CD's or streaming?? Debate #1

[Mellope]

i only stream new release albums upon release.
if i like what i hear i purchase a physical copy on either vinyl or compact disk

streaming all your music does not help artists as the pittance they earn is not worth it (unless you are a Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran) where you will get hundreds of millions of streams, even then they are not earning what they rightfully deserve

streaming is great for fans, like you said, "you can stream your favorites for free" but detrimental to the careers of the musicians.

streaming is just a one dimensional sound of cluttered sound, at least vinyl and cds have dimension and feel through the right system

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as a footnote, i have never downloaded a single song from the internet, nor have i purchased a copy of anything from a streaming provider.

I do agree that CDs support the artist a lot more. Despite a CD being a one-time purchase (which does equate to a lot), I wouldn’t say it’s super detrimental to the artist (unless they have no other source of income). If you want to support your favorite artists, then buying a CD is a great way to do so, but it doesn’t necessarily make CDs better overall.