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Thread Number: 74374
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Best Buy to Stop Selling CDs |
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| Post# 981689 2/6/2018 at 22:51 (2,261 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
 My first CD was the Purple Rain soundtrack that I bought in 1985.
I guess CDs will be the new retro to Gen Z.
Boy do I feel old... CLICK HERE TO GO TO IowaBear's LINK | ||
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Post# 981696 , Reply# 1 2/7/2018 at 00:06 (2,261 days old) by tolivac  (greenville nc) |
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Won't miss the ones Best Buy sells now---NOTHING I want!!!Older customers are IGNORED these days. | ||
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Post# 981704 , Reply# 2 2/7/2018 at 05:48 (2,261 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Haven't purchased a new CD in ages | ||
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Post# 981708 , Reply# 3 2/7/2018 at 07:37 (2,261 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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 I've got a lot of CDs and I do buy specific ones on occaison but I've been moving to vinyl since I got into vintage hi-fi equipment. I don't think anything sounds quite as good as vinyl played on a system with an old tube amp.
I second Launderess' sentiment that Itunes music just doesn't sound the same. Much like how top 40 tunes sounded on a pocket transistor radio versus a jukebox! | ||
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Post# 981721 , Reply# 4 2/7/2018 at 10:16 (2,261 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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Hmmm iTunes music is streamed as an 256kbps AAC stream, that is pretty darned good. Certainly far higher 'fi' then any LP would be. There is no doubt that perception and preference has a LOT to do with enjoying music. (See also Vinyl resurgence). I guess if one were to add agreeable distortions and surface noise to the AAC's hipsters would love them :p
It is a shame to see BB stop selling CD's but not an unexpected thing. People aren't buying them anymore, should a retailer continue to do something that doesn't make them money out of the good of their hearts? | ||
| Post# 981746 , Reply# 5 2/7/2018 at 13:12 (2,261 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
Still like the convenience and ease of CDs...
and will still buy them, but I'll 2nd Paul that NOTHING beats an analog vinyl LP using a good vintage turntable, tube stereo amplifier, and efficient horn loaded speakers!!
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Post# 981751 , Reply# 6 2/7/2018 at 13:26 (2,261 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 981772 , Reply# 7 2/7/2018 at 14:40 (2,261 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room) | ||
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Post# 981773 , Reply# 8 2/7/2018 at 14:40 (2,261 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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I have to disagree, CD's were a ginormous improvement over vinyl.. I rarely bought an album before CD's came along because it drove me to distraction to hear snap crackles and pops on vinyl after a few playings,, no matter how fastidious I was keeping them clean, playing on a good TT with a great cartridge. When CD's came out I was buying a lot of them. Downloading music,, meh.. it's okay,, but I want something physical for my money, to keep, not get lost in the ether or the cloud.
The other thing I notice today,, seems like most people aren't interested in "quality" sound systems like we were, a good amp, and excellent speakers.. Now it seems most people are happy just to play their tunes on low end crap or portable Bluetooth speakers.. Which are fine for somethings,, but not room filling sound. | ||
| Post# 981775 , Reply# 9 2/7/2018 at 14:53 (2,261 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
 I think it's safe to say that very soon Best Buy will stop selling everything. They're on a road familiar to retailers.
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Post# 981928 , Reply# 12 2/8/2018 at 14:46 (2,260 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 981943 , Reply# 14 2/8/2018 at 16:22 (2,260 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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While I hate to see CD sales stop, I think it makes sense for them to stop. Put yourself in their shoes, you run a retail business, should you continue to buy a product and attempt to sell it when it doesn't sell anymore? I think they are wise enough to do the math and know the ramifications. As for Best Buy following Sears, I suppose that every business will eventually fail, but Best Buy will be here in 2028, Sears will not.
As for the DAT there is no doubt that RIAA was scared of the technology (rightfully so perhaps). But I really don't believe that DAT was killed by RIAA. DAT died because it was a format without a market. Once people had CD players in their cars, and CD prices started to come down in the late 80's, there was no reason to use tape anymore. Tape is a sequential access media and the machines were 'spensive. I knew a few folks that had DAT machines back then but they were all serious home recordists that were recording raw program, not simply dubbing from other media. There have been lots of audio formats that have come and gone over the past 100 years, some pretty interesting ones too. Generally it was technology and market forces that made the selection. | ||
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Post# 982191 , Reply# 16 2/10/2018 at 17:51 (2,258 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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There are plenty of BT adapters out there to do what you wish. Try this for home audio.. CLICK HERE TO GO TO MattL's LINK | ||
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Post# 982220 , Reply# 17 2/10/2018 at 21:31 (2,257 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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I've bought a couple of Bluetooth receivers and a couple of Bluetooth transmitters.. I have them hooked up to Bose wave radio and my JVC mini system .. I use one of the transmitters on my old Sony MP3 player at the gym.. with a pair of Bluetooth headphones to eliminate the wire.
If you buy one get it somewhere with easy returns.. One of the first BT receivers I bought didn't work very well so I returned it and bought a different brand. | ||
| Post# 982493 , Reply# 18 2/12/2018 at 15:14 (2,256 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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Music on vinyl...
Agree once again with Paul... '50s cocktail exotica is the best! on the vintage equipment it was originally played on: Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Arthur Lyman, Robert Drasnin, and all the others!
On the FM dial we have "The Retro Cocktail Hour" music compleete with background and historical commentary, from Kansas Public Radio, heard every 6 PM- 8 PM on Saturdays on our local Binghamton station. And YOU can hear it anytime: all 1950s and '60s era cocktail music, all the time, with Darryl Brogden in Kansas City in the notorious Retro Martini Bunker at: www.retrococktail.org... This week features "Crime Jazz" more than the usual Exotica they play, with themes from many of the old crime and detective shows of yore. Check it out! | ||
| Post# 982494 , Reply# 19 2/12/2018 at 15:15 (2,256 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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Music on vinyl...
Agree once again with Paul... '50s cocktail exotica is awesome on the vintage equipment it was originally played on: Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Arthur Lyman, Robert Drasnin, and all the others!
On the FM dial we have "The Retro Cocktail Hour" music compelete with background and historical commentary from Kansas Public Radio, heard every 6 PM- 8 PM on Saturdays here on our local Binghamton station. And YOU can hear it anytime: all 1950s and '60s era cocktail music, all the time, with Darryl Brogden in Kansas City in The Retro Martini Bunker at: www.retrococktail.org... This week is featuring '50s "Crime Jazz" more than the usual Exotica they play, with themes from many of the old crime and detective shows of yore. Enjoy! | ||
| Post# 982500 , Reply# 20 2/12/2018 at 16:17 (2,256 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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