Is someone still using compact discs

Alkyogre

Alkyogre

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Yesterday I got a new cd player.

Hope to buy alot of cd's. Nowadays they are everywhere at second hand shops and no one seems to care anymore. Today I aqcuired 5 cd's 1 from barbara streisand, 2 celine dion and 2 katie melua, alltogether for the price of a loaf of bread. 25 years ago I paid 18 euro for these, each.

I think I will turn more cd's, and the feeling of having instead of internet play has also something extra. Really looking forward in old fashioned buying discs from everywhere.

Am I the only one and are cd's really dead?
 
CD's, just like the almighty LP's continue to be enjoyed on my various rigs, including my vehicles :D
 
nicoff said:
CDs are not dead yet but are moribund.

Chart: The Rise and Fall of the Compact Disc | Statista
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Alkyogre said:
Yesterday I got a new cd player.

Hope to buy alot of cd's. Nowadays they are everywhere at second hand shops and no one seems to care anymore. Today I aqcuired 5 cd's 1 from barbara streisand, 2 celine dion and 2 katie melua, alltogether for the price of a loaf of bread. 25 years ago I paid 18 euro for these, each.

I think I will turn more cd's, and the feeling of having instead of internet play has also something extra. Really looking forward in old fashioned buying discs from everywhere.

Am I the only one and are cd's really dead?
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You are not the only one,...

The only playback means I use: any Redbook CD format (CD, SHM-CD, Bluespec2, various XRCD formats including XRCD, K2HD, XRCD2, XRCD24, SHM XRCD), many SACDs, and a few HDCD (played back as RBCD).

New production of all these formats is going strong...



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What I miss is the seeking and buying. And those shop owners helped me with really nice stuff. A little bit talking, and sometimes listening to those headphones in the store. They helped me with really fine recordings.

And now with my new player, I came across that cd's sound so well, think it is a little bit better then my streaming stuff and like to start buying again. Luckily in my neighbourhood there are still 2 nice cd stores left.
 
I understand as I miss the heyday of the music store very much for LPs, discs, etc. lots of great memories.

You can thank the internet in general, Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Ebay, etc...

On the positive side, the number of ways to buy discs and research music online is staggering and far beyond what a local shop could provide sans the great ones (Tower Records and several others...)

Today, Amazon, Ebay, Discogs, ImportCDs.com, CDJapan, Tower Records Japan, individual websites for various classical, jazz and other labels/other genres and sites like the Berlin Philharmonic and many others world wide will help you empty your wallet to your heart's desire and beyond.

You can believe me on this [emoji2]





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SCAudiophile said:
Those charts are for tracked US sales only....they totally ignore a multitude of new production of discs of all kinds in Asia, particularly Japan, and all of the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.

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Interesting to hear about CDs doing well in other parts of the world. When I travel I often see street vendors selling pirated CDs. I guess those count too!
 
I owned two CD players. One I kept for ripping SACDs. But then came high-def streaming and found no use for it anymore.
In my system, physical CDs and (CD-quality) streaming sound the same, so while I no longer listen to CDs, I still keep one CD player handy just in case!
 
I like to have SOME Cd's around for when the wifi isn't working at home, long road trips through the mountains when I know there's going to be spotty-at-best radio reception, titles that aren't included in (or suddenly disappear from) my streaming service, etc.

A big consideration is whether or not someone wants to hear the same thing multiple times, or would they rather be discovering new music most of the time. On cost, streaming wins hands down. No way I can afford to buy everything I am curious about, and also no way I want to keep hearing the same thing over and over, regardless of format.
 
I think I have purchased two discs over the past three years. I have tossed many more than that as I don't like clutter. I need to once again go through Roon to see which burned discs aren't getting any plays and delete more of those and get rid of the associated discs. I am more than happy to use Tidal to play a disc I may not have . Should I desire to play one in the future and by chance its not available, I'll just play another title.
 
Well Curated CD Collection - 6000 CDs for $1500.00

This looks like a good deal - Well Curated CD Collection - cds / dvds / vhs - by owner -...

From the seller - “I’m a semi-retired radio producer that is parting with a well-curated collection of CDs that has been carefully alphabetized and stored in covered plastic tubs. Collection includes Vintage and Modern Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Latin and Brazilian Jazz, and soulful World Music.

I am pricing the entire collection of 6000 CDs to sell at the bulk discount of $.25 cents per disk, with a total sale price of $1,500-cash only.

All CD cases are in very good to excellent condition.

Please let me know when you would be available to pick them up at my Sarasota location. Serious buyers only.”
 
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