The demise of the music CD inevitable?

do=due, ugh

As to my point as on classical reissues it is gratifying to see so many great artists long gone and whose artistry can never be replaced still being appreciated by many younger people.

CD rot was happening a short time after cds came out but it was do to bad manufacturing facilities that were used by certain labels. Classical labels such as Hyperion and Pearl and one anomaly I had was a Pinnock DG cd.

However the overwhelming majority of my cds are fine and I continue to buy them. I am genuinely astonished that in 2016 so many new ones are available on the internet and that at least in the classical sector there are so many comprehensive reissues of artists long dead for whom I thought at this point the audience would be equally dead. Vinyl is for pop and I can't believe how bad the compression and lifelessness are on 'remastered' pop cds these days.

I'm stuck in the 20th century and always will be so I don't give a hoot and a holler about streaming. The only thing that annoys me is that discmans today are few and far between and break down in no time whatsoever. If they're not going to make them to work beyond a couple of weeks why make them at all.