When I have seen people listing their systems lately

About six years ago, I gained the ability to rip cds and HD tracks to a hard drive and to have these digital tracks passed onto dacs capable of playing them. For several years I retained the cd players I had, main OPPO models with mods.

As long as my music servers worked properly, there was no question that they were far superior. When they were not working, I had to revert to vinyl as I sold the cd players. I still have a universal player, but don't use it as the sound is just no good.

I really think that downloads are the wave of the future, but I do know several guys that live with streaming, but I find them unlistenable. I retain all of my many thousands of cds, as ripping is getting better. I own about 500 SACDs and have had most of them transferred to DSD rips.

In all cases where I have a cd and a DSD of a recording as well as an album, The double native DSD play back is far superior and, of course, most convenient. 

I grew up with physical media and, gratefully,  have held on to my lps, cassettes and cds along with the devices to play them. I've no problem with most folks using a computer/variant as source. Just  not gonna move on from what I have. Much new music continues to show up on cd from artists I enjoy,  and I've generally had good luck buying used lps. 

Me as well jb0194-
I grew up w/ physical media and this will never change!
Happy Listening!

I am buying a Krell Cipher before they stop making them...thousands of irreplaceable CD's to listen to!!

I'm so tired of reading "SACD is dead".  I've got over 100 of them and Arkivmusik lists over 2500 titles for sale and dozens of new ones every week.  Perhaps it's just we Classical Music lovers and the Japanese market but that appears to be enough of a critical mass to keep the format going.
   I much prefer SACD to downloads.  Pop the disc in, out comes high res music.  No fiddling with computer nonsense.  I do enough of that at work and when I want to chill at home I have great sound without having to worry about my internet connection, without having to do the daily computer update or have Apple try to sell me anything.
   I think download sales are peaking.  People are either streaming or sticking with Physical Media.