Something New.

Audiophiles should be aware that flash cards, thumb drives and other flash (solid state) memory does not last forever. The drives have a limited number of read and write cycles before they wear out. Oh well, so much for perfect sound forever.

Etbaby - Flash has limited number of writes not reads - you can read it infinetely.

... and there's that magnetic field bug a boo too. One has to be mindful of where they are kept, and how so.

Blindjim - there is nothing magnetic in the drive. It migh get damaged from huge electromagnets (one that would pull iron from your blood).

This has been the dream since the first CD's hit the market. But all physical media may become a thing of the past. Music, movies, books and news will one day all be downloaded on demand.

Maybe someone is already developing an "audiophile grade" internet cable:)