I'm 57, I was afraid they would stop making quality players. I have a lot of CDs, 3 or 4 hundred at least. Most I like all the way through...
Two weeks ago I bought a new transport and my CDs have never sounded so good. I have purchased about 6 CDs since for $3 to $6 , all favorites that I want to own.
I love my Aurender but it's not quite as good as my transport with 44.1k material. I think a lot of what is available on streaming is just a sample rate converted version of the original. It varies so widely between platforms and tracks ... CD playback is a constant. It's always direct from the disc or buffered like the PS Audio units .
I'm going to keep grabbing my favorite discs while they are plentiful and cheap.