I never stopped buying them.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! They’re a great buy! Have a great day! God bless! 😊🙏

New subscriber from California and I agree with everything you said about buying albums and CDs. I still pick up vinyl once a year, but my collection consists of CDs. CD is my favorite medium, a lot cheaper, easier to move around. I’m a CDer FOR LIFE!😊

I was listening to 100% vinyl until one fateful day at Goodwill. I came across a Sony CDP-970 for $10. The tray opened so I thought I'd give it a shot. I brought it home and put on Styx - The Grand Illusion that I had bought for 25 cents. It sounded just as good as my much pricier vinyl setup! Since then I've been buying used CDs anywhere I can find them. I still have all my vinyl but I probably spend more time listening to CDs unless the vinyl pressing is just vastly superior.

@Sarge_72

Ай бұрын

Exactly this - right now if I buy anything on Vinyl it's to complete a certain collection - I am focusing now on CD box sets that came in the LP sized boxes with the big books - same 'artwork experience' better sound

i found a kenny rogers, love will turn you around vinyl at goodwill for $2 and it was in perfect condition with the liner notes and mail in order form for kenny merch lol

CDs are still affordable especially used simply because there are more albums on CD than vinyl. You can still get CDs cheap, but I would say the golden age of used CDs is over. 2008 to 2018 people were dumping whole CD collections off at the thrift stores. Thrift stores were getting thousands of CDs every week. They would just stack them up on tables for just one dollar each at one point it got down to fifty cents each just because they had so many CDs coming in, they had nowhere to put them. I would go in and buy fifty to sixty CDs every week. When they got down to fifty cents one week I bought over one hundred CDs. I'm not going back to vinyl I like to listen to my CDs and burn to my computer and stream them to my stereo. I currently have four thousand CDs I stopped at that because I really have all the music I actually like.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for you well put comment! Also 4000 is a good stopping point! 😂😂😂 God bless! 😊🙏

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

2 ай бұрын

4000! That’s enough to last a lifetime i’d say! If CDS have a revival like vinyl you’re gonna be a rich man! 😂😂😂 Thanks for your post. God bless! 😊🙏

@RobertQuant

20 күн бұрын

Cds forever better sound quality and u own the music 🎶 cds 💿 forever let’s keep it alive 📀📀📀🤘🤘💿🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@RobertQuant

10 күн бұрын

@@RudysmusicforthemassesI own more than that but I need more bookshelves 😅

I'm Still Have My CD Players; I Have 2 200 Disc Changer, A 50 Disc Changer & A 6 Disc Changer..I'm A Old School Person Pushing 60 Years Old!!!!

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Wow a 200 disc changer! Thats heavy duty! Keep pushing Henry and God bless! 😊🙏

I collect both vinyl and CDs as well and love them both

Nice video. I love vinyl, but the prices they have been currently taking have been pushing me to buy CDs, which I love anyway. For example, a few days ago I purchased 3 new CDs online from a record store here in Mexico. All three cost me US$15 including shipping. Those same three titles, on eBay, cost me $182 dollars + shipping to Mexico.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Luis! I appreciate you subscribing to the channel. I know quite a few people who are laying low on vinyl for now. You wouldn’t get one final record for $15… If you want music in a physical format CDs are the way to go. Have a great weekend and God bless! 😊🙏

I prefer CDs over vinyl, mainly due to space and cost. I buy and sell both new and used. Currently have over 4600 CDs in my collection. As long as CDs are around, I'll never stop buying them!

@RobertQuant

10 күн бұрын

Same here buddy ima always buy cds. 💿 and sell them to make money Better sound quality u own the music and u suppoort the artist 🧑‍🎨 💿💿📀📀💿💿💿💽💽💽💽💪💪💪💪🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

CDs forever as the best physical media 👍

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

3 ай бұрын

They will sound the same as the day you bought them 50 years from now! Have a great day! God bless! 😊🙏

@RobertQuant

10 күн бұрын

Cds forever better sound quality u own the music and help the artist gets payed 💪💪💪🫵🫵🫵🫵💿💿💿🤟🤟💽💽📀📀

Great video - I grew up with vinyl, but by the time I was making my own money, Cassettes & CDs were the way to go. I still buy vinyl here & there, but get angry when they sound like crap lol. My CD collection has grown from 200ish to 600 in the last few years…. Just in ‘24 I’ve picked up almost 100…. 😂 paying a touch more than you as I like to support local stores…but still the math adds up ! 100 CDs for about $350 …. I priced them all out in a mix of new & used Vinyl…. $2200 😮

@johnbrentford5513

2 ай бұрын

A lot of vinyl sounds like crap especially from the 70s.

Yes. I still rock CD’s mostly DVD’s music videos.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi Steve! Can’t go wrong rocking the cds! I came across a couple of cool music DVDs i’ll share in my next video. Take care & God Bless! 😊🙏

Rudy, great video. I agree with you. No way you can bet the price and sound of CD's. Thank you again.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi Brian and Thanks for supporting the channel! Have a blessed week! 😊🙏

Flea markets and thrift stores are now CD paradises. In European terms 0.50 euros to a maximum of 1.50 euros for a CD album. Compilations 0.20 cents. I used to have a lot of vinyl too, but it's unaffordable. Now I can hunt for CDs every week for little money. Mostly in very good condition.

I will always buy CDS as long as they are still available. I have that Bonnie Raitt CD also. One of her best. I still have my original vinyl of "Ask Rufus." It was given to me by the late uncle. He got me into a lot of different genres of music that I listen to today.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

D.Washington, Looks like we share some of the same tastes in music! That’s cool you still have the Ask Rufus lp your uncle gave you! My late uncle Nathaniel was in a soul group back in the 70s got me into a lot of the Motown artist. Thanks for supporting the channel & God Bless! 😊🙏

Hey Rudy! I hope you are doing well! I used to collect vinyl, but now I only buy cds, much cheaper, easier to store, easier to carry with me, they are just my one and only choice. Funny you mentioned Chaka Khan, I was just listening to her older music this morning. She is great. I buy my cds from Amazon and from a few used cds shops here in Athens. Unfortunately, a lot of record stores have closed and that’s a real shame. I just love browsing for hours! Favorite pastime ever! Have a lovely Thursday Rudy, God bless! I will check out the channel you mentioned, thanks ☀️☀️☀️🎼💿📀💿📀💿📀💿

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi Eleni! I’m doing great & I hope you are too! Was real happy to come across the Chaka Khan LP! Always good to see your posts! Have a blessed week & God Bless! 😊🙏

Great video Rudy, yes I have to agree how undervalued Compact Discs are, I love records but cds sound so good, I buy them for around the same price in pounds in the UK. And its exciting looking for them in thrift stores etc, Many thanks for the interesting content 😀.

The guys in marketing are killing it with selling LP's. However I am killing it with the used CD marketplace. I have discovered many great artists that I otherwise would never have invested in. I know of one thrift store selling them for 25 cents. Great times for CD collecting.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi Brian, That’s wild CDS for 25 cents! And you’re right… for prices like that you get to try out so many different genres of music! Great times indeed! God bless! 😊🙏

Once is enough. Had about 2000 cd's at my peak.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

2000! That’s impressive! Thanks for watching & God Bless! 😊🙏

Hi Rudy. I'm with you all the way, concerning vinyl v CD . Totally understand about living must come first. My daughter brought me a brand new CD for Christmas, Queen at the Rainbow live, so it's rare to get a brand new CD .

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Peter! I hope you and your daughter had a great Christmas together! Always good to see your posts! Queen at the Rainbow live! Now that’s a gift! God Bless Peter! 😊🙏

Good stuff! Just found your channel. I’m all about CD’s. I have somewhere around 2500 or so. I recently scored big at a library sale. 75 CD’s for .25 each.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I’m glad you’re enjoying the content! I love it when you come across those nice scores like the one you got at the library sale! 2500 is a healthy collection! Have a great week and God bless! 😊🙏

Couldn't agree with you more, cds are alot cheaper than albums. I have never stop buying cds since I started buying them in 1988. And I also buy albums but not near as many as cds. I have thousands of cds , and hundreds of albums and cass. tapes.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi Kerry! Wow thousands…. that’s impressive! i’m sure there’s a ton of great artists in your collection! Thank you for supporting the channel and God bless! 😊🙏

Hi Rudy: I love CDs. I do buy new ones, but I often find CDs while junking hunting for $1.00. They are a fabulous deal at the moment. Vinyl is always part of world though. Rock Always! - Heather

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi Heather! The 80s lives here too! Thanks so much for watching and sharing your thoughts! Happy hunting & God bless! 😊🙏

Great video I just bought a 1987 CD Abbey Road for 4 bucks I think it’s the best sounding copy . Bostons first album brand new on Amazon is 5 bucks 😊

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi Paul, You got some cool scores! I’m a little jealous of the Abby Road. I actually got to visit the Abbey Rd., Studios probably about 10 years ago. It was pretty cool! Have a great week & God bless! 😊🙏

@paulbainjr

6 ай бұрын

@@Rudysmusicforthemasses Thanks , Now I’m jealous. 😂Hope you got yourself a picture walking the walk over there😊

Love CDS my favorite format trying to get away buying new cds just buy used Cds they'll be used down the road find them for $7 or less

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi James, it’s very rare that I buy a new CD. Although sometimes I’m tempted. I think the last new one I bought was at John Mellencamp’s concert last year. have a blessed week! 😊🙏

@jameshuseby9931

6 ай бұрын

that's the way to do it save money @@Rudysmusicforthemasses

Yes. I am finally back after a health scare, all good now feel like a million bucks. Long time subscriber and viewer. So happy to see the views have gone up .Congrats Rudy! Fellow Canadian from Carseland Alberta. Love the channel, God Bless🙏

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Welcome Back! Glad you’re feeling well! Health is everything! I appreciate you & God bless! 😊🙏

NOT ENOUGH EMPHASIS IS STRESSED ON CDS BENEFITS. EASY TRACKING VS VINYL. PORTABILITY. MORE DURABLE WITH LASER VS NEEDLE WEAR. EASY COMPACT STORAGE NICE BOOKLETS ANDARTWORK OFTEN SURPASSING LPS. THE EARLY CD YEARS WERE SKETCHY WITH THE BOOKS AND GRAPHICS. BUT THAT CHANGED AND BY THE LATE 80S/EARLY 90S IT GOT MUCH BETTER. PRICES CAME DOWN AS THEY ALWAYS DO ONCE THE MARKET IS ADJUSTED. BETTER REMASTERED SOUND. IN WHAT UNIVERSE DID IT EVER GET BETTER THAN THE CD?

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi John, You make some god points! I’m sure I hit them on previous videos. Thanks for supporting the channel! God Bless! 😊🙏

Hi Rudy, Thanks for the Show! Acid Jazz, Funk & Brass 🔈🔉🔊

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi there! Always good to see your posts! Dancing girl is coming soon!😂 Have a great week & God bless! 😊🙏

You make very good points but I dislike cd's and regret not sticking with vinyl during the heyday cd years. Yes they are much cheaper than new vinyl and second hand are almost a give- away but I can still find used vinyl at reasonable prices. It depends on what you are looking for. Ultimately I would rather have one vinyl album that I love and cherish than 3 cd's. Each to their own.

Have to agree with you Rudy, cds are the go to every time.Love the Boston and Bonnie Raitt. Added Switchfoot, native tongue to my collection. A friend kindly gifted me a couple of Dio cds. Here's to a good year Rudy!

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi Malcom! Great scores! A couple of Dio cds…Now that’s what I call a friend! A blessed 2024 to you also! 😊🙏

just found your channel & subscribed. I buy a combo of new & old cds. New cds are $10-20 USD which is still cheap imo & I buy them to support the artist & local stores around me that carry them. Besides price & storage, cds are the physical way to go in terms of convenience & sound quality as well. Portable CD players are reasonably priced on amazon too.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub Kathy! Occasionally I buy new. I do agree with you that 10-20 is still a great buy and a decent CD player new or used is much cheaper than a turntable! Thanks again & God bless! 😊🙏

I’ve been buying cd’s since 81 / 82 & have never looked back so u can imagine how many cd’s I’ve got..I’m still using the CD player I bought in 81 / 82 ( bought for $999.99 way back then ) got rid of all my vinyl in 81….

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

5 ай бұрын

You bought top of the line for $999. I remember the first entry level CD players were about $500. I sold my Vinyl collection in 89 but started collecting again around 2003. Now vinyl prices are ridiculous so I mostly buy cds! Thanks for watching & God bless! 😊🙏

Your watch is almost the size of a CD.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

3 ай бұрын

The camera adds 10 pounds! 😂😂😂 God Bless! 😊🙏

Just got back from a Record/CD show today, it was around 80% records, 20% CDs with a few cassette tapes and misc. memorabilia. Found The Monkees greatest hits, a Rhino records compilation with 20 songs on the CD, paid just $2 for it or 10 cents a song. A really good deal I think, also got Rod Stewart's Every Picture tells a story for just $2 as well. Got a Frank Zappa CD Freak Out for $8. A Barry White for $5, Billy Idol for $4 and Bruce Springsteen for I think $5 as well. All good deals compared to records.

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Hi John, Looms like you got some incredible scores at the record/cd show. You would have been lucky to get one Vinyl record for what you paid for all those CDS! Have a blessed week! 😊🙏

Phil is awesome

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Yes! I really enjoy his content! Thanks for watching & God Bless! 😊🙏

If you like 90's music like Spin Doctors, Blind Melon, Toni Braxton, Ace of Base, Kenny G, Najee, Deee-lite, Blink 182, Sublime, REM, U2, Michael Jackson, Madonna, etc., there are many dollar discs in your future. But now let's get to the cd singles and drop some coin!

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

I think I have most of what you listed even the singles! It’s always good to see your comments! Have a blessed week! 😊🙏

@DorianPaige00

6 ай бұрын

@@Rudysmusicforthemasses Got Michael Jackson's mini Japanese 3 inch cd single of Thriller/Human Nature for the single mix of "Human Nature" which was on the 45 and the version on the radio? It included a different substituted instrument playing the melody in the bridge. Ever come across a rapless version of "Black or White"? That's the go to version played on radio but nowhere to be found. Madonna's "Borderline" single mix is only available on a Japanese box set of all of her singles issued in Japan. Jellybean did that mix and you can't edit it from the 12" but it's sort of like the 12" single but there's too many echoes and extra drums in the long extended mix to get it right. Immaculate collection and subsequent Celebration double disc set used a new mix sans those loud 80's synths. A true pity because I don't think they can find the job reel that included that 45 mix. I dropped a grand on that box set that issued in 1996 and originally retailed for $350. I notice in the VC that collectors will go on and on about different pressings of albums but will neglect 45's and 12" single to their detriment as those actually have unique mixes and most would be of high interest if explored. Singles are the other neglected format especially in vinyl so hence they can be found cheap.

Girlfriend loves physical media she has alot of cds

@RobertQuant

20 күн бұрын

Keep buying cds 💿 better sound quality and u own the music 🎶 Streaming is garbage 🤮🤮🤮🤮😛🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🥰🥰

want to buy mine?

@Rudysmusicforthemasses

6 ай бұрын

Keep them Mike. You’ll be Glad you did! God Bless! 😊🙏