[Vintage-Audio] Sources For New CD Players?

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi Barrie,

My guess: One will have to have a high speed connection. Then be subscribed 
to a music service. Then download the desired song or album to their music 
device. Be that a computer or a portable HD or IPAD or whatever.

Quality? Seems like almost nobody cares about that nowadays. The analog 
recordings that I have are vastly superior to the digital stuff. But then 
again, I am an audio devotee!

There is probably going to be a few high end sound shops around that will 
continue to market expensive stereo gear. I would not be surprised to see 
smart audio tech's buy up good used audio gear, refurbish it and sell it 
again! Nor would I be shocked to see some technically gifted people build 
their own high end audio gear and sell it to insterested parties.

Personally, I resent what is being sold as "stereo" and digital sound 
systems today. They EQ everything, you select the "kind of music", such as 
Country, Oldies, Big Band etc., and the EQ settings of "their" choice are 
what you get to hear! I want to handle the treble, mids and bass myself! But 
the only equipment I can find that lets me be in control is no longer being 
built and sold!

You can still buy a combo CD/DVD player, I think! But these too are going 
away in the very near future.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barrie Smith" <barrie at centric.net>
To: "Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 back" 
<vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Sources For New CD Players?


> Sorry, I have not been following this thread closely.  I thought perhaps
> that it was a joke.  Evidently, it is not.
>
> If CD players are going away, does that mean that CDs are going away, as
> well?
>
> If so, where will one get music?  Download it?  I've tried that.  The
> quality, at least in my case, was poor.
>
> I guess I'm glad I still have a good quality CD and SACD player.  And, of
> course, my turntable!
>
> Barrie, W7ALW
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
> To: <vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 2:39 PM
> Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Sources For New CD Players?
>
>
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Since Robert, W9RAN brought up a potentially soon to be serious issue,
>> where
>> can someone buy a new CD player?
>>
>> Yes, there is always the Bay of E. But perhaps during this holiday season
>> some audio stores might be selling off their stock of CD players.
>>
>> Sources guys? TNX.
>>
>> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
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