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How much longer will CDs be made?

I "need" to justify spending $5000-$7000 for an outstanding CD player that will work well with my Spectral/MIT system.
My wife would prefer I buy a new flat panel HI DEF TV and Blu-Ray for movies and have money left over.
She says the SonyXA9000ES I use is perfectly fine for music.
She feels downloading HD music is imminent and figures I won't listen to my CDs when I hear the increased quality of Hi Def music downloads. She's comparing the improvement to Blu Ray movies over DVDs.
Personally, with the DVD-A & SACD demise (which I find sad)
and the exponential growth of lo-fi players I no longer know what to think.
Will CDs continue to be made for at least the next 5 years?
All comments welcome.
psacanli
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Listen to your wife. The stuff you now have is good enough. The BlueRay player will also still be able to play your Cds.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
What do you think considering our present CD sound versus a Blu Ray type improvement?
Psacanli (Threads | Answers)
This was already done with SACD and DVD-A being the high definition audio equivalent of Blu Ray.

As we know, high def audio was a non-starter except in the very small audiophile community.

Still, SACD and DVD-A do sound better than CD, but IMO, there is significant quality in redbook CDs that can be maximized with the appropriate CD playback equipment.

The question is whether the expenditure is worthwhile, and only you can make that decision.
psacanli OP
535 posts
 
Cadnliz,
I notice you use a Lexicon RT-10.
How has it been for you?
sns
653 posts
 
I'm noticing the demise of cd already. I have years worth of cds on various website wishlists, recently I've noticed many of these cds are not available anymore. Most are somewhat obscure bands so I would expect some cut-outs, but this trend has accelerated recently.
psacanli OP
535 posts
 
Sidssp,
You comment about a good DAC sounds sensible to me.
Perhaps it can be driven by my old Toshiba SD9200 in which case the Sony can be sold to contribute to the DAC.
What do I need to spend on a DAC to surpass the CD sound from the Sony?
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