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The awful truth about CDs, do they have the same shelve life as LP's ?

The answer is properly not. Recent studies have shown that the chemicals used in their manufacture of CDs have reduced their life expectancy to ten years, not all but many, as per Paul Mcgowans email. The suggestion was given that if you have suspect CD's they should be re-copied. But my question is how do you identify these? I can tell you that I have a great deal of LPs and I can play anyone of these with great success and some are 40 years old. This no doubt would give some audiophiles another good reason to hold onto their belief that LPs are the way to go.
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reubent
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OK, I'm going to jump on the bandwagon now. I've been buying CDs since 1984 and I am unaware of a single CD that I own that shows any sign of degradation. Admittedly, I did not buy many early CDs because they sounded like crap and hi-end players were really expensive at that time. However, I do have many from the 1980s without a single failure, AFAIK.

I also have a buch of LPs from the same period. They have not failed either........

reubent
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Now wait a minute. CD's were billed as "Perfect Sound Forever" back around 1982. I know they aren't "perfect", especially the old ones from the early '80's. Are you telling me that are also not FOREVER? That would double suck.........

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