I’ve been torrenting most CD’s for test-drive purposes. I find that I still want to own music from acts I love even after hearing their stuff.

I’m over owning hard copies of CD’s as much as I’m over owning the plastic cases they come in. Once I buy one the plastic’s tossed.

Even then it’s still prohibitive; I’ve got six fat unorganized CD Logic binders that get moved around the house clumsily. AND a hatbox with CD’s whose cases aren’t the traditional plastic. But skinny ones, or “box sets” or worse yet cardboard folios. Which means they have no home anywhere in my house.

My laptop with an external harddrive and the media I play it on (ipod) is fine. If I’m going to get nostalgic about something to put my hands on I’d rather lament the death of the 33 RPM album.

Nothing beats have the disc. I am a believer that the sound from a CD uploaded onto my laptop is better as well, but that is probably not technologically true.

Regardless, I vote CD. Besides, the economy needs your $, stimulus or not.