What will become of my beloved CDs?

Simply nonsense all around...Although actual film is certainly a quaint art form, if you bother to print digital photos they can stick around like any printed film can, and if you utilize safe and redundant storage you can save digital photos instead of losing them to fire, rain, or any of the other losses incurred by most film over the years...research movie film restoration efforts. Elizabeth imagines some less sophisticated future world that can't get CDs to work...science fiction at best and utterly irrelevant to today's world. Downloads and streams allow the rental of music or buying for digital storage, but an actual physical CD can't be deleted, and acts as a permanent physical reference...I can access any of my CDs quickly by sticking one in my CD player.

I concur wolf_garcia
the new gear, spinners included, does indeed unlock our beloved CD/SACD discs for the better.  Happy Listening!

As above,send your un-wanted CD/SACDs to me.   Happy Listening!

wolf_garcia,

"I can access any of my CDs quickly by sticking one in my CD player."

I conclude that you do not have one of the earlier SONY SACD players.

They were quite good but, man, you could take a shower before the music starts.

wolf_garcia,

Yes, digital photos can be printed on archival paper; however, the processes to produce film and digital are different. By choice of film, developers, timing, and printing techniques, a film photo can be different from the same image produced via a computer and Lightroom, then scanned.  There's a clear sense of personal satisfaction in the end results with film developing and printing.

I have Kodachromes dating back to 1939, and film negatives dating to 1941 - - and my Grandson has my old developing and printing stuff.

But, back to CDs: My somewhat extensive collection is 100% RedBook classical, and they spin quite nicely on a Bryston BCD-3. My grandchildren will inherit my CD collection and my 2 channel B ruston and Thiel system; meanwhile, I can contemplate the differences among  several Verdi Requiem CD issue - - Reiner, Giulini and Barenboim.