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CD Player vs. music streaming

Dear audiophiles:

I am in the cross road for the media choice.  My CD player suffered from abnormal tray movement and consider to replace a new one (maybe the 2nd hand one).  But on last Sunday, I paid a visit to the audio show and find out there are showing many streaming player of the famous brands with  the price range of US$ 5000~20,000.  I feel the sound is not bad with short listening. 

I am thinking about my situation once more, if I buy a HI-Fi CD player, the price might equal to the audio streamer.  Then, if I choose the CD player, I would keep on buying CD. But if I give up CD player and replace it with a audio streamer, my expense might be the monthly subscription expense which cost a CD or so.  Besides,
my kids have no interest in classical music appreciation. There is no meaning for me to keep on buying CD. When I  am passed away, the CD are useless...without not penny. 

Under such kind of   consideration, should I stay in CD player or should I switch to music streamer. 
Any good opinion?
faust168
faust168 OP
74 posts
 
Dear Audiophiles, 

Thank you very much for your kind opinion and suggestions regarding the subject. 

Though, we are all authentic music lovers, but put age into consideration, we have to think before we leap.   If  we stick to buy a mid price CD (around US$4000), we have to keep on spending on CD purchase. But the problem is my family members have no interest in music listening, esp. classical music just like the ordinary people do.  So, it is not good investment on my point of view for stick on CD.  

But if I select streaming machine, a moderate one also need to cost around US$4000, all I have to bear is one pc. of CD price for a month.  The only thing I need to worry is the update of the music stream machine spec. are rather fast and wide. A high cost investment can't avoid the advancement of the stream machine and software update...... Both kinds of selections have pros and cons. 

Faust 

 




 

audiozenology
362 posts
 
Tidal MQA or Qoboz high res or Amazon HD are superior formats, when the files are available to Redbook CD.


Rarely put a CD in any more. Seems little point. 
jerrybj
860 posts
 
I use CDs via a Bluray player as transport into my Dac.
Not perfect but space is limited.

Have CDs on MacBook, using Audirvana.
Then Tidal HiFi

With these, I have all the music I could want.

Sound quality order?
1. Tidal Hi Res
2. CD 
3. Tidal CD quality

Still, Tidal HiFi is more than acceptable in many situations.
forripsy
2 posts
 
Above is correct CD desc. mypascoconnect

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duckworp
257 posts
 
for Classical music I would stay with CD. The streaming services are very bad at organising classical metadata and it is difficult to find the piece you want to listen to by the orchestra or artist or conductor.  Maybe this is will change one day but for now streaming and classical music are not good partners.  
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