LET’S GET PHYSICAL
Streaming our music and movies has become (unavoidable pun alert…) mainstream. But that doesn’t mean it should be the be all and end all of our media consumption. The convenience of streaming is obvious – and the quality of the sound is gradually getting better. But most people don’t use the higher-res options, and simply listen to ‘plain vanilla’ streams from the likes of Spotify. Which is great when you’re out and about; but at home, we can and, dare I say it, should do better. Most of us already have the solution; the good old CD may not be the trendiest medium out there, but it is of good quality, and there are plenty of them about. So don’t write off the old warhorse just yet. A new CD player (p32)…