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Getting close to giving up on CD's

I have a mid fi system ( B&W 803D, Rotel amps, Oppo 203 BD, Anthem processor). I set up a NAS drive with the intent to re rip my CD's to highest quality possible but when I purchased the Anthem AVM 60 and the newer Oppo  I tried ROON with hi rez files I had purchased from HD tracks along with a subscription to Tidal. It has been close to a year and I have only gone to my CD collection a few times. Roon plays directly through the Oppo flawlessly. Been pretty happy with quality of the streaming through the OPPO. At this point I am not sure I see a point to re-ripping my collection when I can get CD quality or better with the options above.

Things can only get better with a dedicated DAC, if I go that direction I am not sure I will even keep my CD's unless it is something rare or super obscure.    


pattemf132
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sun-warrior
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@mental - perhaps I need to make this more clear...yes, it does matter if you still have the CD after ripping it.

Ripping a CD that you own, and then only playing it off some kind of hard drive, is perfectly legal and moral.

It’s the selling of that same CD -- yet keeping and using the music that was on that CD -- that’s another matter.

And several people above were mentioning ripping and selling. And for some reason I didn’t think they meant also deleting the same music files from their computer/server drives after selling the CDs.
mitch2
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@sun-warrior 
It’s the selling of that same CD -- yet keeping and using the music that was on that CD -- that’s another matter.
That is a great point and one that is sometimes overlooked.  Still have all my CDs but after ripping to my server, I mostly use them in my car.  Nowadays, I only purchase a CD after I have already heard the music and know I am really going to like it.  Even then....with Tidal there is no reason to buy anything less than stuff I really like - and will probably play in the car on long road trips!
audioabyss
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Does anyone consider going to the ultimate analog source? 15 ips 1/2” 2 track reel to reel?
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