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Linn Abandons CD Players

What does everybody think?

On November 19, manufacturer Linn Products held a press conference in London to announce that they are ceasing the production of CD players.

They have maintained their focus on server based system controllers. With the improved data streaming and the ever changing format of digital technology, doesn't this sound like once again Ivor Tiefenbrun is leading the way when the common wisdom is not quite there yet?

Remember back to the late seventies, Ivor was there doing demos when many, many an audiophile was of the belief that the turntable had little or nothing to do with the sonic quality.

Do you feel we're their (yet)? Or that the rest of the industry (aside from our Scottish friends) is seeing this as a paradigm shift, dropping the red book CD?

Happy Listening!
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I'm an analog guy also, but I have a huge CD collection too. There is something about going into my Record/CD room and browsing through my collection and then choosing what to listen to. The actual handling of the "physical" media is half the fun for me.

Then there is the fun of record shopping in a real store and finding the one elusive record or CD that you didn't ever think you'd find. Paying for a "down load" song or album without actually touching it and looking at it and reading the liner notes, seems to me, a fleeting moment.

I realize there are down sides to this, but I'm really not interested in exchanging this ritual for scrolling through some screen for my songs.
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