The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD


A few days ago, one of my favorite YouTube channels did a video on the CD. This channel (Asianometry) always does an incredible job telling the story of different technologies, technical industries and/or products.

I think most of you will find the 25 minute video to be very interesting.

Asianometry - The rapid start (& end) of the CD

mwinkc

I can always count on @grislybutter not to read between the lines something that isn't there, spinning it to suit his point of view. Why, oh why can't some people accept the notion that there will be contrary points of view on matters? 

I don't begrudge anyone the medium they prefer to listen to so I guess I'll just repeat what I warned earlier about not being so zealous about it. It seems some just can't help themselves.

All the best,
Nonoise

for the record, CDs and vinyl records suck. You all should get rid of them. (Just please post them somewhere so that I can buy them cheap. Same with your turntables and CD players devil

@nonoise .....*smirk*  'Cuz we can be cranky 'philes at the drop of a tonearm?

...ask me if I'm not surprised........

@grislybutter ...instead of points, how 'bout a infused brownie and a cuppa' French Roast with an adult adulterant?  *conspiratorial wink*

...brownEpoints have bottomed out on the markets, anyway... 

@kennymacc "If you attend any high end audio show from here to Kalamazoo, you'll see turn tables spinning vinyl records in just about every room.  However, when you look around that room, you'll see practically nobody but middle age older people salivating over the old physical media (and that incudes the people running the room."

Maybe you don't see them because they can't afford at this stage of their lives the equipment displayed at the  high end shows that doesn't mean that they aren't purchasing turntables that they can afford and hence vinyl. Likewise, they may well not be gawking over highend streamers or all in ones but that doesn't sop them from streaming