Why CD players so expensive when the fomat is dead

That's crazy talk. That crap is cheap.

OK - get on down to your WalMart job now.

If it were dead we wouldn't be here talking about it.

I just ordered a rare re-master of a Monolake's 1999 Interstate, on CD, from the UK. The format is not dead. Most people I know who enjoy music have tons of CDs, I only know 2 folks who are deeply into vinyl.
I do think high-end CD changers are dead. There are still plenty of cheapo changers and single-disc players on the market for the masses. Yamaha, Sony, and others are still selling them.
I will say the audio-only section of Best Buy has shrunken to about 3 shelves.

Realremo- your post proves it. Dead as a doornail!

You site ordering a rare cd, and then go on to essentially say that convenience (changers) is dead!

Audiophiles can support a format alone. If they could sacd and dvda would be thriving.