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How much longer will CDs be made?

I "need" to justify spending $5000-$7000 for an outstanding CD player that will work well with my Spectral/MIT system.
My wife would prefer I buy a new flat panel HI DEF TV and Blu-Ray for movies and have money left over.
She says the SonyXA9000ES I use is perfectly fine for music.
She feels downloading HD music is imminent and figures I won't listen to my CDs when I hear the increased quality of Hi Def music downloads. She's comparing the improvement to Blu Ray movies over DVDs.
Personally, with the DVD-A & SACD demise (which I find sad)
and the exponential growth of lo-fi players I no longer know what to think.
Will CDs continue to be made for at least the next 5 years?
All comments welcome.
psacanli
gs5556
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I think your question would be better debated by those who do not have a substantial collection of CD's, but if you're like most audiophiles you may have hundreds of CD's. They are not going to go bad or degrade in sound quality if properly taken care of; any equipment you buy will always have the software. The only question would be if CD playback gear will be supported in the future. I don't see why they wouldn't for the very fact that CD's are practically in everyone's home.

Or look at it this way - 20 years ago when CD's came out and promised great sound 4ever, there was the question of whether LP's would be around in 2008.
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
how many cds do you own, and how many cds do you intend to buy during the next couple of years ?

it is impossible to predict when the last cd will be produced. there have been other threads dealing with this subject.

i would want to own a decent player when listening to my collection. i am looking into an amr 77, which is pricey.
only you can justify a large expense.
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glory
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You have a smart and wise wife, listen to her.

Put your money into HT for her enjoyment and the rest into analog.
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