In a rather uncharacteristic (for Rick) recent post, Rick Beato revealed that he has saved ALL his physical media over the years, as well as the means to play them. Worth a listen…
I’ve been stewing over this for a few days. I think anyone who’s paid attention over the last decade or so realizes man is going back to the Stone Age before we ever fly around like the Jetsons. When Ai takes down the power grid, cellular networks and the internet, how exactly will YOU listen to music?
Food for thought sir !
Rick is well worth listening to: he knows music backwards, is a great interviewer and outspoken when necessary. This clip is really worth watching, but then, so is all of his stuff.
We’ve even kept our old tapes and Technics cassette deck!
I have an ASUS BR burner, but haven’t burned any BR discs yet.
Another angle- An EMP will take out the DAC chips in a CD player.
A record player has none of that.
So, my solar panel, battery pack, CD player and headphone amp alone wouldn’t cut it.
Better get more panels.
Yeah, these streaming services are a double-edged sword. I love that I can find new music at any time, but don’t love the subscription model. I do still have most of my old physical media. LPs, CDs and a few cassettes. I guess if everything goes South, I can fire up the generator in the garage and play some LPs.
Reminder to myself - see if that generator still runs!
EMP = Electro Magnetic Pulse, I assume
What would cause that, please?
Geoff
Typically a nuke detonated very high off the ground. It is theorized one well placed in the atmosphere (or maybe above that?) could wreck electronics from coast to coast in the U.S.
Edit: There are supposed efforts to harden the grid against such an attack, but progress moves quite slowly.
Solar activity can do it as well. Our electrified history is brief, and this WILL happen eventually. This one wasn’t long ago.
If thus stuff occurs we will have a lot bigger decisions to make than how we will listen to music . . .
Got the tape on the ready, on pause in my mitsubisi boombox loaded with fresh D Cells.
Here’s one to counter yours Nick:
Even the Neanderthals chanted in the darkness.
I pick up a streamer a year ago when I was about to have surgery so I didn’t have to move much to listen to music. I really do enjoy it for some things, but when I sit down to critically listen, I enjoy records and CDs much more. For background, I prefer the streamer. I also like to go to local music store and antique shops searching for record and CD deals. That for me is also a big part of the hobby.
Too bad none of their recordings made it . . .
Ironically, or not, that same fate threatens those who trust a full digital existence.
I did as well, and it’s a great addition. But I still don’t have a single subscription. Qobuz and Spotify can pound sand. They’re not good for the artist. There is a vast array of fantastic internet radio stations that broadcast at 320 kbps, and this is where I pick up new or unheard artists and selections. Otherwise I’m Airplaying off the digital library.
It the basement I’m blasting my CDs and vinyl. The Mrs. actually has some old cassettes and a component player. I personally don’t miss any of the old Memorex or 8-tracks 
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I’m still living in the 1970’s. Most of what I have is on 33 1/3 rpm platters. Liked reel-to-reel pre-recorded tapes, but most of those are now gone. Did not like the high tape hiss levels on eight track tapes or the poor high frequencies on cassette, so I stayed away from those formats. Picked up a few new fangled CD’s in the late 80’s and early 90’s, but didn’t like the sound. Still don’t like it. I dabbled in the SACD and DVD-Audio formats a while back, but gave up on those for the same reason I gave up on the compact disc. And I have never subscribed to a streaming service, because I see no value it it. Guess I’m a real stick in the mud!
A brief, mildly humorous take…
I’m not worried about a natural catastrophy wiping out such things.. If it comes to that we have far bigger issues… I’m worried about decisions by people.
With all the thought polcing going on in the world now.. how long before music gets removed from your precious subscription services for offending someone? Actually I’m pretty sure I’ve heard of it happening already.
Enshitification comes for all services, because somehow a company must always increase earnings to satisfy the stockholders. But you will own nothing and be happy right? 
