How many cd's do you buy a week?

bigaudiofanatic
bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
edited March 2010 in Music & Movies
I find myself buying at least 4 or 5 cd's a week "sometimes less". Just wondering how many other people buy or order.
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  • CCNJ
    CCNJ Posts: 384
    edited March 2010
    I usually go to a local discount store about once a month and pickup about 10 CDs. I was bored tonight and ordered 5 online via amazon.
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  • phipiper10
    phipiper10 Posts: 955
    edited March 2010
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    I find myself buying at least 4 or 5 cd's a week "sometimes less". Just wondering how many other people buy or order.


    that's "fanatical" ;)
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2010
    Generally 2-3, but sometimes more, and sometimes none at all.

    I also buy a lot of box sets...which can be anywhere from 3-10 CD's...so I don't know what category that would fall into exactly.
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  • Norm Apter
    Norm Apter Posts: 1,036
    edited March 2010
    I go in bursts too. Sometimes I'll order 4 or 5 at once, but then will go several weeks without purchasing anything. Lately I've been downloading dozens of Floyd and Zeppelin shows from the 70s, which is much easier on the wallet ;)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    I voted that I barely buy CDs. However, I was buying one to two CDs a month not including several SACDs per month when I was a member of Yourmusic.com. Alas finances prohibit this practice at the time.

    I have however purchased 25, 50 up to 100 LPs a month but again, finances prohibit this practice at the time. GG was my main source and I get an ache in my heart not being able to help out the Glithen's Center. Hopefully the financial situation will improve and I'll be able to go back to my music purchases as well as my obsessive gear upgrades.
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  • Pycroft
    Pycroft Posts: 1,960
    edited March 2010
    Log me in as rarely buying CD's...mostly because I have all I need, not because I don't use them :)
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited March 2010
    You should add downloading to the poll.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2010
    I buy probably 1-2 a MONTH.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited March 2010
    steveinaz wrote: »
    I buy probably 1-2 a MONTH.

    What he said :p

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited March 2010
    If it ain't on VINYL I don't want it. I might buy 2 or three cd's a year.
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited March 2010
    I didn't vote, b/c i don't consider myself someone who rarely picks up CDs especially since i've gotten into audio in the last 6 months , but I get 2 or 3 new ones a month
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I voted that I barely buy CDs. However, I was buying one to two CDs a month not including several SACDs per month when I was a member of Yourmusic.com. Alas finances prohibit this practice at the time.

    I have however purchased 25, 50 up to 100 LPs a month but again, finances prohibit this practice at the time. GG was my main source and I get an ache in my heart not being able to help out the Glithen's Center. Hopefully the financial situation will improve and I'll be able to go back to my music purchases as well as my obsessive gear upgrades.

    I forgot to mention the two or three CDs a month I used to purchase from Mapleshade Records. I wish Pierre' sold LPs as his CDs are extraordinary and would imagine if he had a vinyl press they would too.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    BlueFox wrote: »
    His CDs are outstanding. Best I have ever heard. Maybe someday I will do a Karma thing and give mine away. While the recording is stellar, most that I have purchased do not have many, if any, songs I care to listen to more than the inital time.

    His last catalog said he was going to be getting into vinyl. Although I will NEVER go back to that medium, if I did I would buy his turntable with upgrade package. At only $4K it is probably a great audio bargin.

    http://shop.mapleshadestore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=KUZMAMOD-PK

    I've done a couple of karmas to spread the good news about Mapleshade's CDs.

    I must have missed the "getting back into vinyl" quote in the last catalog. I find this very exciting.

    Why won't you consider going back to vinyl?
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited March 2010
    I can't really answer this poll since there's no option for my situation. I buy a CD whenever an artist I like releases an album. There's no real formula to how many I buy in a week could be several....could be none. I used to blind buy a lot when my local mom and pop record store was still in business and discovered a lot of great bands that way, but they're long gone now. I visit a lot of music blogs now and sample some of the music that way. If it's any good and I'll listen to it I go out and support them by buying their albums

    Nearest one on the horizon is the new Band of Horses album coming in May.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited March 2010
    Almost never. Unless something is good at Goodwill. I bought 30 cds there once, all classical for $.90 a cd once though.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited March 2010
    I'm with the majority, I rarely buy.
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2010
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    If it ain't on VINYL I don't want it. I might buy 2 or three cd's a year.


    John, just curious...Do you have any SACD's, or an SACD player? If so, hearing some SACD's may change that thought a bit.;)

    I tend to vastly prefer vinyl to redbook CD's, but nothing can touch SACD's for SQ in my experience.


    Seriously...If you haven't experienced SACD yet, you really need to! SACD's sound best when being piped through SDA's too, of course.:)
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited March 2010
    I rarely buy CDs anymore. I only buy when something that I consider worthwile comes out, which in the past 7 years is very very rare.

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  • blakeh
    blakeh Posts: 491
    edited March 2010
    10-12 a week or thereabouts. Rarely less, but sometimes more.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    John, just curious...Do you have any SACD's, or an SACD player? If so, hearing some SACD's may change that thought a bit.;)

    I tend to vastly prefer vinyl to redbook CD's, but nothing can touch SACD's for SQ in my experience.


    Seriously...If you haven't experienced SACD yet, you really need to! SACD's sound best when being piped through SDA's too, of course.:)

    SACDs sound great. I would put SACD on a par with vinyl. They both sound awesome but different. There still isn't anything that compares to the vinyl sound. IMHO, the big difference between SACD and vinyl is that SACD presents more weight to the music but lacks the open, airyness of vinyl.:)
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,195
    edited March 2010
    Without the snap, crackle and pop but with mo' better natural, flowing and complete bass.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    I don't suffer the snap, crackle or pop except with very old, very played out records, of which I usually buy a new one if I love the music. Keeping the records clean and stored properly usually keeps the noise to a minimum.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,195
    edited March 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I love the music.
    I agree.

    Oh yeah, 30 a month to 0 a month. Finances, listening time, new recommendations and life dictates. Personally, I'm all over the map when it comes to how many CD's I purchase in any given time.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited March 2010
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    John, just curious...Do you have any SACD's, or an SACD player? If so, hearing some SACD's may change that thought a bit.;)

    I tend to vastly prefer vinyl to redbook CD's, but nothing can touch SACD's for SQ in my experience.


    Seriously...If you haven't experienced SACD yet, you really need to! SACD's sound best when being piped through SDA's too, of course.:)
    I do have SACD and a few discs. They sound fantastic, but for the cost per disc vs. vinyl. vinyl wins every time. The other thing is it gets my fat lazy **** off the sofa to flip the record.:D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I do have SACD and a few discs. They sound fantastic, but for the cost per disc vs. vinyl. vinyl wins every time. The other thing is it gets my fat lazy **** off the sofa to flip the record.:D

    . . . not to mention it forces you to listen to every track per side thus enabling you to enjoy some cuts that you would normally just skip over with the conveniece of CD/SACD and realize what you have been missing by skipping those tracks.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited March 2010
    At any one time during the week, I have at least 2 to 3 CDs in transit to me by FedEx, USPS, or other carriers.

    On the other hand, I hardly buy new CDs at brick-and-mortar stores. Used CDs at my local music store....yes, but I hardly ever buy any CD from Walmart/Target/Best Buy.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited March 2010
    I usually buy from fye because they have them for 10 bucks each. Once in a while walmart but if I can I like to use amazon.
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited March 2010
    .... downloads have put pressure on CD sales.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited March 2010
    Define downloads? If you mean the illegal kind I do not even count them as yes they do take away from cd sales but the quality of the music is crap. If you are talking about like itunes and amazon yes even more so than they use to be.
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  • AGUERRA
    AGUERRA Posts: 147
    edited March 2010
    i cant remember the last cd i bought. crazy thats how long its been
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