:08 09/12/22 (4)

it started long ago - Story 06:32:35 09/12/22 (3)

Overly aggressive dynamic range compression - geoffkait 08:12:49 09/12/22 (2)

then why didn't you say that - Story 08:19:09 09/12/22 (1)

Now you're just being silly. - geoffkait 08:34:09 09/12/22 (0)

Depends on what type of music you're talking about [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 14:35:37 09/11/22 (3)

Case in point, Kind of Blue - geoffkait 14:55:45 09/11/22 (2)

I'm Kind of Blue'd out - what do those numbers mean? [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 01:17:23 09/12/22 (1)

The numbers and colors - geoffkait 04:10:50 09/12/22 (0)

It's the same old money pit it's always been - Goober58 11:23:35 09/11/22 (9)

I have a Spotify account. - ghost of olddude55 15:00:46 09/11/22 (7)

Me too but I use it on occasion. Youtube too. It's part of how I find of new music. - Goober58 18:39:58 09/11/22 (0)

Record the stream - Byrd69 18:22:15 09/11/22 (3)

How? - Goober58 08:52:40 09/12/22 (2)

RE: How? - Byrd69 09:20:32 09/12/22 (1)

RE: How? - Goober58 10:04:40 09/12/22 (0)

Cash is King - AbeCollins 15:39:07 09/11/22 (1)

+1 ....... LOL ! ......... - Cut-Throat 16:07:25 09/11/22 (0)

What's bang for the buck? - geoffkait 14:06:30 09/11/22 (0)

Here's the question - Mike K 09:45:41 09/11/22 (15)

RE: My Prostate is 75; I can't sit for more than 20 minutes anyway nt - B. Scarpia 15:14:54 09/11/22 (4)

One wonders if hemorrhoid cushions would make good vibration isolators. - geoffkait 13:35:23 09/12/22 (2)

"One" ? - peppy m. 14:39:26 09/13/22 (1)

RE: "One" ? - geoffkait 16:17:05 09/13/22 (0)

RE: My Prostate is 75; I can't sit for more than 20 minutes anyway nt - Green Lantern 09:00:05 09/12/22 (0)

"constant fiddling and never-ending expenses of LP" - voolston 10:16:46 09/11/22 (9)

As for me... - E-Stat 11:27:33 09/11/22 (8)

+1 It's more about the "ritual" for me... - AbeCollins 12:48:33 09/11/22 (7)

How do you ever eat a meal? My god the ritual! - Analog Scott 18:19:49 09/11/22 (4)

Wifey Stuff. Or Order Out - AbeCollins 12:43:28 09/12/22 (0)

RE: How do you ever eat a meal? My god the ritual! - Chris from Lafayette 01:24:35 09/12/22 (2)

RE: How do you ever eat a meal? My god the ritual! - Analog Scott 02:37:56 09/12/22 (1)

20 minutes??? I inhale each one in 2 minutes! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 16:44:27 09/12/22 (0)

Man, Abe - That brings back the bad memories of my decades of vinyl experience too! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 14:33:18 09/11/22 (0)

Thank you, ABE!!! - Mike K 13:38:13 09/11/22 (0)

The biggest problem with streaming and downloads is DRM. - ghost of olddude55 07:14:52 09/11/22 (53)

I've purchased hundreds of albums by download, not a single one with DRM (nt) - Dave_K 14:18:54 09/11/22 (5)

It's the Act itself, not the software. - ghost of olddude55 15:02:36 09/11/22 (3)

I won't defend the DMCA - Dave_K 08:26:30 09/12/22 (0)

How is a CD 'Owning Something' and a Download not ? .................... - Cut-Throat 15:08:42 09/11/22 (1)

RE: How is a CD 'Owning Something' and a Download not ? .................... - Analog Scott 21:08:01 09/12/22 (0)

Nor have I -nt - E-Stat 14:52:44 09/11/22 (0)

What is so savvy about having a backup? - mlsstl 12:08:05 09/11/22 (3)

99.9% of users probably never back up anything. - ghost of olddude55 13:06:45 09/11/22 (2)

There's an App for that! ;-) - AbeCollins 15:26:29 09/11/22 (0)

That is their problem, not mine. - mlsstl 14:36:24 09/11/22 (0)

Biggest problem is misinformation, parnoia, and old fart fear ;-) - AbeCollins 11:14:43 09/11/22 (0)

I fear the Library. I buy ALL of my books because.... - AbeCollins 10:04:52 09/11/22 (11)

Really lame analogy. - ghost of olddude55 13:40:28 09/11/22 (9)

Calling out more overt BS - E-Stat 14:35:12 09/11/22 (8)

Well, bully for Qobuz. How many people who don't post on audio forums have ever heard of it? - ghost of olddude55 14:55:27 09/11/22 (3)

A quarter of a million subscribers located in twenty-four countries! - E-Stat 15:04:31 09/11/22 (1)

RE: A quarter of a million subscribers located in twenty-four countries! - pictureguy 15:21:08 09/11/22 (0)

Holy crap ghost... I stream out of love ;-) - AbeCollins 15:04:02 09/11/22 (0)

DRM'd music downloads were ditched over a decade ago.... - AbeCollins 14:53:45 09/11/22 (3)

Pay the monthly fee and have access...today. - ghost of olddude55 14:58:32 09/11/22 (2)

It's a subscription for on-demand content, just like Netflix, Disney+, etc. - Dave_K 08:33:10 09/12/22 (0)

There's always a choice.... - AbeCollins 16:16:12 09/11/22 (0)

RE: I fear the Library. I buy ALL of my books because.... - Analog Scott 11:49:49 09/11/22 (0)

Thank you! - Mike K 09:40:27 09/11/22 (16)

No one who has gotten into streaming, has given up their physical Music ............... - Cut-Throat 10:49:16 09/11/22 (14)

My entire family ditched their physical collections for streaming. - ghost of olddude55 13:46:00 09/11/22 (8)

A CD is a Digital File, just like what resides on a Hard Drive - Just different Physical Media ...... - Cut-Throat 14:09:08 09/11/22 (7)

It's Like the Old "Wire Is Wire" Argument........... - Todd Krieger 22:21:31 09/11/22 (4)

RE: It's Like the Old "Wire Is Wire" Argument........... - Analog Scott 00:27:03 09/12/22 (3)

RE: It's Like the Old "Wire Is Wire" Argument........... - Todd Krieger 15:19:25 09/12/22 (2)

RE: It's Like the Old "Wire Is Wire" Argument........... - Analog Scott 05:20:32 09/13/22 (1)

That's the question I've been asking for many months. Still no answer. - geoffkait 06:00:03 09/13/22 (0)

They copied CDs to desktop computers that they got rid of years ago. - ghost of olddude55 14:51:53 09/11/22 (1)

Then they are Fools, if they 'value' the data! .... I was giving them the benefi of doubt.........nt - Cut-Throat 14:56:35 09/11/22 (0)

RE: No one who has gotten into streaming, has given up their physical Music ............... - Analog Scott 12:02:39 09/11/22 (3)

RE: No one who has gotten into streaming, has given up their physical Music ............... - mlsstl 12:22:19 09/11/22 (2)

RE: No one who has gotten into streaming, has given up their physical Music ............... - musetap 14:06:13 09/11/22 (0)

RE: No one who has gotten into streaming, has given up their physical Music ............... - Analog Scott 13:05:42 09/11/22 (0)

I don't understand - E-Stat 11:23:10 09/11/22 (0)

+2. - Mick Wolfe 09:52:22 09/11/22 (0)

RE: The biggest problem with streaming and downloads is DRM. - Sibelius 07:59:01 09/11/22 (0)

Your odds of losing your hearing are far greater than this.... IOW, there are more important things to stress - Cut-Throat 07:48:45 09/11/22 (8)

I don't stress about it. I have an LP collection. - ghost of olddude55 08:37:24 09/11/22 (7)

From... - E-Stat 09:06:12 09/11/22 (6)

No paranoia, just reality. - ghost of olddude55 13:44:14 09/11/22 (1)

You're not paying attention - E-Stat 14:06:54 09/11/22 (0)

Agreed - Jack G 10:28:47 09/11/22 (3)

RE: Agreed - mlsstl 12:38:15 09/11/22 (0)

RE: Agreed - Analog Scott 12:17:49 09/11/22 (0)

He has many bizarre phobias -nt - E-Stat 11:22:06 09/11/22 (0)

this is also what I object to - the ownership - Story 07:44:49 09/11/22 (2)

DRM was written to make the rich richer. - ghost of olddude55 08:44:03 09/11/22 (1)

RE: DRM was written to make the rich richer. - Story 09:07:15 09/11/22 (0)

Better is subjective and there are more variables than the media - Analog Scott 22:05:25 09/10/22 (0)

RE: Downloads vs LP - AbeCollins 19:05:37 09/10/22 (0)

RE: Downloads vs LP - billo 19:01:43 09/10/22 (16)

Moving target for the wealthy ? - AbeCollins 19:08:44 09/10/22 (15)

Vinyl On the Brain........... - Todd Krieger 04:12:16 09/11/22 (0)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - billo 21:40:36 09/10/22 (12)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - AbeCollins 08:58:14 09/11/22 (11)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - billo 11:40:24 09/11/22 (9)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - AbeCollins 15:19:58 09/11/22 (8)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - billo 16:14:13 09/11/22 (7)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - AbeCollins 16:18:56 09/11/22 (6)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - billo 16:46:34 09/11/22 (5)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - AbeCollins 12:47:33 09/12/22 (4)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - billo 16:38:24 09/12/22 (3)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - AbeCollins 10:00:07 09/13/22 (2)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - billo 10:46:20 09/13/22 (1)

RE: Moving target for the wealthy ? - AbeCollins 10:54:27 09/13/22 (0)

Enjoy the go. (nt) - Byrd69 09:37:53 09/11/22 (0)

You deserve... - grantv 19:19:22 09/10/22 (0)

RE: Downloads vs LP - Cut-Throat 16:50:35 09/10/22 (0)

I'd say yes, if hi rez, ~nt - Coner 16:23:42 09/10/22 (0)

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DRM was written to make the rich richer. - ghost of olddude55 08:44:03 09/11/22 (1)

RE: DRM was written to make the rich richer. - Story 09:07:15 09/11/22 (0)

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