CD no more produced?


Except dictated shops, the CD's are stopped selling on major shopping malls.
Due to unavailability of CD started looking  at streaming, finally selected Tidal, but I am not satisfied, Using Teac DAC, Spec RSA717Ex integrated amp paired with Dali speakers

And also downloaded few albums through paid service for Hiresaudio and  burned to CD, the quality of sound is not comparable with Music company produced CD's.
Have Music company's have stopped producing CD? 


murgeshj
I have ripped all my collections(about 500) to PC(use it for DAP), however prefer CD media , feel somewhat  natural on CD than playing through PC+DAC, but the difference is not immediate, takes while to know the difference.
The question is the latest albums are released on CD's or we have to rely/depend on Streaming?If Streaming is only the way to access the latest albums then we are on  streaming companies mercy. Maybe I haven't tried Hi-end streaming( above USD3K), later down the road will try.
The reason we don't have local sales of CD is because of online stuff, for average person needs are satisfied by online contents.

Question for you Tidal streaming guys.... if old CDs had less compression and the new copies have been heavily compressed, can you pick the release and know you are get one with some DR left on it?

In the rock genre, Tidal has a deep catalogue but most of it is the remastered versions of albums/songs.

Deezer has a very good rock selection and offers the original flat digital transfers (same as early CDs) in addition to the remasters.
The albums are clearly marked as remastered, the originals have their date of release. And it's a pleasure to hear music that doesn't suffer from high compression. Although, not all        recordings from those days are of the highest quailty.


 Hi Murgesh, from your note it is not clear whether you downloaded your music in a compressed format or uncompressed. Writing music in digital format back to a CD is a step backwards in the sense that the CD is a combination mechanical and digital device.

Like it or not the way of the future is home media servers, which can be as simple as a USB thumb drive connected to your home router sharing your media files in all possible available formats over your home network to network connected devices. This can be a Fire TV, android box or similar with optical or coax digital connections.

I use an Asus router, with a 256 GB USB thumb drive containing my original ripped CDs in VAW (uncompressed) format, streaming to a fire TV which is connected through optical connection to NAD digital amplifier, using Triangle speakers as Analog to digital converter’s. The best sounding system I have ever had for a cost under $2000.
Here is a retailer selling cd's/vinyl.
Probably not music for the slippers and pipe brigade though.
https://www.isotank.com/

i Murgesh, from your note it is not clear whether you downloaded your music in a compressed format or uncompressed. Writing music in digital format back to a CD is a step backwards in the sense that the CD is a combination mechanical and digital device.

Like it or not the way of the future is home media servers, which can be as simple as a USB thumb drive connected to your home router sharing your media files in all possible available formats over your home network to network connected devices. This can be a Fire TV, android box or similar with optical or coax digital connections.

I use an Asus router, with a 256 GB USB thumb drive containing my original ripped CDs in VAW (uncompressed) format, streaming to a fire TV which is connected through optical connection to NAD digital amplifier, using Triangle speakers as Analog to digital converter’s. The best sounding system I have ever had for a cost under $2000.
Downloaded music is Flac form.
Yes, there is lots of convenience when we rip\download  all our music to USB drive. Yes, future is streaming, since I am old school guy, feel better with CD's, sameway others will feel Vinly is good for them.
My question again, are the latest albums are available on  CD?