If I don't get a CD to review, I will buy whatever I listen to, sometimes used on Amazon. I read that even though you can legally download songs on Amazon and Itunes, 95% of folk download for free.
I buy vinyl, cds and mp3s. I have files that have been "shared" but very little in comparison to what I have bought. Most bands make 1, 2 or 3 songs from an album available for free download these days, so I find myself doing a lot more of this legal downloading for free as a means of browsing, along with Spotify (free version) and YouTube.
If I like something, one way or another I wind up buying it, but I suspect I am kind of the exception to the rule in this regard.
All right, let me see.. I have over 1000 CDs.i have been collecting since CDs came out in the mid 90's, but only 3 years ago I've learned how to download.Now here's the thing, if I download an album, it's always most of the time strictly for my cellphone headset, whatever.BUT if I really love an album, it's a must to have in cd format, to go in the stereo..digital to me.. Detracts from a hard cd..kinda like the ballsiness of vinyl back in the day..downloads are a step down in quality:(