I do not use CDs anymore. Even in my car I have been using an Ipod as music source. Connected via the digital interface, the music quality is very good. At home all my music coms from mac/apple TV.

The maintenance of a music collection is much easier on PC than in big CD suitcases

I only use DVD blueray for watching a video every now and then

Hello All

Much the Same as Marc's post above:

I have a Beocenter 9300 more for Radio and looks and accessing Apple TV, than the CD Drive.

I have all my music on Apple TV purchased from Amazon normally where its cheaper than Itunes.

All my music is digital, i have an Ipod that is fully intergrated into a bluetooth car headunit.

Ipod sits in a draw and all functions access from the headunit.

I refuse to rentout DVD's from the local blockbusters as i prefer the better quality of Bluray.

If ever we listen to music throughout the house its via beolink vmem (apple TV).

The only thing people need to do is Backup, Backup & Backup

Those guys that use an Apple Mac to store their music and have a time capsule do not have to bother about backups :-)

Yeah very true.

Clever device that time capsule.

jk1002 wrote:

I am sure that DVDs and CDs will stick around for some more years, 5 at least.

But digital media will play an increasing role and thats why a proper video and music strategy is important.

The BS5 to me is a start. 

Agree with the 2 first sentences. Predicting the future is hard, but my guess is that in 5 years, the BS5 is too old and will not be supported anymore...

My strategy is a start with a good NAS in raid1 to store my music and video, CAT6/7 to every room where you want to listen or watch TV, and go from there.

DoubleU wrote:

 

My strategy is a start with a good NAS in raid1 to store my music and video,

Already converted my complete cd collection to wma lossless and starting (again) to rip my DVD collection with the help of DVD Fab.

Also recently build (stripped) an old p4 pc (45W idle) and installing FreeNAS on it. This way I haven't to invest in a (expensive) NAS, like Synology, QNAP etc. But with FreeNAS you're free to add drives as far as your pc-housing can have. Easily to use and free of costs.

One reason to stick with CDs for the time being.  Everything is unpredictable!

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/17/pink_floyd_albums_removed_from_itunes_after_record_contract_expires.html

Marc wrote:

 

Those guys that use an Apple Mac to store their music and have a time capsule do not have to bother about backups :-)

 

That is a dangerous assumption.

Now if you said TWO time capsules I would be able to sleep at night.

But even a time capsules drive can fail some day .....

Hello All

I'm a little frustrated by this thread, if for no other reason that I dont know where you all get your digital music from?!!!!!!!!!! I can never find the tracks I want at a reasonable bit rate, particularly if its a remix version of a track i really love- often its a 256 or lower bit rate. Even 320bit  tracks at times sound very disappointing! (Mind you some CD's Id say likewise, the recording engineers should be shot! Would never have happened in ABBA's studio!)

For me the CD is absolutely not dead, the sound is generally far superior, even compared to lossless mp3's (at least to my ear).

Then there's vinyl, which in my opinion is even better again, a much fuller sound with more detail- at least using my beogram 7000 and SMMC1 Stylus!

I love the convenience of digital, but the sound is often disappointing.. I've had friends actually say, oh those speakers arent as good as i would have thought, simply because mp3's sound rubbish.

My bind is, I cant find the tracks I want on CD and often have to download a low bit rate track or spend weeks searching download sights for what i want.

Bring on the ability to download lossless tracks and then I might commit to putting away my CD's.

Thats my ten pence worth!

David

I did Purchase all of my music from Itunes but found the same album on Amazon mp3 dept was half the price.

I have always been able to find the music i want and not had a problem.

I must admit that some tracks are less perfect than others since i have had my lab 9's.

I have never looked into buying lossless Mp3/MP4