Are CD players dead

No way.I was a 100% vinyl person from 1963 to 1990.I finally caved and bought a cd player that year.Now I have a decent cd collection to go with my lps. and 45s..Many cds. sound really good, especially if mastered properly try Sundazed Beau Brummels.Also many cds have unreleased cuts on them. I remember the death of the lp all too well, still waiting.Both formats will live on for music afficianados.The everyday person will take the easiest route and buy whatever is the latest.The lemming syndrome.Time will tell,there may be a temporary death knell, but watch, once people think they are obsolete, they will become desireable again.Tube gear comes to mind along with vinyl and old cars.And old cars are in no way better performing than new ones,and I have both and like boyh.

Transition from LP to CD, not the same as transition from
CD to High Rez. Downloads. Why the difference??? Imagine
a severe cutback on all LP production with only a handful
of CD Music Selection available. Imagine that this was the
case at the start of CD, with all LP Music Selection gone
overnight. There would be a complete vacuum of Selection
from either Format. There would be no Music to listen to.
This didn't happen. Why is it happening now during this
Transition? 16/44.1 CD to 16/44.1 Downloads not a step up,
more like a step sideways. MP3/I-Tunes, Step downwards.
You don't have a Format, with enough Music Selection, that
is a step up from CD. Eliminating CD too early will only
create a vacuum. Many will have to give up their Music-
or step sideways, or step down-Unacceptable! You are not
ready to replace the CD yet, do your homework first!

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Anonymoustao, well said.
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Homework means having adequate Music Selection first,
on the superior sounding Format, and having this prior to
getting rid of the old Format. It was never a question of
getting rid of CD due to SACD since there never was an
adequate Music Selection for SACD to replace CD. Ditto for High Rez. Downloads. 16/44.1 Downloads sound about the same as 16/44.1 CD so what are you left with? Whatever you are trying to replace CD with, you haven't got superior sounding Format together with adequate Music Selection. You have nothing, but smoke and mirrors! You plan to replace CD with an imaginary Format made up of Smoke, and Mirrors? I will pay for it with imaginary dollars-that acceptable?

You might not have a superior format in itself, but with the right setup, the digital files can and do sound better than the original disc. That is enough for me.

Shakey