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I migrated to a tape deck to have a backup & mobility of the songs I liked on albums. The same from tape to the more permanent durable cd.

While I no longer have any albums, I don't forsee getting rid of my cds.

I have always had a larger collection of singles vs entire albums. There are very few singers/bands that put out an entire album worth of songs that are worth buying. I have bought & downloaded lots of singles & have transferred them to cds for permanent storage.

Now I have the vast majority of those songs on my mp3 player again for the mobility. The songs don't sound quite as good as the cds that I have, but it's about having the music where & when I want it. not totally about sound quality

And depending on the quality of the original track, I sometimes can't tell the difference between the cd quality & the mp3 quality. The quality of the mp3 is ALWAYS dependent on the quality of the original recording. Garbage in = garbage out regardless of the format.

With my ereader it's the same. It's about taking my book & also my music with me where ever I go, and I can even do it with just one device now, ie my ereader if I so choose, so far I have opted to take both my player & reader when I travel.