I would like to point out that another WhatHiFi article , from the year 2009, reports sales of 570,000 BluRay players and that BluRay represents 25% of the video player market, for total video player sales of 2.3 million.
http://www.whathifi.com/blog/the-year-of-the-headphone-2009-hi-fi-and-av-sales-figures-revealed
Also, computers and game systems can be used as players.
Since video players can play CD's (and some of them SACD's) most people don't need a CD ONLY player.
Perhaps the single function CD player is passe, but the CD format can still thrive.
Ken
http://www.whathifi.com/blog/the-year-of-the-headphone-2009-hi-fi-and-av-sales-figures-revealed
Also, computers and game systems can be used as players.
Since video players can play CD's (and some of them SACD's) most people don't need a CD ONLY player.
Perhaps the single function CD player is passe, but the CD format can still thrive.
Ken