Comments on: How I get my music

Audiophiliac blogger Steve Guttenberg has asked how users get their music. Here's my answer.

[BCF1968]

You say you wouldn't subscribe to a music subscription service unless it offered music DRM free. HOW would that work? How would a company be able to offer a SUBCRIPTION without DRM? Wouldn't someone just subscribe for a month then rip 100,000 songs then keep them if there wasn't DRM? I think you fail you understand the meaning of the word SUBSCRIPTION. I wouldn't see a DRM free music subscription model working unless you had to pay for a year in advance and they charged at least $30 a month.

[mirrordash]

They do offer SUBSCRIPTION music without DRM. It's called eMusic.com. Check it out.

[OStrolphant]

I disagree with your comment on used CDs. A large percentage of my CD collection I have gotten from used stores, whether they be online or near my house. I cannot remember a time when I needed to exchange the CD of raise any sort of issue with one exception and that was due to my own negligence so it is not the fault of the Used CD Market.

I often ask store owners "why would someone get rid of this album, this is terrific stuff!" and a lot of the answers are because people get married and have doubles of albums now, they have grown out of their old tastes, they have converted to MP3 and not longer need the physical material, or simply need the money. Not everyone is so conscious of their music collections. Not everyone has sentimental meaning in their music. I think your assumptions about used CD is a little off.

[nzamparello]

I go for the cd's 1st myself.. Itunes is actually alot cheaper in most cases... The average cd nowadays costs about 16$USD where I live and you can get a whole album on Itunes for about 10$ or less... However, I still prefer the cd... It feels more like it's "mine" then an aac or mp3 file..