Rumors of CD Demise Exagerated? New Hegel

What is overlooked is not so much the Annual Gross CD Sales being an indicator.

The Annual Music Sales Survey, shows that purchasing recorded music is still a very big business, which has become huge in relation to 'rented music recordings'.

It is the amount of 'owned CD's' still being used to supply an individual a most acceptable experience of replayed music.

Why would such an individual who is openly expressing an enthusiasm for this type of entertainment not be open to the idea, that a New CDP could quite easily add to the experience that is already much enjoyed.

I feel confident it is these Types who are fuelling the sales of New Devices to replay Hard Medium and not those who is only interested in the availability of New Release material.

As for New Release Material, many performers are turning to Hard Medium merchandise as a means to improve on revenues offered via the Rented Music streaming platforms. Hard Medium sales from a CD or Vinyl LP is much much more valuable to them, and the end user actually own and are not leasing what is purchased.     

To love accessing ones Rented Music and other forms of Home Entertainment has a price that is quite concerning from a sustainability view point.

In not too many years managing data, has created an industry that is consuming Annually 1% of Global Electricity Consumption and 1% of produced Green House Gas emissions.

If one really wants to know the other impacts, there is plenty to learn, if one takes the time to see the full picture of what a substantial Battery Bank is responsible for. Not Forum Talk unfortunately.   

There is absolutely no need for many items to end up in a Landfill, it is an 'easy out' for the Human to discard and not maintain or repurpose. As a Species the Human in general is very contented in their endorsing methods that are a speedy route for   the poisoning of the environment that is so critical for sustaining them.

Such an attitude is one that is unique to the Human, especially where it is showing their ability to be extremely easily influenced. When this influencing relates to the Human in pursuit of Pleasure, there is no limits. Without any thought of consequences, a Human will behave in a self serving manner.

The most basic display will be for the Premature Superseding of the usage of a satisfactory functioning product with the latest gizmo. These knee jerk reactions are the Coals on the fire, to create a market for alternatives that really really don't offer anything of an improvement. 

For a very limited number, the Forum becomes the place to Justify why change was vital and such an important pursuit. The Forum also becomes the place where others are exposed to being encouraged to carry out making substantial change as a means to progress in their pursuit of pleasure. 

I own a Bespoke Built DAC (my first owned DAC) and a used purchase PWA CDT (my only owned CDP or CDT).

I have built a CD Collection over recent years, of which the majority are used purchases.

I have the option to convert these to Files to be stored and used as a Source Material, but this method as of yet has not got my attention as a Main Source to be used as Parity with the other Sources. 

Prior to Digital I was solely using a Vinyl LP as the Source and have a collection that spans over 40 years.

My Turntable of choice is today 40 Years Old from initial production, and there are other ones owned that extend back to earlier production dates.

The Tonearm of choice is similar in age to the Turntable.

The Cartridge of choice, is 20 years Old from initial production.

All Three Items are treated with designs incorporated from the  modern era using materials that will not have been available and most likely not used on these models at their time of production. 

Not at any time have I felt there is something amiss in the periods of time set aside for recorded music replays.

Not at any time have I felt the need to discard and start over, selecting for use, the most recent made available Source Material or Ancillaries used to replay any type of Source Material. 

I do remain open minded and am regularly experiencing and learning about the latest technologies, none of the experiences to date have been too convincing, and older Technologies are for myself well worth maintaining.     

@tomcy6  You are correct, I only can be, whilst drawing breath, as well as develop the values I have come to live by and sustain.

I don't expect anybody to 'Take Up the Mantle', these are limited to my pursuits of entertainment and pleasure. 

My side of the street will be swept, along with the walk thoroughly walked.