I still use a CD player or DVD player to play CDs. also have a selection of clamshell CD players that are handy in the bedroom.
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My best audiophile buddy called me a dinosaur at our dinner meeting last week as I discussed buying that latest The Bros. Landreth CD (BTW its called Dog Ear and they are a great Canadian band), and he was contemplating the acquisition of a new LuminX2 to replace his LuminX1 streamer - his system sounds great and very detailed. However, each to his own 95% CD/SACD; 4% VINYL; 1% STREAMING and I play my system everyday using PSAudio Perfectwave CD/SACD transport with 6" I2S connection into my Denafrips Venus 15 DAC. And there are a number of reasons I will keep using CD/SACD as my primary source. Like others here I have a ton of CDs (collected since 1982 when I bought my first CD player). I chose (and own) those CDs not for a single track but as albums I want to listen to as albums. At my age the sound quality of a CD and particularly an SACD (DSD) through a great DAC, Amplifier and Speakers is sufficient and to my ears sounds great. I have a few CDs in my collection not available via streaming, and I'm never worried about the Internet going down. Perhaps most importantly I like to support musicians. CD and Vinyl purchases financially reward and supports artists while Streaming revenues starve (rip-off) most artists (hence the exorbitant prices we now pay for live music and band merchandise). I also like to see, touch and select from my physical CD collection. Streaming I use to listen to 'new to me' artists and to help me decide whether to buy their work. As for sound, I use a WiiM Ultra COAX into DAC (I should try USB) and it's perfectly listenable. So @zavato yes to using my CD spinner and yes to being a technology luddite (although I worked in IT for 20+ years) but I adore my CDs and I hate the Streaming business model! |
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