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Sandi Bixler's avatar

Definitely a sign of the times. No one under the age of "older than dirt" buys vinyl, cds, dvds, etc. Why would they? You can stream everything on paid services and a lot on free. Bluetooth speakers have great sound and quality. No need for all the equipment to play the "old style" formats, just use your phone and bluetooth speaker.

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Alan Sobkowiak's avatar

I still have my hundreds of vinyl records and thousands of CDs, but lately, I do tend to stream more than anything else. Thankfully, most of the new bands I follow are on Bandcamp, so that is a great way to enjoy them on the Bluetooth speaker.

More than anything though, is the realization that I still listen to music daily, but so differently. When I was a teen, I figured I would have a room full of records that I'd have to carry with me everywhere I moved. The reality is that for all but a small percentage, I can listen to them all off my phone. Never would I ever have considered that.

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