Are CD players dead

hi phaelon:

if you're right, what will replace the cd player if hi-rez doesn't take off ?? possibly blue ray players ??

hi taters:

what is your real concern ?

is it that you will be forced into using a computer or server as a transport ?

or is it that the availability of cd players will decline over time ?

or is there another concern ?

i think the question you raise has no definitive answer.

there are some very high aound quality 16 bit cds from the following labels, that, i think will easily compete with hi res files.

here are some of the labels:

audio stacatto, glossa, opus 111.

there are also some excellent sounding cds on the harmonia mundi label.

yes the genre is "clasical", but the sound will not disappoint.

at what point will companies cease to produce cd players, dacs and transports ?

it would seem that dacs are thriving for obvious reasons and servers/computers are thriving as transports.

will there ever be a time when it will be impossible to buy an in-production cd player that only plays redbook ???