02-07-2017, 12:34 PM
(02-07-2017, 11:11 AM)Wyche Wrote: There was a great one in Louisville called ear-x-tacy. It was two stories, and each floor was huge. It closed a few years ago. I was pissed off. This damn streaming shit is for the birds. It has destroyed one of my favorite passtimes, browsing record shops. I could do it for hours. Not only that, the bit rate is half that of a CD, the sound quality just isn't there.....not to mention the warm, fuzzy sound of an LP. I still the get the hard copy, and download to computer......I would be furious if my vast collection was lost at the whim of some asshole creating a virus, or the crash of a hard drive. I'll keep my CDs, thank you.
Before I moved to the Louisville area late last year I asked my Indianapolis shop (Luna Music. Great, great store) where I should buy my records down here. They said Guestroom Records was the best shop in town. Haven't made it down yet, but am really hoping to when I get the chance.
I also have to have a physical copy of stuff. But, like you, I download it to the computer. I do most of my listening on my iPod (I'm going to cry when/if it finally breaks down), but having the record or CD or cassette or whatever just makes me feel good.
