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Why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl

70 points · 109 comments · beardyw

  1. pkthunder · · focus · HN ↗
    I’ve been going through my own personal revival of physical media - mostly audio. I don’t miss streaming at all.

    Every CD I buy gets ripped to a NAS that hosts the music behind Navidrone where I can stream to my vehicle using Play:Sub (thanks to Tailscale for enabling all of this to work for me!).

    I am just so enamored with being able to get the best of both worlds - my own music, anywhere.

    I do wish I could figure out some sort of recommendation system to find new magic, though. Obviously not to steam new/unowned songs, just to point me in a direction next time I go to the store.

    1. frameset · · focus · HN ↗
      Last.fm is still around. Some Navidrome clients work with it, and it can point you to artists you might like.
      1. pkthunder · · focus · HN ↗
        Love it, but honestly I’m trying to decouple from services like this.

        Although, it’s not a critical-path item..

        1. anticorporate · · focus · HN ↗
          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;listenbrainz.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;listenbrainz.org&#x2F; is an open source alternative to Last.fm that I can confirm works with Navidrome. You can also self host it if you would prefer to keep your listen history private.
          1. pkthunder · · focus · HN ↗
            Love love love to see this, thank you for making my day!
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