HMV - Hooray! (1 Viewer)

[Otis]

Three cheers from me.

New buyer for HMV, 27 stores to close, including Oxford St, London and the one in the Trafford Centre, Manchester.

Cov store is safe.

Thank God for that. I think it is really important. The only place left now in the city centre to sell records and CD's etc.

Hope the new company flourishes.

 

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[rob9872]

Is it not Mike Ashley then? He has an interest in Game too, and wanted to buy HMV to use for that platform. Pleased it's been saved but with everything pretty much now downloadable (if that's even a word) then it's difficult to make a case for a long term solution.

 

[Nick]

I can understand why people buy Vinyl but how many people still bother with CDs?

 

[ajsccfc]

It's the same guy who took over the Canadian arm of HMV I believe, actual record store background too so if anything it should get better rather than something like House of Fraser suddenly filling up with Sports Direct tat.

Shame that the four Fopp stores are going, that was always more of a 'proper' music shop than most.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

I am really surprised they are closing Oxford street but I guess the rent is fairly high there

 

[fernandopartridge]

I can understand why people buy Vinyl but how many people still bother with CDs?

I went in the HMV in Cov recently (is that it's 4th location in the city centre now?) and bought 3 CDs, first time I'd bought a CD for years. They're cheap as chips now and the sound quality of a CD will always be better than any streamed or downloaded digital audio file. There is something still quite enjoyable about browsing HMV, certainly more so than Amazon.

 

[Otis]

I went in the HMV in Cov recently (is that it's 4th location in the city centre now?) and bought 3 CDs, first time I'd bought a CD for years. They're cheap as chips now and the sound quality of a CD will always be better than any streamed or downloaded digital audio file. There is something still quite enjoyable about browsing HMV, certainly more so than Amazon.

Totally agree and yep, I do still sometimes buy CD's.

Really happy it's survived. I think it does still have a place on the high street and is important that it does.

 

[Nick]

I know Vinyl is higher quality but is a CD much better than me downloading half decent quality music files? I've never noticed much difference between them.

I guess if they go down the music community record shop type feel they will do better than hmv did before.

 

[Grendel]

I know Vinyl is higher quality but is a CD much better than me downloading half decent quality music files? I've never noticed much difference between them.

I guess if they go down the music community record shop type feel they will do better than hmv did before.

I just use Spotify now. It’s much easier and the sound quality is excellent

 

[Nick]

I just use Spotify now. It’s much easier and the sound quality is excellent

You can change the setting to turn the quality up. Can't notice much of a difference with cd.

This is what the shops need to compete with.

 

[speedie87]

I know Vinyl is higher quality but is a CD much better than me downloading half decent quality music files? I've never noticed much difference between them.

I guess if they go down the music community record shop type feel they will do better than hmv did before.

I,d personally argue that cds are better quality than vinyl. But can’t beat the artwork size of a vinyl album
Plus don’t know about people on here put I’m the only person I know who listens to music through a proper hifi system. Almost everyone else I know uses their tv / headphone or docks for a phone. Lost count of number of times someone has tried to show off a small wireless speaker to me, and I’ve just shook my head.

Sound systems have got to be about the only thing in tech with have got worse over the last 30 years or so.

 

[ccfctommy]

I still buy CD's. Love the idea of owning a record. Never ever purchased vinyl. Glad HMV is saved, imagine having no record shop!

 

[chiefdave]

The chain that have taken over HMV, if they follow their Canadian ethos, have more focus on vinyl and stocking local artists. Will be interesting to see what happens as just doing the same again will lead to admin again.

Plus don’t know about people on here put I’m the only person I know who listens to music through a proper hifi system. Almost everyone else I know uses their tv / headphone or docks for a phone. Lost count of number of times someone has tried to show off a small wireless speaker to me, and I’ve just shook my head.

Completely agree. The convenience is great for those of us who remember the days of Walkmans and portable CD players but there is a trade off. People won't even spend a few quid on half decent headphones, although they will happily buy overpriced Beats to make some sort of statement.

The hi-fi's people buy now are cheap shit. My first record player when I was a kid, and it was about the cheapest available, was a hundred quid back in the mid 80s. My current one was over £600 and was classed as entry level yet people are buying turntables for £50 off Amazon and making out they're some sort of vinyl aficionado.

 

[bringbackrattles]

Great news. I buy CDs and collect vinyl. Nick says who buys CDs ? Their still popular and fairly cheap too.
HMV sell a wide selection of CDs, so along with charity shops you can pick up bargains

 

[Nick]

Great news. I buy CDs and collect vinyl. Nick says who buys CDs ? Their still popular and fairly cheap too.
HMV sell a wide selection of CDs, so along with charity shops you can pick up bargains

I keep telling you to scrap dvds and get Netflix!!!

 

[Gazolba]

Great news. I buy CDs and collect vinyl. Nick says who buys CDs ? Their still popular and fairly cheap too.
HMV sell a wide selection of CDs, so along with charity shops you can pick up bargains

Some people use them as bird scarers.
There's a huge shop here called "Bookmans", they sell new and used books and used CDs and vinyl records. They might even have cassettes as well. I've even seen laser disks, remember them? It's a huge shop with an enormous stock. Personally, I get CDs in thrift shops. I rarely if ever buy cassettes or vinyl any more. Cassettes seem to have reached the end of their life span and vinyl records take up too much room. I do have a large collection of vinyl which I play once in a blue moon on my BSR turntable and Scott Receiver through Sony speakers. I also have a Marantz tape deck which I can duplicate tapes with. I even have a spare turntable I found in a thrift store in case mine ever breaks down. It's getting hard to find needles now though.

 

[Otis]

I keep telling you to scrap dvds and get Netflix!!!

You are definitely Mr. Death to the High Street aren't you.

 

[Nick]

You are definitely Mr. Death to the High Street aren't you.

Haven't got a dvd player or storage to keep them. No point or need for them.

Can understand why people like vinyl though.

 

[Otis]

Haven't got a dvd player or storage to keep them. No point or need for them.

Or to shop in town at all.

 

[Nick]

Or to shop in town at all.

Not really, no. Unless it is something specific that can't be got anywhere else.

 

[ajsccfc]

This thread has reminded me, every day I go on Daventry road and in the row of shops near the Open Arms there's a video rental store that looks like it's from the 80s but is somehow still active, always wanted to go in.

 

[Nick]

This thread has reminded me, every day I go on Daventry road and in the row of shops near the Open Arms there's a video rental store that looks like it's from the 80s but is somehow still active, always wanted to go in.

Is that still open? Last time i saw they all looked faded like it was from the 80s

 

[ajsccfc]

I think it is, or at least if it's closed they've still left the window displays as they were. I'm so fascinated by it but afraid that going for a proper look would ruin the mystique, just seeing it takes me back to when we'd rent Tom and Jerry VHS tapes from the dodgy shop on Gosford Street.

 

[Nick]

They must have a serious niche snuff collection or something to keep them going .

When i was younger I wanted to own a video shop / games rental shop. Good job I didn't. Wouldnt have lasted long.