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The end of physical media is neigh

Very sad news for me personally.  Honestly this struck me as hard or harder than hearing about the death of a beloved artist.   With the advent of machine learning and AI controlling our music listening we are becoming a world without any control at all over our music or movie culture.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/lg-stops-making-blu-ray-players-marking-the-end-of-an-era-limited-units-remain-while-inventory-lasts

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oddiofyl
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I bought a CD transport in August because the good ones are few and far between and who knows how long you'll be able to buy them.     

I was at work yesterday and was trying to find a song on Qobuz.   Couldn't find it.  Searched Tidal ...   same thing .   I own the CD.   Doesn't happen often but it's frustrating. 

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@mahgister ,

"Life is too short to live without the tools necessary to think ..."

Groucho Marx? 😉  What a wonderful statement mon ami!

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The end of physical media is making horse noises??

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I’ve been trying to decide about buying a Magnetar UDP 900 and therefore Googling reviews, etc.  The LG article cited by Eric popped into my Google feed yesterday and I just thought that I was being fed the usual algorithm feed, but surprised to see it here.

  According to one story I saw the major manufacturers-Sony, LG, Panasonic-haven’t come out with a new BRP since 2018. The new ones have been Magnetar and Reavon.

  I would have thought that the Pandemic, which drove people to reexplore their Audio systems, might have driven some new development, but once the Covid restrictions were lifted I suspect the people that neglected audio went back to their old habits and demand fell.I listen to SACDs, Blu Rays, and my DVD-A collection, as do many here, but we are the dinosaurs 

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