No Stupid Questions

You call them "steamed jams" despite the fact you are obviously not billed?

I still rip music to MP3s.

I'm just gonna paste a response I had to another similar post a while back:

Not who you asked, but I can tell you where I’m at with that. My primary listening is on an mp3 player, and I also use a home server for listening on speakers/tv. Switching to a separate device used only for music has made my listening far more deliberate. When I pick up the player, I’m making a point to listen to music, not just have it on in the background like I used to. It’s also a pain in the ass (comparitively) to make playlists on it (I purposely chose a scroll-wheel style and no touch screen) so I’m listening to a lot of full albums now, which I never really did before, exposing me to a lot more than I used to since I don’t just throw the song or two I like on a playlist and leave the rest.

There’s been an interesting side effect that I didn’t expect: Being more deliberate with my listening has sharpened my ear to music, I hear music in movies and shows in a way I never used to, I’m beginning to recognize voices and band styles by ear, I actually focus on music now instead of it just being part of the background. As such, I find a lot of new music these days by looking up songs from movies and tv. For example, the most recent:

• I completely devoured the Sinners soundtrack. (Ludwig Göransson is a fave and I’ve always been a fan of Buddy Guy)

• Watching Dope Thief, I realized I never skipped the intro. Got me hooked on Little Simz

• James Gunn has some great taste. Beyond season 1 of Peacemaker, Season 2 has already got me absolutely loving Foxy Shazam, and after the latest ep I’ve been getting into Hardcore Superstar.

• Strangely enough, Rick and Morty has some bangers in the later seasons, and got me listening to stuff I never would have like Kishi Bashi.

Additionally, there’s the news. I’ve been listening to Bob Vylan and Kneecap, and only heard of them because they stood up to support Palestinians.

Not only has my listening become more deliberate, but my sourcing of new music has as well. No longer relying on an algorithm to do the work for me has allowed me to hone a new skill and learn how to find new music myself.

Yeah no. Vinyl for the win. They steam well too. Makes nice bowls for keys :) EDIT : Keys (not that kind!!) and other things

I'm old. I have this one in my drawer. At some point I might start using it again and leave phone at home.

I steam it because ironing melts the vinyl.

pirate .flac files

I "acquire" my music as flac files, and usually listen to them on my iPod.

gamepass to 30usd/month

a lot of microshit simp are in shambles and i bet price will go up again next year.

I stream my music files from my personal server. I also use an mp3 player when I know I'll be offline for an extended period.

500gb mp3 drive i have never streamed shit.

Just like broccoli.

I pay for Spotify, price hasn't raised in years. I pay for a family plan so mother people from my family (that live in different countries) can use it too.

I work on my computer, so I'm usually listening to music all day long, I have multiple playlists I alter depending on my mood, plus several albums as well. So, yeah, I think it's worth it for me. That being said if they removed the family sharing or increased their price drastically I would definitely consider alternatives.

I buy CDs a lot. I love CDs. I love ripping them.

I don't, I just play the thousands of mp3s I've collected over the years.

I am streaming my music, but from my own server at home.

I stream but from my own server.

I've got a collection curated over the last 15 years by my partner with over 40k tracks. I can shuffle and it will play for over 3 months without a repeat.

I prefer it poached or grilled, but I'll accept steamed

I have a Spotify account, but I rip them from there. Up to 400k songs now. I use PlexAmp to stream to my devices.

I've never paid for a streaming service. All my music is on my local device.

Honestly, steaming seems like a waste of time. What if I damage my music? The smell would be awful. Also it gets too noodley for my taste.

My problem is that I want to be able to get suggestions for music that I might like based on what I listen to. If I just downloaded music I like I'll just end up listening to that and nothing else.

I canceled spotify 2 yrs ago and switched to qobuz, music collection of 1500 songs. Some bought digitally, most ripped from cds. Happy as a clam!

I use bandcamp and buy cheesy jazz records.

I've been buying and ripping CDs since 2007. I average 8 per year, and it limits my music discovery speed a fair bit - but that's OK.

When someone suggests a new song/band, I listen on YouTube/Vevo, and put up with the ad. It's fine. It convinces me whether I want to buy their CD or not most of the time.

Yep I'm not streaming - waste of mobile data

Yeah it keeps the wrinkles out, but I'm in a damp climate. I don't want mildew.