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Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player

Seem like this format days are numbered like the cassette and LP. Why would you want to spend 5k or 10k+ for a high-end CD player or DAC combo??

Just trying to see what other audiophile’s thoughts are and where you guys & gals may be planing for the future. Do you stop here at the high end CD player and this format or go completely too digital files?

I'm at a quandary about investing into an expensive CD player setup.
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mrtennis
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is the ps audio pwt a poor man's server ? if so cd and high res dvr still has viability.

i use the pwt fed into my minimax dac (yes, $750 and chinese). i prefer it to my ps audio pwd.

the dac accepts high rez formats.
mrtennis
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as long as there is a market for a product it will be produced.

it is impossible to predict when the supply will so exceed the demand that the product will become extinct.

thus the answer to the question is conjectural at best.
mrtennis
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if you believe that the cd player, dacs, and transports, are in an evanescent phase, buy them while you can, as well as the cds themselves.

you will thus generate a collection of cds and have enough hardware to listen to them.

of course if you believe that computers and other technologies are the preferable to cd players and the like, the demise of said cd players is academic.

by the way niacin, are you a proponent of b-vitamins as a panacea for certain unhealthful conditions of the humna body ? if so, i would be interested in your words on the subject.
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