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Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player

Seem like this format days are numbered like the cassette and LP. Why would you want to spend 5k or 10k+ for a high-end CD player or DAC combo??

Just trying to see what other audiophile’s thoughts are and where you guys & gals may be planing for the future. Do you stop here at the high end CD player and this format or go completely too digital files?

I'm at a quandary about investing into an expensive CD player setup.
apachef1
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talk2me
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I have a 089 and my best friend has the 069. The 069 is a 9.9 and the 089 is a 9.65. This is after 3 months of listening.
weseixas
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Agree, the hi-end CD player and CD's themselves are on the way out.

Hi res downloads will be the absolute future....

regards,
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talk2me
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Saying hi res downloads is the future is like saying fuel cell is the future for auto technology. Not in this life time, Bubba. How many main stream hi-res recrdings are there? Like 2? CD's are here to stay for a long time. And i agree with Wayneker. Absolute SOTA playback is still the CD medium (Burmester and it's upsampling of CD's). And of course the STD that will not go away, the TT.:)
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charles1dad
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I don`t believe CDs are going anywhere for a VERY long time. An abundance of available CD disc that`s affordable(Amazon). Red book playback is amazingly good in a high quality setup IMO.
pubul57
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TV didn't kill the radio after all, did it. I think talk2me has it right, hi-rez is the future, but much further off than we think. And some folks simply like to own something real, not on the cloud.
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