Cd player

You can purchase additional Phillips drives for the CDT2-MK3 for about $300 from the Jay’s Audio website. I plan on purchasing one for insurance.  They provide instructions and it doesn’t appear to be too difficult to replace on your own. Some of the brands I currently own or have owned include Elac, Wharfdale, Klipsch, Audiolab, Marantz, Oppo and Rotel. Guess where all of these components were manufactured? This is the economic reality we live in. The only US made component I own is my McIntosh integrated.

I must be living in an alternate universe or something.  Just because it’s the norm. It does not mean it’s justified or that’s how the cookie crumbles. I’ve worked hard. Saved money throughout the years and the only items in my system that might be from China - perhaps resistors, transistors or led lights  

Phillips transports are manufactured in China. Around 1999 Philips started licensing fees for China to use its patents. My cd transport was manufactured in 1996. Still going strong. 
 

It’s not the world we live in. It’s how you choose to live in this world. If and when the Meridian takes a nose dive. I’ll be purchasing an audio note transport. No shame in my game. The main factor is that people from the United Kingdom, and America hand built the components I own. I made that decision. My money went to companies that are not subsidiaries of Chinese corporations. I take that seriously. 
 

jred

Right On! Brother. I do not (knowing) support goods/services junk-sourced to China.

You would like an Accuphase or Esoteric CD/SACD player. Both brands are superb.

Happy Listening!

Just read an article claiming that some streaming services are "contemplating" culling their catalogs, meaning they’ll drop anything that doesn’t get at least a minimum number of views per month - over time. Not all of them are planning this right now, but it might be handwriting on the wall of "things to come". So, while streaming is great and can be elevated to be equal (or even better) than playing a local CD transport into your DAC, at least if you BUY physical media, no one can take that away from you on a whim or based on some mid-level executive’s decision nor the artists or lawyers with their panties in a wad about some perceived issue.

I'd hate to see streaming devolve into "the top 40", but who knows the future? 

Good luck with both worlds. Enjoy, while you can.

jred, jafant

l respect your viewpoint even though I may disagree with it.  We can all agree that physical media is extremely important and still very relevant.  The potential disappearance of CDs will be a travesty for us music lovers as well as the artists who rely on it for revenue.  Besides being a music lover, I am also a movie buff and the same holds true there.