who needs a cd player anymore

As of about 1 year ago 150,000,000 iPods have been sold and last June hit 5 Billion music downloads, CD's are obsolete and CD players will fade away. Think film cameras, sure they won't go away completely but the landscape will change dramatically in favor of a fully digital distribution model. The only reason I buy CD's is access to the high resolution files to rip to my hard drive.

Unlike my CD player my server based system allows access a 9,000+ song library anywhere I have access to a wifi network on my iPod touch (which also serves as an iTunes remote control) and most of the lossless library is on a 160 GB iPod Classic for the gym, car, airplanes, etc. At home I have a USB dac on my main system, a Squeezebox in a bedroom system.

No need to be defensive of CD players or critical of server based systems, as always in this hobby, YMMV

03-08-09: Eastein
CD's are obsolete and CD players will fade away.

The same thing was said of LPs and record players, VCRs and other technology that's still around. Perhaps some are saying the same thing about books now that Amazon is onto the second version of Kindle.

Absolutism is dangerous, and more often incorrect than correct.

vcr's are not obsolete?

I have a wonderful 8 track player I can sell you ;-)

03-08-09: Audiotomb
vcr's are not obsolete?

Merriam-Webster's definition of obsolete is "no longer in use or no longer useful".

Considering VCRs are still sold (do an Amazon search if you like), and they are still used in thousands of households, I would say the answer to your question is no.

Many people have moved on to newer recording/playback technology, but that does not mean VCRs are obsolete.

They aren't.

Betamax recorders is an example of an obsolete technology. 8 track tape players is another.