The point is that youth are looking for inexpensive source of music

> that they can take anywhere on any device.

Portability of CD's isn't the best considering the size of CD players. Also, it's probably cheaper to DL a music file, assuming you can't
find it at no cost in a million other places, than to buy a CD at
retail prices. A Used one would be another story.. Luck dependent.

I think the kids are looking at the CD as a source, as I mentioned.

>Then they rip the tunes they want to files.

That would work. I made Cassette tapes from LP's in the distant past
before Digital players were a thing.. I know it can be done but I
haven't tried ripping music files from an LP Record. I think I have
the equipment needed to do it, but maybe not high enough quality to
make decent music files.

Authentic (pressed) CDs have lossless audio sources.

>Burned CDs can vary.

I was thinking the same but they haven't pressed CD's in some time
(mid 90's) so, only those old ones, assuming they are not scratched
up, would have the best sound quality.

The big labels don't press new CDs anymore? I don't believe that.

That's what came up online but possibly it's not universal..
Another search online said that FEW CD's are pressed these days
but some are still done, but mostly by independant artists and
smaller labels, that the big labels mostly don't do much of it.
Maybe they have a premium line of some releases?

I suspect the idea is like vinyl records making a comeback.
People thinking they are better than what is new, and maybe they are.

I think young people are poor - a continuing subscription-based system

>is not sustainable in the long run? ???

Most kids I know have more disposable income than I do.. B)

Or.. they are simply testing alternative sources for a while.

>And maybe the hunt is cool.

True, be new and different than your friends, and then put it
all out there on Social Media.. B)

I own more Records and Cassette tapes than music CD's, although I
have a pretty good collection of music files on my devices.

Me.. about 800 45s. 1100 LPs. 2500-3000 CDs

I'm talking dozen's not thousands so you win..

Not many cassette originals. I tended to buy the LP version and

>create my own cassette.

Yes, that's what I did. I have a lot of LP Records that were only
played once to make a Cassette and then were packed away.

I back up my music data files on DVD's since I trust them more
than flash drives not to go 'bad', but I don't play music from them.

I've gravitated to Spotify over the years. Good enough for now.

I mostly just play music quietly while doing eMail, all from MP3
files on the computer.. About 850 pieces.

I do have streaming apps on my devices for playing music stations
from pretty much all over the world, but I rarely used that after
I installed it and made sure it worked..

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