Are the CD'S days numbered?

I still buy a lot of CDs. But I always rip them to flacs on my Squeezebox server as soon as I get them.

When I was a kid I would see crazy old men buying 78s. They didn't know they were obsolete. I guess I'll be the crazy old man buying CDs...

I’m surprised that nobody has mentioned the fact that Barnes & Noble is no longer up-loading the content of new releases for in-store audition.

Vinyl is the new old thing. http://whoknew.news.yahoo.com/?nc&vid=26245521

vinyl may be growing a bit, but it's still a tiny segment of the market--2.8m total units sold in 2010 vs. 325m cds. downloads will outsell cds for the first time in 2011. most telling stat, however, is that total 2010 music sales (downloads, cds, etc.) fell 12% from 2009. since i don't think people are listening to less music, i'd infer that free music sources like internet radio, free downloads, etc. are the unstoppable force. esp. as the economy continues to suck, i trust fewer people will be willing to pop fiteen bucks for an album in whatever medium.