Why own music? For me:
  • My LPs and CDs have higher fidelity than I can get streaming
  • I can be sure they will always be available. Some of what I like isn't mainstream, and that means it may be dropped by the pay-streaming networks
  • I can make a "mix tape" and play it in the car. Especially useful for long distance driving


Examples: The first Tchaikovsky Symphony #6 was conducted by Eugene Ormandy. Tchaikovsky reportedly wept when composing this, and it was boring.

Coming back from Tampa, I heard it on the college radio station, and it was a very emotional rendition, tempos dynamics and balance made it so you could hear him weeping. I stopped the car before I drove out of range of the station, then called the station. The conductor was Kurt Masur, and I bought that disc. I gave the Ormandy disc to Goodwill. I hope someone liked it.

I have the CD recorded live when I was in Prague of Dvorak's ninth.

Plenty more reasons like this.

Why do I not want to own these?


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Bob "Notes" Norton smile Norton Music
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