MotoringFile Most liked posts in thread: RIP CD Player: The 2014 MINI to Ditch Physical Media

.....this curmudgeon doesn't like it

 

The beauty of the CD is that that band that played that little club the other night can create them at home and have a few on hand at a show to sell. Otherwise they would have almost no distribution.

 

Highlights in bold makes me ill.

 

I must be going backwards, I've been researching turntables and tube amps lately.

 

There are a lot of folks who have a large number of CD's they bought when it was the main stream. Some of the ones I have aren't on iTunes. My wife is not interested in digital media and likes her CD's. OK, you are young and into all the techno stuff, but not everybody is. What is the harm in just leaving the CD in the car or giving us the choice of the digital player or CD player?

Another interesting thing, is most of the folks I see driving MINI's are not young. BMW may not be playing to the correct demographic, but only time will tell.

 

Breaking News !

BMW finally removes MINI name from 2015 models and decides to call the car what it has become. "BMW.5"

 

True sound comes when you pull her hair... harder..

 

Makes you wonder what the multi year plan for MINI is going forward...
Maybe it will become a i-phone charger on 4 wheels...opps ...already there...
For one I cannot wait for the gen2 connected systems to start to die like the gen1 nav systems...can just imagine the posts..."dealer wants $4000 to fix my radio!!".

 

After 12 years they still refuse to understand their demographics. They have always wanted this car to be a hipster, skinny jeans car and it appears they are continuing to transform it until it is. They are getting close to losing this loyal owner.

 

Mark....
Actually they realize the old demographics continue to age and die off... They are attempting to move their product to stay in sync with the current generation as it moves forward.... Notice how Cadillac has transformed itself from what it used to be....

 

Thats because the BEST sound truly comes vinyl and warm tube amps.

MP4's and all electronic media only produce about 1/2 of the true sound.

Long live vinyl!

 

I love it too, snap, pop snap, skip. The R53 of music..... :wink:

 

Turntables don't skip as much, If you tape a big pink rubber eraser to the tone arm!

Dave

 

Someone asked me what a CD was the other day.....

 

Vinyl is the only way to listen to Frampton Comes Alive. (Changing sides makes you a part of the band.)

 

How about a DAT tape, Laser Disk, or a Reel to Reel.

I know kids have no idea what a 45 or and LP is.

 

Yup I have over 200 CD worth of stuff you cannot get on iTunes.

 

I honestly thank you for the explanation Zapski, but that is really way more then I want to learn, nor do I have the time to sit down that long to figure it out. My horse hasn't changed with the times and I just sing to myself. :lol: