Quantity is very different to quality. You can keep your 100 million songs, they probably all sound the same anyway if they are country...I will keep my carefully collected over the years CD's...and enjoy my music that way.
There's a current trend in audiophile circles back towards portable CD players. It isn't purely nostalgia but because the sound quality is better. With streaming you have to take an analogue signal, convert it to digital and then compress it. There are various workarounds to get the audio quality back up but isn't quite the same.
I use streaming when I am out and about but at home I prefer vinyl or CDs. It's a nice experience to turn the lights low, put on a record and enjoy an album while drinking a glass of whisky or two.
Maddog said
Jan 17 2:05 PM, 2026
Barksdale wrote:
Syl wrote:
Quantity is very different to quality. You can keep your 100 million songs, they probably all sound the same anyway if they are country...I will keep my carefully collected over the years CD's...and enjoy my music that way.
There's a current trend in audiophile circles back towards portable CD players. It isn't purely nostalgia but because the sound quality is better. With streaming you have to take an analogue signal, convert it to digital and then compress it. There are various workarounds to get the audio quality back up but isn't quite the same.
I use streaming when I am out and about but at home I prefer vinyl or CDs. It's a nice experience to turn the lights low, put on a record and enjoy an album while drinking a glass of whisky or two.
Yeah, the vinyl is definitely making a comeback.
I just can't carry too many albums out and about..😎
Barksdale said
Jan 18 1:33 PM, 2026
Maddog wrote:
Barksdale wrote:
Syl wrote:
Quantity is very different to quality. You can keep your 100 million songs, they probably all sound the same anyway if they are country...I will keep my carefully collected over the years CD's...and enjoy my music that way.
There's a current trend in audiophile circles back towards portable CD players. It isn't purely nostalgia but because the sound quality is better. With streaming you have to take an analogue signal, convert it to digital and then compress it. There are various workarounds to get the audio quality back up but isn't quite the same.
I use streaming when I am out and about but at home I prefer vinyl or CDs. It's a nice experience to turn the lights low, put on a record and enjoy an album while drinking a glass of whisky or two.
Yeah, the vinyl is definitely making a comeback.
I just can't carry too many albums out and about..😎
I think the inconvenience is the point when it comes to portable CD players at least. It forces you to be more discriminating in the music you carry around with you and curate it to some degree. Streaming is convenient but everything ends up being a "greatest hits" album as you tend to keep listening to popular songs only rather than exploring the full range available/
Buffet v tasting menu...
Barksdale said
Jan 18 1:35 PM, 2026
Maddog said
Jan 18 5:53 PM, 2026
Barksdale wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Barksdale wrote:
Syl wrote:
Quantity is very different to quality. You can keep your 100 million songs, they probably all sound the same anyway if they are country...I will keep my carefully collected over the years CD's...and enjoy my music that way.
There's a current trend in audiophile circles back towards portable CD players. It isn't purely nostalgia but because the sound quality is better. With streaming you have to take an analogue signal, convert it to digital and then compress it. There are various workarounds to get the audio quality back up but isn't quite the same.
I use streaming when I am out and about but at home I prefer vinyl or CDs. It's a nice experience to turn the lights low, put on a record and enjoy an album while drinking a glass of whisky or two.
Yeah, the vinyl is definitely making a comeback.
I just can't carry too many albums out and about..😎
I think the inconvenience is the point when it comes to portable CD players at least. It forces you to be more discriminating in the music you carry around with you and curate it to some degree. Streaming is convenient but everything ends up being a "greatest hits" album as you tend to keep listening to popular songs only rather than exploring the full range available/
Buffet v tasting menu...
That's why I mix in "discovery mixes' into the mix.
The algorithms throw things at me I'd never get exposed to from artists I've never heard of..
Maddog said
Jan 18 6:01 PM, 2026
This is a good example of someone I would never have heard of with out streaming.
She would never get played on mainstream stations and maybe not even an alternative station here in Texas because she's from up north..
Anonymous said
Jan 19 10:21 AM, 2026
Maddog wrote:
This is a good example of someone I would never have heard of with out streaming.
She would never get played on mainstream stations and maybe not even an alternative station here in Texas because she's from up north..
Good to see you broadening your horizons and listening to something a bit different.
Syl said
Jan 31 11:47 AM, 2026
New one from Squeeze, followed by their 70's classic.
Maddog said
Jan 31 5:05 PM, 2026
I went and saw Race last night.
-- Edited by Maddog on Saturday 31st of January 2026 05:06:19 PM
Syl said
Jan 31 6:10 PM, 2026
Maddog wrote:
I went and saw Race last night.
-- Edited by Maddog on Saturday 31st of January 2026 05:06:19 PM
Could you dance, or was it one when you just sat around and listened?
Maddog said
Jan 31 6:18 PM, 2026
Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
I went and saw Race last night.
-- Edited by Maddog on Saturday 31st of January 2026 05:06:19 PM
Could you dance, or was it one when you just sat around and listened?
There were some dancers, but this location is more of a music venue where folks listen..
Syl said
Jan 31 6:26 PM, 2026
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
I went and saw Race last night.
-- Edited by Maddog on Saturday 31st of January 2026 05:06:19 PM
Could you dance, or was it one when you just sat around and listened?
There were some dancers, but this location is more of a music venue where folks listen..
Did you enjoy it?
We went to one last Sunday, good food and drink, a guitarist and singer, they are usually outside in the seating area but it was cold, so they came in....no dancing though.
Maddog said
Jan 31 7:16 PM, 2026
Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
I went and saw Race last night.
-- Edited by Maddog on Saturday 31st of January 2026 05:06:19 PM
Could you dance, or was it one when you just sat around and listened?
There were some dancers, but this location is more of a music venue where folks listen..
Did you enjoy it?
We went to one last Sunday, good food and drink, a guitarist and singer, they are usually outside in the seating area but it was cold, so they came in....no dancing though.
Yes, this was a full band performance..While I enjoy acoustic sets the sound of a full band has a different energy.
Syl said
Feb 1 12:17 PM, 2026
Sounds good.
Syl said
Feb 3 6:57 PM, 2026
Red Okktober said
Feb 3 9:00 PM, 2026
Maddog said
Feb 4 8:18 PM, 2026
This one hits a little harder because it was written by Kelsea about her current situation..
Yall can put on your boots and go see Kaitlin.
Another great song by Bruno Mars.
Great track
There's a current trend in audiophile circles back towards portable CD players. It isn't purely nostalgia but because the sound quality is better. With streaming you have to take an analogue signal, convert it to digital and then compress it. There are various workarounds to get the audio quality back up but isn't quite the same.
I use streaming when I am out and about but at home I prefer vinyl or CDs. It's a nice experience to turn the lights low, put on a record and enjoy an album while drinking a glass of whisky or two.
Yeah, the vinyl is definitely making a comeback.
I just can't carry too many albums out and about..😎
I think the inconvenience is the point when it comes to portable CD players at least. It forces you to be more discriminating in the music you carry around with you and curate it to some degree. Streaming is convenient but everything ends up being a "greatest hits" album as you tend to keep listening to popular songs only rather than exploring the full range available/
Buffet v tasting menu...
That's why I mix in "discovery mixes' into the mix.
The algorithms throw things at me I'd never get exposed to from artists I've never heard of..
This is a good example of someone I would never have heard of with out streaming.
She would never get played on mainstream stations and maybe not even an alternative station here in Texas because she's from up north..
Good to see you broadening your horizons and listening to something a bit different.
New one from Squeeze, followed by their 70's classic.
I went and saw Race last night.
-- Edited by Maddog on Saturday 31st of January 2026 05:06:19 PM
Could you dance, or was it one when you just sat around and listened?
There were some dancers, but this location is more of a music venue where folks listen..
Did you enjoy it?
We went to one last Sunday, good food and drink, a guitarist and singer, they are usually outside in the seating area but it was cold, so they came in....no dancing though.
Yes, this was a full band performance..While I enjoy acoustic sets the sound of a full band has a different energy.
This one hits a little harder because it was written by Kelsea about her current situation..