Music CD's are losing the sales war, not because there is anything wrong with the music today, but because there are now other options. The option to buy single cuts in MP3 format, and do that online, not leaving your house.

Quality of music CD's is unsurpassed by any format. I have heard that vinyl records sounded better, but the truth is that CD's always had available more dynamic range. The reason that music CD's had better range is simple. Vinyl records and making vinyl records had to deal with the poor quality of the copying process. To do this, mastering engineers had to flatten the dynamic response so the record will play correctly without skipping. Music CD's don't have that same physical limitation.

MP3 music has a flattened response because of the compression that is used to make the files smaller. Music CD's have better dynamic range than both MP3 and vinyl records. In recent years, much music is being mastered with less dynamic range so that sound volumes will be more consistent through the songs of popular music.

When you buy music CD's online,  you’ll have more choices than in a real store, and you won’t have to leave home for it. Just choose the music CD's you want, and then buy them online. There is no need to make it more complicated than that.

Music CD's are also an excellent storage media in that they are more resilient than vinyl records. The nature of vinyl means that every time you listen to the song, you degrade the medium slightly. Music CD's can far outlast their vinyl counterparts because they can be stored and protected more easily.

Music CD's are a great way to purchase those old favorites from the past because you can obtain more clarity. You may have even seen the statement "digitally remastered" in reference to older music. That means that the same music you listened to may sound much better because they have gone back and decided that the dynamic qualities that could not be recorded earlier can be now produced on music CD's. The old music by great artist now has a new life to it.

Here is a list of artist that everyone should listen too, and you can now here now closer to the live recording than ever.