Goodbye CD's

Well, I started this thread back in 08...and to date, I have NOT gone to a file playback system..I still like the physical cd and Lp medium. I also feel that the current Vinyl playback systems have really matured and become much better at high fidelity sound today compared to yesteryear. Cant say the same for CD playback however, many new cd players are very transparent to be sure, but to me they are just OK for sonics..the same for file playback as well. The recording is still the make or break sound of the CD to me and SACD just doesnt cut it, many cd's just sound more rich and textured by comparison, although they may not have the ultra transparency of the sacd, the best cd's to me still offer the more visceral and pleasing sonics. I went back to a now vintage CAL Tercet and Icon and cannot believe the sound. Its blows past my recently sold Oppo 105 in every way and is has much more bass drive and mid presence...although the highs on the oppo are a bit smoother..it is still not as satisfying to listen to as the Cal units.

Im staying cd's!

Kehut, you are a lucky man.

Kehut -

keep it real! I, too, will never abandon CDs.

I am kind of in between on this. I will continue to buy CDs as long as they are available but perhaps for different reasons than others in this thread.
#1 - I rip my cds to FLAC, most download sites like Amazon and itunes do not offer lossless downloading.

#2 - I like holding the cd and reading the liner notes

#3 - you never know if your hard drives are going to fail and you lose all your digital music. At least with the actual cd you can always rerip.

#4 - I am old geezer

#3 - you never know if your hard drives are going to fail and you lose all your digital music. At least with the actual cd you can always rerip.

Just back up your music? Just drag and drop if not automated.

External USB drives are cheap. 1 TB USB 3.0 for $79 shipped, 3TB $130 ... What happens when your transport goes especially a CD Player is the more complicated and $$ issue IMO.