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How do you buy music?

I still buy CDs locally
7
21%
I buy CDs from a web site (ie: Amazon)
3
9%
I use itunes or something similar
11
32%
I copy music from my friends
2
6%
I use limewire or something like that (shame)
11
32%
I still use records, cassettes, or eight tracks
No votes
0%
By Knucklehead
Registration Days Posts
#173367
Even though I have an Ipod, I still buy cds and rip them to my computer and then to my Ipod. I like having the cd still. I don't trust the whole credit card thing on itunes, and I also don't have time to sit there and download all that. So I take 2 minutes and run in New life and get the CD. So this brings me to my question, how many of you have moved totally to i-tunes or something like that? And since the poll part is anonymous, I'll add some tricky options.
By SuperJon
Registration Days Posts
#173368
I haven't bought music in probably 7-8 years.
By LUconn
Registration Days Posts
#173371
I really don't buy music very often. I'm kind of stuck in the same era of music. But when I do buy music, I get it off of ebay. I don't really ever buy any brand new stuff so I get it for like $2.
By Knucklehead
Registration Days Posts
#173372
How recent stuff are you able to get that cheap?
By LUconn
Registration Days Posts
#173375
the last thing I bought was a CD released in '06. Really you can get anything for that cheap though. If somebody bought a CD and decided they didn't like it, it's gonna wind up on ebay.
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By flamesbball84
Registration Days Posts
#173379
I normally stick to CDs. Although I recently downloaded an album off Amazon MP3 because the CD was no longer being produced and that was the only website I could find where you could download it. I couldn't even find it on a bittorrent website to download illegally. I burned them onto CD once I downloaded them. I don't trust hard drives to be the only source of my music...
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By Cider Jim
Registration Days Posts
#173417
I buy 8-tracks off of Ebay. 8)
By phoenix
Registration Days Posts
#173560
When I buy it, I use iTunes -- usually because I've got a gift card. If I've got an Amazon card instead, I'll use it. I haven't spent my own money on music in a long time.
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By BJWilliams
Registration Days Posts
#173575
I am a mix between iTunes and CDs. If there is a particular song I like I will usually just get the track off iTunes if I can find it.
By ATrain
Registration Days Posts
#173626
I pirate using Ares
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By qkslvrsrfrboy
Registration Days Posts
#173635
what is ares? I use etcetera forums, shareminer, or other random ones I cant think of
By thepostman
#173641
this isn't a choice, but this is what I do...I download music using bit torrent, then if I really like a cd I will go out and buy it either on itunes or at a store...but if it is one of my favorite bands I will go ahead and just buy it. Normally if I buy a cd I go out and buy it, there is just something about opening up a cd with the album art and all that...anyways, thats what i do...
By ATrain
Registration Days Posts
#173650
qkslvrsrfrboy wrote:what is ares? I use etcetera forums, shareminer, or other random ones I cant think of
Ares is a Bittorrent program...its available for free, but there are a couple places that'll charge you to get it.
By TDDance234
Registration Days Posts
#173653
I use Ruckus and then transfer to my iPod.
By BrysOn_G
Registration Days Posts
#173700
i'm a thief on Ares also.
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By flamesbball84
Registration Days Posts
#173719
actually, if a album i want is significant cheaper (like $3-$4 less) to download off itunes/amazon than it is to buy it at best buy or any other store, i'll probably just download it and burn it on cd and save the money.

i downloaded a bunch of albums on spiralfrog.com today. it's free, but the songs have DRM and you have to renew your free license on the website every 30 days for the songs to work. but I have a program that removes the DRM so I don't have to do that :).
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By JDUB
Registration Days Posts
#173805
i either go ares or get it from a friend, generally a friend with ares or that just has wayy too many cd's
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By adam42381
Registration Days Posts
#173848
I download a lot of music off torrent websites using uTorrent. I still buy a decent amount of cds if it's an artist I really like. I own somewhere around 300 cds but I have nearly 9000 songs on my PC.

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