My first CD player was in 1986-87; an Onkyo. I still kept buying vinyl until 1990, which is when they cut off the supply. I remember 1990 was also when BMG force me to switch to their CD club, because the record club was being discontinued.
20th Anniversary of CD Today
Time flies when you're having fun. Yup, Sony introduced the CD in Japan 20 years ago (Billy Joel). Per Public Radio, they thought it would take off but got tons of grief instead. Audiophiles didn't like the sound. Record companies thought the bits would be too easy to copy. Lots of groups thought it was a bad idea. The record companies just don't like anything new, do they? As it turned out, they amassed a fortune from the restocking. In any case, 20 years! Wow! It took that long to take it to the next steps.
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