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Igottago · 08-09-2014, 12:57 PM

Maybe I'm just stuck in the digital past, but I still can't take the step towards subscription services. I don't know if I like the idea of renting music. Any time you cancel a subscription, that music and anything you've discovered since, is now inaccessible to you.

This might sound archaic to some, but I recommend to the OP -- get an iPod (classic 160 GB), and rip all your CD's through iTunes. Make sure you have a hard drive big enough to store all the files a decent Bitrate. Personally I think 256 is good enough but it'll depend on how it sounds to you through your speakers and headphones. Transfer all the music to the iPod, and you are good to go. Buy anything new from the iTunes store. Its just an easy, effective, centralized solution for what you want to do.

Also with an iPod you'll never have to worry about having an internet connection, moving songs on and off, the battery will last forever, and there are loads of accessories to help you use it in different situations. This is what I still use, and I think my iPod classic is still better for music than any cell phone, app or subscription. Oh, and iTunes files have no drm anymore, so the files are yours to store, duplicate, and use with any device you ever own.

08-09-2014, 12:57 PM	#20
Igottago Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Vancouver Exp:	Maybe I'm just stuck in the digital past, but I still can't take the step towards subscription services. I don't know if I like the idea of renting music. Any time you cancel a subscription, that music and anything you've discovered since, is now inaccessible to you. This might sound archaic to some, but I recommend to the OP -- get an iPod (classic 160 GB), and rip all your CD's through iTunes. Make sure you have a hard drive big enough to store all the files a decent Bitrate. Personally I think 256 is good enough but it'll depend on how it sounds to you through your speakers and headphones. Transfer all the music to the iPod, and you are good to go. Buy anything new from the iTunes store. Its just an easy, effective, centralized solution for what you want to do. Also with an iPod you'll never have to worry about having an internet connection, moving songs on and off, the battery will last forever, and there are loads of accessories to help you use it in different situations. This is what I still use, and I think my iPod classic is still better for music than any cell phone, app or subscription. Oh, and iTunes files have no drm anymore, so the files are yours to store, duplicate, and use with any device you ever own. __________________ A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains: "I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified" -- Frank Musil - Early January 1994 Last edited by Igottago; 08-09-2014 at 01:03 PM.