Ruminations On CD Players

@secretguy Well, you’re wrong and I do love music as does everyone else here (most of whom stream BTW), but I don’t control how the music industry operates.  So I guess this means you’re also against the used CD market because the artist gets zilch from those sales.  If they wanna up the streaming subscription price to pay artists better I’m ok with that.  What I do know is the toothpaste ain’t going back in the tube and streaming is here to stay, and hopefully they’ll work it out so it’s more fair and everyone wins.  Further, choosing to not stream music will not change a thing, and you’ll just be missing out on discovering worlds of awesome music out there.  To each his own. 

Personally I would not drop a dime on any high end CD player these days before giving ripping and streaming a try. That’s really the way to go these days for anyone willing to tackle the initial learning curve.

@mapman 

+1 

A CD player is a transport + streamer + DAC. In todays world it really only makes sense to invest in the Streamer + DAC… beyond that music is essentially free ($12.99 / month for access to nearly infinite music with hundreds of thousands of high resolution albums. 

mahler123

"Perhaps Audio Fanaticism is an outlet for this kind of aggression, much the way that sports channels aggression into less dangerous areas."

I think it is very poignant observation.

Soix, is spot on. The amount of hi-res music out on Qobuz and other platforms is impressive. Like many other Agon members, I enjoy listening to new artists and music by utilizing Qobuz. It will be interesting to watch how the use of CDs changes over time. With a good streamer, you can already obtain CD quality music. With the advancements in audio/digital technology, we will see continued improvements in the future.