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Why CD players will never be dead

The main reason , there is just way to many CD's out there to end a format . Anyone want to take a guess how many ? The manufacturers are still putting there time and resources into developing new and better players , and people with servers seem to be spinning disc's more than ever .
tmsorosk
audioengr
3,282 posts
 
Rrm - use XLD for ripping to Mac - its free:

http://tmkk.pv.land.to/xld/index_e.html

You must be on line to rip using Accurate-Rip for comparison. iTunes is not good enough.

I would recommend to rip CD's to AIFF if you want tags and album art to be preserved. If you only care about sound quality, rip to .wav.

These are great questions. More audiophiles should ask these. This way, you dont have to do it over, only once.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
steelhead
318 posts
 
While I use sacd/cd primarily as back up to my vinyl rig, I know that I am a dinosaur and think that the future is where Steve is now.

I already lived through the "death" of vinyl and sure am glad I never bought into it and retained my records and improved my vinyl rig. I feel the same way about sacd/cd and after screwing around with no disc and sony repair finally jettisoned the 777.

I ended up getting a great deal on a Esoteric X03SE and son of a bitch what a spinner. I fully realize I am still in the honeymoon stage of ownership but I am delighted beyond measure with the sound quality.

If a server can dish up sound like or better than the esoteric than I do not blame anyone for investigating or using their computer.

I do like how the prices on cd's have dropped because all the kids are ripping. Thanks Dudes.
phaelon
1,052 posts
 
"These are great questions. More audiophiles should ask these.”

Some of us are so overwhelmed by just the jargon that we don’t feel we can put our questions into words. My whole life, I thought I was pretty smart and could learn anything... until computers.
baka1969
101 posts
 
I buy CDs and rip them to my server. I like having the physical medium and I can pick up used CDs cheap. Since there is no such thing as a used download, I'm unlikely to find an album in Redbook or better for a $1.
2chnlben
595 posts
 
A CD is a digital storage medium. Digital storage mediums have and continue to change/advance with technology. I still buy CDs, but I literally never use my CD player to listen to them - I use them (CDs) as storage mediums!

To say that, they (the players) "will never be dead," is a bit short-sighted...Don't you think?
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