Who here continues to regularly use a CD player?


I do have a CD player, however, at this point, I rarely use it. I mostly listen to vinyl and stream.

Do you still regularly use your CD spinner? 

zavato

I still play CDs.     I've discovered some great artists and music via streaming but for overall sound quality I prefer my Teac 701t Transport .   I play vinyl too but that  player sounds amazing. 

I just bought my first music streamer, an Innuos Stream1, and plan on ripping my 600 CDs direct to the 4TB M.2 SSD I installed in it. I replaced the Cambridge CXC CD Transport in my cabinet with an Oppo BDP-103 to play my SACDs and DVD-Audio discs.

I want to own my music and will keep my CDs and continue to buy my favorites. I signed up with Qobuz to test streaming and have loved how high resolution music is sounding so look forward to finding new music. I have a lot to learn.

I don't see either replacing my current preference for spinning records but who knows.

@george_r ”l want to own my music…”

Great spirit there. Gives the artists more revenue, and you keep the physical touch too.

 

I don’t stream but l do tune in to Net Radio for the film soundtrack channels that meet my tastes. Not a serious listening in depth with radio as it does not bond with me, or have the same “connection” as far as l’m concerned. I let it just fill the background, so to speak. If something catches my attention l will note the it down, and maybe investigate and ultimately buy the CD.

l am similar to you in having two sources to listen to my CDs. I have a Cambridge Audio 752BD in the UK which is a badged Oppo, with a few of Cambridge’s own tweaks. I believe it’s ranked between the Oppo 103 & 105. Use it for SACD and films, but l have kept my Cambridge CXC primarily for CDs. The universal 752BD player l want to preserve long term. Universal players are not the big thing they were and harder to replace. The 752BD was the best it got for Cambridge, plus it is so versatile in many other ways too. So it makes sense to spin my collection on a second source.

50%-50%. I like CD’s for more serious listening and the streamer for convenience when I feel lazy. SQ is very close between my CDP and Innuos ZEN Mk3 streamer.

FM running most all the time (blessed with good local stations and love my Accuphase T-1200 or McIntosh MR78). For focused listening, 70% SACD/CD and 30% streaming.  After trying for 10 years or so, I still can't get a good handle on streaming, but I haven't given up.