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1. pkthunder · 1790939090 · 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. Hoodedcrow · 1790939394 · focus · HN ↗

      Seems like CDs are redundant here though, given that they get digitized anyway.

      1. pmontra · 1790941962 · focus · HN ↗

         They are the backup. A music CD can last for a long time. Proof: my father CDs from about 35 years ago still work.

         1. TFNA · 1790945059 · focus · HN ↗

            Not only are CDs the backup, but in some genres like classical music, the liner notes have some exclusive information that never made it to the web. I rarely take a CD down from the shelves where they now serve as mere room decor, but when I do, I often learn something new.

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