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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 9433810" data-attributes="member: 19675">Well…yes and no.There’s definitely a physical item you can see with your eyes, hold in your hand, etc.But one thing that sets MP3s on a drive or device apart from all previous formats is being able to retrieve some of the product’s information with no more than enough light for your eyes to view the cover &amp; liner notes.It doesn’t matter to everyone, but I personally find an intrinsic value in a recording’s physical attributes.&nbsp; Depending on the particular release, I can see &amp; read about a band’s experiences &amp; influences.&nbsp; Who represented them.&nbsp; Their label.&nbsp; Causes that matter to them.&nbsp; Who they’re grateful for.&nbsp; Lyrics.&nbsp; And none of that is vulnerable to changes in electronic technology- if I can see it, it’s accessible.And depending on your particular sources for downloading your music, it could even be removed from your collection.&nbsp; If your subscription expires, your entire collection could evaporate.That’s a sore spot for me because I have personally lost things I’ve created to the inevitable march of technological improvements.So, yes, they’re physical, but I prefer to have access to the data they’ve sacrificed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 9433810, member: 19675"] Well…yes and no. There’s definitely a physical item you can see with your eyes, hold in your hand, etc. But one thing that sets MP3s on a drive or device apart from all previous formats is being able to retrieve [I]some[/I] of the product’s information with no more than enough light for your eyes to view the cover & liner notes. It doesn’t matter to [I]everyone[/I], but I personally find an intrinsic value in a recording’s physical attributes. Depending on the particular release, I can see & read about a band’s experiences & influences. Who represented them. Their label. Causes that matter to them. Who they’re grateful for. Lyrics. And none of that is vulnerable to changes in electronic technology- if I can see it, it’s accessible. And depending on your particular sources for downloading your music, it could even be removed from your collection. If your subscription expires, your entire collection could evaporate. That’s a sore spot for [I]me[/I] because I have personally lost things I’ve created to the inevitable march of technological improvements. So, yes, they’re physical, but I prefer to have access to the data they’ve sacrificed. [/QUOTE]

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