Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?

Having rare and/or cd recordings not available on streaming services is not a valid reason for failure to stream. One can rip that music to storage and/or continue to maintain a cd transport while at the same time streaming.

One doesn't have to listen differently to streams vs cd, a good streaming setup can deliver as good or better sound quality than cd playback.

With over 3K cd's I found myself getting bored with such a limited choice, as others have mentioned streaming has given me a much wider perspective on music from all genres and so many more artists than even 20K or whatever number of cd's would allow. And then  you can put on shuffle play from your entire streaming library, such amazing diversity in one listening session! As far as I'm concerned streaming is the golden age of audio, never considered cd's the golden age, IMO vinyl was the true golden age prior to streaming. Still maintain my vinyl setup, cd transports long gone, never to return.

@soix  When I said "Oftentimes, when I witness people listening to music via streaming, they just bounce from one song to another."  I didn't mean it to sound as if ALL people steam that way.  Hence the reason I put "oftentimes".

I just didn't want to fall into that "camp" if I were to start streaming at some point.  I admit, I have a lot to learn about streaming.  All of the in's and out's of it, etc.  I would like to think that I would utilize the streaming services as you do, if I ever get up the gumption to start down that road.

Best wishes,

Don

Soix how many songs you can play in one day be realistic . Thru it’s nice to have millions of choices but you can even play 10% of those millions in your life time. Is this like Imelda Marcos having thousands of shoes? That she did not wear?I respect your opinion don’t get me wrong.

Soix how many songs you can play in one day be realistic . Thru it’s nice to have millions of choices but you can even play 10% of those millions in your life time. Is this like Imelda Marcos having thousands of shoes? That she did not wear?I respect your opinion don’t get me wrong.

@jayctoy Well that’s just silly reasoning by someone who is obviously streaming ignorant and is just making up silly reasons why it’s not good. I just explore music I either hear about or am interested in and continually find awesome new songs/albums — no need to hear all of it. Ok don’t stream — it’s your sad loss and you’ve no idea what you’re missing. You can lead a horse to water…

This is a great time of year for streaming, with all the " best of "' lists coming out. I'll  probably buy a few of my favorites on CD.  I agree the benefits of access to music on streaming cannot be denied. I again enjoy,  CD - probably my favorite, LP in binges, and have streaming in every room. Most here seem to do both to some degree, with a few totally against streaming and a very vocal few stating only streaming, avoid and sell your CD collection...I think the latter is where these "discussions" seem to go off the rails...like the OP was asking why do people who play CD enjoy that...