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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
psacanli OP
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Cadnliz,
I notice you use a Lexicon RT-10.
How has it been for you?
sns
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I'm noticing the demise of cd already. I have years worth of cds on various website wishlists, recently I've noticed many of these cds are not available anymore. Most are somewhat obscure bands so I would expect some cut-outs, but this trend has accelerated recently.
psacanli OP
535 posts
 
Sidssp,
You comment about a good DAC sounds sensible to me.
Perhaps it can be driven by my old Toshiba SD9200 in which case the Sony can be sold to contribute to the DAC.
What do I need to spend on a DAC to surpass the CD sound from the Sony?
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grannyring
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I don't watch many movies or care to invest in a an HT set-up. What does this question have to do with HT anyway?

CD is not dead and many will be enjoying CD's for 10- 20 years. Some of the posts here really shock me?

No need to spend $7000 as one can find $2000 players that sound as good or better. Go ahead and spend $1800 on a TRL Modified Sony DVP NS900v player. I have and I have not listened to a better player at any price

Bill.
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