Dankimus Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I have a couple so far, but man are they expensive. I would really like to start building my collection. The quality compared to mp3's, pandora, amazon prime, etc. is night and day better. Artists I am looking for initially are Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Slayer, Eagles, Joe Satriani, Willie Nelson, Jimi Hendrix, and well many others..... Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 tread lightly.. google is your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dankimus Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 tread lightly.. google is your friend. roger that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) The cheapest way I've found is to: 1) get the original discs off of Amazon Marketplace (i.e., go to Amazon and look for the used CD version using the DR Database to find the discs with the highest dynamic range). They're usually less than $5 for the entire disc (sometimes as little as a penny), plus shipping. 2) Rip the tracks to flac from the discs using something like foobar2000 or Exact Audio Copy At this point, you've gotten what you've asked for. You can further improve the sound of the tracks by remastering, or rather "unmastering" the tracks to recover the original performance with full bass and highs intact using the freeware tool Audacity or other audio editing tool. Chris Edited August 7, 2015 by Chris A 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) What if you could buy a 1TB drive fully loaded with classic rock FLAC already? Wonder if that's out there somewhere and wouldn't that be something........ Edited August 7, 2015 by JL Sargent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Wonder if that's out there somewhere and wouldn't that be something........ I'd love to find one of those too....yes, that would definitely be something, something.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoker2c Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 What if you could buy a 1TB drive fully loaded with classic rock FLAC already? Wonder if that's out there somewhere and wouldn't that be something........ Guys try to do that up here in Ontario all the time, selling downloaded music library's transferred over to external hard drives and reselling them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Naseum Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 izzat legal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoker2c Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 izzat legal? nope. But they get them up there with contact info before they get deleted. I had a friend buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Naseum Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 lol--that's what is so fascinating about the powers of the new digital age.......these massive holes in the defensese were not predicted ahead of time!!!!!!!! LOL!! like hitting the anvil with a big rubber hammer! BOING!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 7, 2015 Moderators Share Posted August 7, 2015 izzat legal? Yes it is, if your just holding a backup copy for a friend If someone needs a backup copy held at a different location, just for safety of course, I would be willing to store it just in case you have a fire or robbery. To cut down on your expenses to save you files I could send a empty hard drive just to help. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I will say I have had good luck with HDtracks, sometimes they have sales. Yes they are the cost of a new CD but hey, the way I look at it, is I don't have to drive somewhere to pick it up, or even pay for shipping. Coarse I only do this with new albums or ones that I own that have been scratched. As for the rest of my CDs I just rip them when I have time via EAC. Works good and sound is great. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Dtel's kindness and generosity never cease to overwhelm me. Edited August 7, 2015 by JL Sargent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) I have a couple so far, but man are they expensive. I would really like to start building my collection. The quality compared to mp3's, pandora, amazon prime, etc. is night and day better. That's what I've been saying for over a decade. MP3's suck, give me lossless or give me death. jo56steph74, on 07 Aug 2015 - 12:02 PM, said: izzat legal? Yes it is, if your just holding a backup copy for a friend Ding!!! I have an idea. The cheapest way I've found is to: 1) get the original discs off of Amazon Marketplace (i.e., go to Amazon and look for the used CD version using the DR Database to find the discs with the highest dynamic range). They're usually less than $5 for the entire disc (sometimes as little as a penny), plus shipping. 2) Rip the tracks to flac from the discs using something like foobar2000 or Exact Audio Copy At this point, you've gotten what you've asked for. You can further improve the sound of the tracks by remastering, or rather "unmastering" the tracks to recover the original performance with full bass and highs intact using the freeware tool Audacity or other audio editing tool. Chris That's some good info, thanks for the link. Edited August 7, 2015 by Gilbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dankimus Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 What if you could buy a 1TB drive fully loaded with classic rock FLAC already Just so happens I received a free 1TB external hardrive for free today from one of our customers. It's empty for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Just so happens I received a free 1TB external hardrive for free today from one of our customers. What you have there is a "double free" hard drive and I can tell you those are the best kind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Huh, I just plugged in a hard drive I had lying around but darn it all it's not empty. It has about 700 gig of something called AIFF files; guess I'll have to re-format it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dankimus Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 AIFF's are great too, larger files but great. The DAC in my receiver plays those too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 A buck a throw at your better yard sales and no piracy , shady dealings and other crap involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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