20th Anniversary of CD Today

Imagine the day a genuine replacement for the CD ever catches on and how loony the starved-for-software CD freaks will sound... well lessee, I have a $199 MII (musical implant interface; perfect mind forever) but no way does Britney's grandaughter sound as good on that as Natalie Merchant does on my $5,000 CD combo...

Viva CD! I love the lil devils.

"Back in the day" I was using a Linn, Fidelity Research arm, Denon 103D and a tube head amp. Total retail - about $1200. Within the past year or two I've finally gotten redbook CD sound that I'm happy with. Total retail for the front end - about $11,000. Ah, progress!

I am one of those that is glad there was the invention of the CD.

I purchased my first player in '86 I believe, a Sony CPD-45 and I believe my first disc was ZZ-Top, Afterburner.

We all have our likes, dislikes, interests and disinterests, LP's are not for me. As I kid, I grew up using records and LP's, when you didn't realize you should take care of them, but I cringe at the thought if I had to use LP's today.

Don't misunderstand me, I don't doubt their performance potential, it's just not for me.

As for cost as mentioned above, I would "think" a cheaper CD player would sound better than a cheaper phono.

Love those silver dics! My first CD player was something SAE 01 (?). Bought in the late 80's, and still kicking :-).

So, uh, should we throw a party or something? Not.