I think the CD _has_ left us. Except for audiophiles, when was the last time you saw someone use a CD? Maybe someone driving a car that was 10 or more years old?
I'm 42; when I fell for the audio hobby eight year ago, I dove into digital since 100% of my music collection was CDs. (Much respect to my vinyl brethren.) I've since ripped them all to flac on a hard drive. But streaming from Qobuz and Tidal sounds _better_ than the local flacs.
So I only stream, but I keep the hard drive, and its backups -- okay, and a few hundred CD in the attic -- in case of wartime.
I'd love to see the public realize that CDs sound better than mp3 streams, but those interested in physical media (for its very real virtues) are gonna spin records.
I'm 42; when I fell for the audio hobby eight year ago, I dove into digital since 100% of my music collection was CDs. (Much respect to my vinyl brethren.) I've since ripped them all to flac on a hard drive. But streaming from Qobuz and Tidal sounds _better_ than the local flacs.
So I only stream, but I keep the hard drive, and its backups -- okay, and a few hundred CD in the attic -- in case of wartime.
I'd love to see the public realize that CDs sound better than mp3 streams, but those interested in physical media (for its very real virtues) are gonna spin records.