Relevance of buying music?

Posted by: cat345 on 26 February 2012

Hi,

 

Should I consider that soon anyone with an internet connection will be able to stream high definition music from online music providers? This would have many advantages as one could have access to far more titles and genres as well as music that is not available anymore.

 

If you consider money invested over time when building a personal music library, it is easy to figure out that this traditional method is far more expensive than what a monthly subscription would cost in the long term.

Posted on: 26 February 2012 by George Fredrik

But as we all know ... one day you are all fine and dandy, and next month you are without your former well paid job. You might call a personal collection of music a spiritual asset at that point, when you can no longer afford to subscribe for streamed music. 

 

For me such a service would be more akin to radio, offering the chance to listen to music perhaps just once, used determine whether I might actually want to own the right to use the recording forever for a one-off cost ...

 

ATB from George

Posted on: 26 February 2012 by The Strat (Fender)

When is this great revolution in the availability (on a grand scale not just the limited offerings that are available now) of high-res music either to download to buy or stream going to occur. I'm waiting........

 

Strat

Posted on: 26 February 2012 by cat345
Originally Posted by George Fredrik:

But as we all know ... one day you are all fine and dandy, and next month you are without your former well paid job. You might call a personal collection of music a spiritual asset at that point, when you can no longer afford to subscribe for streamed music. 

 

For me such a service would be more akin to radio, offering the chance to listen to music perhaps just once, used determine whether I might actually want to own the right to use the recording forever for a one-off cost ...

 

ATB from George

Good point George but I presume that the possibility of buying downloads and stock it on memory sticks or hd's will still be available for the music that is most important. There are thousands of internet radio stations of which you don't have any control about the content but having the possibility to request any music stream on-the-fly is much more appealing.  

Posted on: 26 February 2012 by cat345
Originally Posted by The Strat (Fender):

When is this great revolution in the availability (on a grand scale not just the limited offerings that are available now) of high-res music either to download to buy or stream going to occur. I'm waiting........

 

Strat

All things come to he who waits...

Posted on: 26 February 2012 by Bart
Originally Posted by cat345:
Originally Posted by The Strat (Fender):

When is this great revolution in the availability (on a grand scale not just the limited offerings that are available now) of high-res music either to download to buy or stream going to occur. I'm waiting........

 

Strat

All things come to he who waits...

Cat, you did use the word "soon" in your original post.  Whilst that is a relative term, I submit that the answer is "not soon enough" for those who want to listen to music TONIGHT.  And next week . . .

 

I look forward to the emergence of new technologies. In the meantime, life goes on and I want to listen.

Posted on: 26 February 2012 by cat345

You are right Bart. I must have been carried away with too much anticipation!

Posted on: 27 February 2012 by winkyincanada

I think people like to own things. They also like to collect. There is something not quite as satisfying about a subscription service to me. I can't really see the day I'd stop buying music, even if it is just 1s and 0s on a drive.