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I get the idea of playing the entire album if the entire album doesn't suck. On the other hand as a teenager and broke E1 in the military I remember spending $18 for a CD that had 2 good songs on it. Adjusted for inflation, that's $32, or $16 a song that actually wanted. I most likely have far more invested in CDs and tapes (vinyl was before my time). Now the song I want is $1.20 on iTunes. Millienials just listen to Spotify and Pandora.
The thing about albums is that sometimes you don't like them at first listen.
I had to listen to some of my favorite records took several times before I "got it".
Probably the most well known example of this is the Beach Boys Pet Sounds album.
It is very complex, hard to take in even with many listens.
I have quite a few vinyl albums that I wore out. Now I have them on CD and they don't wear out.
No, I was born in '74. I am a techie though so yes, I opt for new technology faster than most.
But seriously, a CD can hold 10-15 songs... do you want to keep changing CDs every 10-15 songs? I have 3000 songs on my USB drive that is the size of my thumbnail. The thought of carrying around loads of CDs and then opening one of those big CD storage folders that resemble small suitcases just sounds ridiculous.
In addition a CD player is motorized, prone to jamming, skipping etc. and solid state has no such issues. In addition, random access is much faster with a USB drive vs a CD player which can be really slow as the laser has to re-align and refocus to each new area.
The thing about albums is that sometimes you don't like them at first listen.
I had to listen to some of my favorite records took several times before I "got it".
Probably the most well known example of this is the Beach Boys Pet Sounds album.
It is very complex, hard to take in even with many listens.
I have quite a few vinyl albums that I wore out. Now I have them on CD and they don't wear out.
My CDs eventually got scratched. My CD case was over packed and the CDs closest to the rings of the binder ended up getting trashed. Plus the whole disc swapping thing while driving was way worse than texting and driving. MP3's last forever.
Not on any car I'm ever gonna own.
Almost all luxury cars still have them and that's what I'm going to buy.
If I live too long, I'll just buy an older, low mileage luxury car. I'm already done that a few times.
Technically, newer cars aren't offering a CD player anymore... it's a DVD player that can also play CDs. None of our cars have just a CD player anymore, I imagine only low budget cars would have them now.
I remember the Lexus LS was one of the last cars offering a tape/cd player combo. Given the demographic that buys those cars, it's not surprising.
It was the Lexus SC around 2009 or so.
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