Are CD players goig the way of the 8 track,and the cassette?

Oh they are definitely going away, not like 8 tracks or cassettes, more like turntables did. Enjoy the music

So like turntables, more and more high end CD players at shows, the very best sounding gear will be said to sound "CD-ology" and CD will take on an air of acknowledged if unspoken superiority and become fastest growing segment in audio. Hollywood movies will have the star putting on a CD to show his superior taste. Like turntables.

Right.

interestingly it also seems there are more new CD Player releases lately,  after a lull of a few years...

Right.

How do you get really high prices for audio goods? You have a limited supply out there, they aren’t made anymore and huge demand. You know, like cassettes. Hel-loo! Whereas CDs have always been expendable dog meat. They made a million of them. 

Top 100 most expensive cassettes on Discogs,

https://blog.discogs.com/en/top-100-most-expensive-cassettes/