Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?


I'm curious why you still play CDs in the age of streaming. I recently got back into CD listening and I'm curious if your reasons align with mine, which are:

  • Enjoying the physical medium—the tactile nature of the case, the disc, the booklet, etc.
  • Forcing myself to actually listen to an album, versus being easily distracted by an algorithm, or "what's next" in my playlist.
  • Actually owning the music I purchase, versus being stuck with yet another monthly subscription.

Others? 

itanibro

“Still love LP CD and Streaming...all serve a different purpose...not saying one format always sounds better, but they often sound different”
​​​​@jl35

Great perspective and appreciating each format for what it brings to the table. LPs can offer warmth and texture, CDs deliver consistency and ease, and streaming provides unparalleled access and convenience. I just got back into Vinyl and enjoying the wild ride!

The way I see it, they all are equally capable of exceptional sound quality.

Agree with all you wrote. And as an audiophile almost 6 decades I won thousands of CDs and LPs and I'm just used to playing physical formats; the physical sources feel more real.

 I still play CD and vinyl.   I have music bought years ago and never opened that I will play some day. I have zero interest in streaming.  I listen to FM stereo daily, there are still 2 good Rock stations  in my area. I will never stream, I have too much unplayed physical media.  

I agree with @soix , since my streaming set up has eclipsed the sound quality of my CD playback set up I don't listen to them much anymore. Only if i can't find it or i just feel like spinning a CD.