Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved

PEtty,

I draw the line between owning my own music, which includes it physically residing on premises with me. I do not trust storing my information, even my music on "the cloud". PEople should be wary of that, especially with important or valuable files they own, unless they do not care about not having access to their things they payed for should an external connection go down.

I also want to own physical copies of my source material, CD, lp, whatever format, as well, should my file server or home network not be available for some reason.

Of course, if the power goes out, we are all screwed, although one can still enjoy their lp cover art and maybe even CD if their eyes are young and good enough to see it.

CD's used to be Remastered by Professional Recording Studios, and sold by major labels. Instead now we are required to download a Music File, and burn a CD in our garages. We used to have centralized location of Music Inventory, purchase then take home. Now inventory is splintered amongst many sources for Music Downloads. Unless you search many sources you are more than likely going to miss a Music Release. CD Music selection is dwindling with very rare used CD's going for hundreds of
dollars on the market. All of this is a result of the CD
vs Computer Audio competition. Computer Audio won, we see what happened to CD afterwards.
Now it will be LP vs Computer Audio. Should I be shocked to expect the exact same result with LP? Do we follow "Soon all new Music will only be available as Music
Downloads" to its ultimate conclusion? Are we waisting our
money in an LP resurgence? Can't have it both ways, which is it?

This is like talking to Alex Jones. What's the point? Sales of CDs are down. CDs that everyone already has a copy of. CDs of music that are no longer selling. Boo hoo.

I don't listen to all music, just the music I like. It has been rare, if ever, that I couldn't get a CD and it wasn't with any selection of popular music: it was with some one off recording from an esoteric label. Also, I live in the present and don't need a another reissue of older pop music, rock, blues, whatever. Chance are good that I didn't care much for it anyway. But that's me.

There are boatloads of new artists coming out on CDs as it is still a viable medium. They see it is a cheaper and easier way of getting out their music since not everyone has a computer but most everyone has a way to play a CD.

LPs and SACDs are reissuing more and more as time goes on as well. Recently, I emailed Acoustic Sounds and asked it they could look into doing a certain SACD recording of a group I like and they expressed interest in it, passed it on to the engineer, and thanked me. They've already done one remaster of this group recently and need feedback from listeners.

It's not as bad as it's being made out to be. Someone sees a chart or graph and the next thing you know the sky is falling. The premise of computer audio taking over is a false one.

All the best,
Nonoise

Everyone knows that LP died in 1982 When Cd's took over

Come on- Guys! There ARE 10,000 CD Releases currently out of print. This doesn't even come close to reflecting what you are saying- Nonoise! Again, if I want to try something
new a CD release different from what I currently own ( And it is one of those 10,000 from the past with no release available as download ) I am just screwed? Boo-hoo, just live without my Music right? This is NOT CDs that everyone
already has a copy of. Please, let someone answer that can at least add. The CD Music Selection deficit is 10,000, and
growing. This is verified from those who still sell CDs- the horses mouth. Don't bury your head in the other end of the horse, and pretend otherwise.
LP never died. Many still use LP, and Computer Audio.
Many even burn a copy of their LPs onto a Music File. Apparently many Major Labels ( and Music Artists ) are creating this resurgence in LP. There has to be at least a
hundred Re-issues in 180 Gram- harder material.
My major question still remains: Do you follow "Soon
all New Music will only be available as Music Downloads" to
its ultimate conclusion? That means giving up LPs for
Computer Audio. That means that you cannot have both! Is
everyone willing to do this? I just want to know so that I don't waste money on the wrong Format. If you are going to dictate to me which Format I will be allowed to use, take a little respondsibility to provide some clarity on this issue. I'm just trying to avoid Formats that go bust (ie.
SACD ). Which goes bust here LP resurgence, or Computer Audio. You guys are steering this thing. How about giving the rest of us some direction?