Things that make you go, "Hmmmmm...."

I think this will be directly related to the price of used CDs. Personally, I can’t see them ever appreciating in value or making a comeback like vinyl, especially since we have access to an increasing cloud library of higher resolution digital files. Even more interesting is if we are at peak vinyl? I suspect we have 5 more years of growth and then a steady decline again. The reason being that in 5 years high quality powered, dsp-enabled speakers will be affordable and available from many consumer manufacturers. 

I know you’re fishing for a hostile debate but the market has clearly spoken. Nearly no one cares about CDs and I can’t see that ever happening again. Cassettes are coming back but that will be short lived. Yes, higher resolution. It’s digital so specs matter. Audiophiles have moved on to DSD and high res streaming. With a great DAC I can play everything including CD data. Give it up. CDs are dead and aren’t coming back. If you buy a $10k transport, be aware it’s going to be tough to resell. 

Everything comes back around is a patently false claim but whatever. 

Your logic is so asinine as to be laughable. Remind me which CRT TVs have stood the test of time? Laser disk players? Any computer from the 1990s? Any number of the millions of things that people thought would be collectible and aren’t. I mean, you’re making such a ridiculous claim that I kind of think it’s simply to troll. Very little of what was once new retains its value. Especially in less than 100 years. Technology moves forward and some people don’t. My grandfather still has a flip phone. Not sure that 10 year old flip phone is going to raise in value at any point until archeologists 1000 years from now dig it up from our garbage heaps. 

As for cars that are 20 years old that are worth less than original sale price, again I assume this is a joke. Obviously just about every car is. But just to prove your idiocy, I don’t know, maybe the 1990 Mercedes 430SEL. New was around 70k. Today around 20. 

@millercabon what exactly are you on about? The Rega Saturn sells new for $3000 and can buy pristine used ones for like $1000.  It’s not even that old.  

I think several of the “troglodytes” decided to get defensive about the CD format in general. The OP question was if there was a transport that would hold its value, or potentially a vintage transport that would be highly regarded and appreciate from original MSRP. The answer to that is, as best I can tell, and overwhelming no. It’s not about your personal opinions on CDs. These are facts about the way capitalism works. Lots of used transports and tech gets old fast leaving a glut of used high end players due to upgrading and moving away from a declining format.