Are CD players dead

Hi Mrtennis,
Just to be clear, I’m not claiming any type of clairvoyance. I’m just trying to resist getting as upset as Petty. Regarding Hi-Rez, I just can’t imagine them screwing it up so badly that it’s totally abandoned. To me, that would be like abandoning Hi-def TV. I don’t know why it’s so, but it just doesn’t seem like the movers and shakers of audio can ever come to consensus on anything. You want to connect your Hi-Def TV, no problem - HDMI, that’s it. How many different connection alternatives are there for a DAC.

I suspect at some point we will see more downloadable content from amazon and others at CD Redbook resolution.

Practically though, the time involved to download even that much less high res album length content would not appeal to most. It will take some time to get to the point where bandwidth from homes to commercial sites is large enough to download those quantities of data quickly. So in teh meantime, CDs will continue to linger and serve a purpose, even if not necessarily thrive.

Again, bottom line is I think after 70 years or so of commercial recordings being available for sale, plus all the new emerging channels/sources of music, that the home audio/music market in most countries is essentially saturated and that growth from here forward will be slow in comparison to the past. But again, along with that, there is more music out there and available at all price points and quality levels than ever, so that is a good thing. We should really stop fretting and worrying about these things and just enjoy!!!! That is what I try to do.

I agree with Mapman's summation. As long as TT's are alive, CPD's will be as well. The abandonment of a particular format is one's personal decision. Don't fall off the turnip truck in attempt to jump on the next bandwagon!

Not trying to scare anyone. Just think that in your zeal to
put Ultimatum on CD Format, not stopping to think of
possible consequences. History shows the switching of Formats overlapping. This will be the first of deliberately creating a vacuum between the end of one Format, and the lack of the beginning of the next (certainly in area of Music selection). Don't know what the
hell is going to happen. Maybe you should be afraid of only
Format left for your New Music ends up being MP3! People are gonna go where the Music selection is-verrry risky!