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When to give up CDs and TT?

I purchased a Bricasti M21 DAC some time ago. Now I'm thinking about selling my SACD player (Marantz SA7 S1), Turntable (VPI Classic 3) and media (CDs and records) because I hardly use them.  It would free up a lot of space in my stereo room.  Any thoughts or experience with this?

 

My system is a Spectral DMC-30SV preamp, DMA-500 monoblocs, MIT Oracle cables and EgglestonWorks Rosa speakers.  The phono amp is a  Sutherland Engineering PhonoBlock. 

 

Streaming is by Qobuz using Audirvana on my SG20 smartphone.  The internet cable runs into the M21 for most listening or I use an IFI ZEN for DSD256.  My downloaded music is saved on my laptop.  I use the iFi SilentPower LAN iPurifier Pro and IFI Power Elite Power Supplies to reduce noise going into the system.  

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acman3
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As others have mentioned,  a lot of music I own has not made it to streaming and some music just disappears off my streaming list, so I'll keep my CDs and Lps, till they take them away.

 

kennyc
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@pindac Limitations: The AHRA applies primarily to digital audio recording devices and prohibits the distribution, sale, or uploading of those copies to the internet or sharing them with others.

Beginning streaming, want to use Roon with Tidal and/or Qobuz. I’m unsure whether to go through the trouble of burning my CDs as much may (don’t know) be available via streaming.

If I do burn my CDs, I don’t want to store them indefinitely. I just moved so I’m still going through boxes of 35yrs of stuff.  I’m am weeding out anything that I will not ever use to give away. I don’t want to store stuff that I’ll never use to takes up valuable space.  I’m trying create and maintain an uncluttered (stressful) environment especially for my wife and family.

Tossing them away seems like a waste, but giving away violates the AHRA. This is a tough decision.

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alfa100
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Don’t sell.  I have state of the art streaming but I find  CD and Vinyl sounds better. Vinyl the best.  Streaming is for convenience and exploring new music.  

mahler123
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@kennyc 

 

”…giving them away violates the AHRA.”

 

Why?  If you purchased the physical media then you own them and you can dispose of your own property.  The act only says that you can’t sell and distribute them.  It doesn’t prevent you from d, for example, donating them to a library or charity.

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fire_water
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@alfa100 I know what you mean, but not exactly. 

Streaming relies on an internet connection. In environments with unstable connection speeds or high network jitter, the real-time transmission can introduce data delivery inconsistencies. But a CD completely bypasses the network noise or instability that can sometimes affect real-time cloud streaming. 

​However, a file stored on a local solid-state drive contains the exact same digital ones and zeros as the CD. Because the data is stored locally, it plays back with absolute consistency, zero network latency, and no dependency on an internet connection. So there is no difference between a CD and local digital file.

​For me Convenience wins! A local library gives you the instant accessibility of streaming through a media server interface, but with the rock-solid reliability and sonic integrity of physical media.

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