YES to CD's. Also to vinyl, cassettes, and streaming. Yes to a CD-transpor to an NAD amp w/ a built-in DAC and also my desktop stereo w/ CD as a transport to an external DAC, as well as a Mojo 2 for headphones. Open back and Closed back dynamic and planar cans as well as Focal Bathys for out and about via bluetooth.
I collected records starting in the 60's. Then also cassettes when they rolled out. And later CD's for a number of years. From a Sony Walkman to iPod and then iPhone listening as well, which finally developed into streaming. Tidal/Roon, w/ my CD's mostly all ripped to a drive. I usually also have the Tidal version of my rips in the catalog as well.
Now when I purchase music it's mostly vinyl.
I love having all the options and doing what works best at any moment. My CD's, of course have booklets w/ lyrics and pics, and I like that.
Lately I've been bluetoothing to my new JBL Flip 7 from my phone when I'm in the kitchen or hanging at the dining room table. I play music a LOT of the time, and all the formats are cool by me. Even cassettes, which obviously are not audiophile-grade listening, but the sound of them takes me back and I really dig them. Also they came w/ little foldout artwork that I like.
Whatever works, but I would suggest that the method of music delivery is not as vitally important as most audiophiles make it out to be. Sometimes I want great sound. Other times there's stuff going on, window a/c on, people cutting the grass outside, kids playing outdoors, blah blah, and I just want to hear some tunes.
Like Darko says: Music-First Audiophile.
