On Sun 13-Sep-2026 8:21p, Aug@2:460/256.0 wrote:

Hi All...

Compact discs (CDs) are making a comeback and finding a new generation of buyers and connoisseurs across Canada as teenagers and young adults turn
to the once-declining format to find an affordable way to own music.

Why?

Of all the "retro" music formats, CD is probbably the last form I would actually start buying. Compared to open reel tape, I always thought CD to sound too tinny...

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On 15 Sep 26 18:02:34, Rug Rat said the following to Aug:

Of all the "retro" music formats, CD is probbably the last form I would actually start buying. Compared to open reel tape, I always thought CD to sound too tinny...

When the loudness-wars started with CD's, I largely stopped buying as well.

Atreyu

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On 15 Sep 26 20:15:38, Nigel Reed said the following to Aug:

If shipping wasn't so expensive, I'd have you offload my 3000+ CDs too.

Ha! When I was in my collecting-phase, mannnn I spent more on shipping on whatever obscure musical nonsense I insisted on collecting, than maybe what it was all worth in the end.

Nobody wants my collection. My daughter just streams everything off Spotify, to say nothing about the vintage hi-fi gear here I'm looking to get rid of.

Atreyu

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Re: Re: Compact discs (CDs) are making a com
By: Atreyu to Nigel Reed on Tue Sep 15 2026 22:07:11

Ha! When I was in my collecting-phase, mannnn I spent more on shipping on whatever obscure musical nonsense I insisted on collecting, than maybe what it was all worth in the end.

Growing up, my parents never listened to music so I spent a lot of time on my own listening to the radio and I'd hear the occasional song that I liked so I'd go out and get the 7" single. I don't think I ever bought an album in my life until I bought a copy of Hunting High and Low from a friend at school. Still, my musical tastes were pretty limited. I mostly enjoyed new wave/synthpop of the era.

It was a long time until I got into oldies (60's) and rock like The Stones or The Who.

I have been buying up 7" singles (45 rpms for 'merkins) 100 in a box for $18 shipped. You never know, you might find a gem or two.
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Why?

Of all the "retro" music formats, CD is probably the last form I would actually start buying. Compared to open reel tape, I always thought CD to sound too tinny...

I am guessing portability, availability, and durability. While cassettes and 8-tracks are also portable, they would fail one or two of the other "tests." Finding something to play them on would also be a challenge.

IIRC, vinyl has also made somewhat of a comeback in recent years with younger people who are not looking for portability.

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