Returning to CD's and changing taste in music

[ianshreeve27@]

I was recently given a large CD collection and an old Marantz CD63 player. Lots of albums I owned back in the day, first on vinyl and then on CD. Two things have struck me

Listening to CD's again means I'm listening to a whole album, and reading the notes lyrics etc as well. I'm finding this hugely enjoyable. I'm not about to stop streaming, but I'm amazed at the difference it has made

Also, it's made me aware of how much my taste in music has changed in the last 20 (?) years. The CD's I was given have changed how I listen, but I've also realised I don't like a lot of them and am going to have to build a collection that matches my new, older, tastes

 

[Steve983]

Good for you.

 

[Messiah]

Listening to CD's again means I'm listening to a whole album, and reading the notes lyrics etc as well. I'm finding this hugely enjoyable.

Same for me.

Whilst I have never stopped listening to CD’s, they did take a back seat to streaming for a while simply due to the convenience of streaming and other family members listening to their playlists.

Now that my main hifi is in a dedicated space, I do primarily use CD’s when I use it and, like you, will listen to whole album again.

What does differ (to you) is that my music taste is (mainly) still stuck in the 90’s/00’s. 😊

 

[TRIPLE A]

Same here, I recently added a CD transport to my setup and since then have had various CDs play all the way through - without having to change sides or discs lol - which is a real joy. I just got a big box of over 50 CDs from Music Magpie for an absolute song, with some right awesome sounding discs included too! Happy listening

 

[RoA]

I also have recently added a CD Transport and TT again. Mostly streaming these days I only buy hard copies of music I have liked for years, mostly Jazz and Classical and I only buy either new or vgc+ or better for records. A select few and it will never again be a large collection, same for CD's. It is too easy to get carried away by bargain buys and short lived fads only to find half your space is taken up by stuff you'll never use.