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Goodbye CD's

Seems that Borders by me is unloading all their cd's..They claim they are just not selling...Im sure this is just the beginning of the end in the retail stores for cd's...can it long before cd's are gone completely? Many Ive spoken with including some dealers have mentioned this and said "the writing is on the wall" for cd playback..

I have been on the fence about going to a file data system for music, and have been eyeing a Squeezebox duet and setting up my hard drive to take the plunge..maybe now its that time??

Or..maybe just Im just a geezer in my heart of hearts and should just look for old and new Vinyl to keep me going...hmmm..I could be very happy with a mainly vinyl set up ;-)
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drubin
3,277 posts
 
The writing on the wall a this time may not be the demise of the CD but the demise of buying them in retail stores. It's all shifted online.
joeylawn36111
574 posts
 
Drubin is right. Who wants to waste gas driving to a retail store to overpay for CD's!
ncarv
983 posts
 
High rez downloads will be the death of commercial CD's, store or internet bought. There will be no reason for them. The only viable physical media left will be LP's. Amazon and Circuit City both have extensive online LP catalogs now.
As for the Squeezebox, coupled with Rhapsody, it is a great source for music, though still lacking in even CD quality resolution. I still use my SB extensively and sounds pretty good in my system through a high-quality DAC. It is certainly enjoyable and saves me from buying CD's if I don't care for the music. It also hooks up with Pandora, numerous internet radio stations around the world, Live365 and other services. Considering the price, it's a no-brainer.
cmk
397 posts
 
Does the MP3 crowd realise that there's going to be less music going forward?

Noticing this thread, I've gone out to get all those CDs that I've long wanted to get. Some labels are already gone and originals are harder to find.

I've also noticed that some bands have gone back to releasing...vinyl! Bless their souls!
pdn
438 posts
 
This is truly a shame. There are still so many fantastic high end CD players out there being manufactured and now SACD seems to be moving forward. I will admit CD's are a pain in the ______ to keep clean. They do skip from time to time or the CD players just pauses due to imperfections, dust, etc. But if the next gen is true progress, whatever that will be, we must consider it and go forward. But I do agree it will be a long time before this format dies out completely. Will the same thing happen to DVD movies?
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