I believe that most people who want a CD or SACD player has one by now. Digital, however, is just getting started and so it has a higher growth trajectory. It reminds me that it's the same with CDs. They say that CD sales are falling off but how could they not fall off when they have been around for more than three decades. Again, anyone who wants a specific CD probably already has it. Also, there are "used record/CD stores" whose sales are not recorded as new sales, although they are for the buyers who frequent them.
In summary, the music business is trying to find new ways to separate the consumer from their money. They know that the CD market, including the players and the CDs themselves are almost exhausted. So, now there's digital downloads, music servers, etc.. I have decided that cassettes, CDs, and records are as far as I want to go to chase music. So, when a stereo store owner says that CD is dead, he simply means that he hopes that his customers will abandon their CD players and begin buying the next big thing- digital. Sorry if that sounds cynical but unfortunately, it's true!
In summary, the music business is trying to find new ways to separate the consumer from their money. They know that the CD market, including the players and the CDs themselves are almost exhausted. So, now there's digital downloads, music servers, etc.. I have decided that cassettes, CDs, and records are as far as I want to go to chase music. So, when a stereo store owner says that CD is dead, he simply means that he hopes that his customers will abandon their CD players and begin buying the next big thing- digital. Sorry if that sounds cynical but unfortunately, it's true!