Cd's to make a come back in the future?

The point is not a nostalgia road trip or to create some mystical ritual like dropping a needle. Why would that be any more pleasurable than pressing a button or watching a CD tray slide open?

The point is that with a CD you _own_ great sounding media at a literal fraction of the cost of downloadable hi-res media and the component requirement is one decent CDP. Simple. Cheap. Easy and high quality. No other media really ticks those boxes.

"Goodbye clutter"

Well, except for the two drives,cables, wall warts etc. And to me, digital clutter (all things considered) is as bad a physical clutter. And to me a shelf of CDs is no more clutter than books.

Clutter is very bad for the sound. The objective is, in a manner of speaking, to reduce entropy as much as you can. The system will sound a whole lot better in a relatively empty room than a room filled with CDs, LPS, videos, Books, TV, cell phones, iPad, magazines, etc., scout’s honor. ✌️Note media and communications devices especially. 

"  The system will sound a whole lot better in a relatively empty room"

True. And for the serious audiophile just physically being in the room represents a conundrum.

I get total satisfaction from the LISTENING TO of the music.
I honestly could not care less its source as long as it is musical and sweet to my ears.
And at the end of the day that is ALL that matters.
I regularly listen to CD, cassette tape, vinyl and streaming.
I do not try and compare any of them to each other, total waste of time.
Just enjoy your music people no matter what the source.

n801,164 posts03-01-2019 9:14am" The system will sound a whole lot better in a relatively empty room"

True. And for the serious audiophile just physically being in the room represents a conundrum.

>>>>Not if you’re an empty suit. Or having an out of body experience whilst listening.