Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?

When I asked one of the owners of the company that makes my cables why he's getting into streaming he said he'd settle for 85% of what he can get out of his CDP and TT for casual listening. They have four completely different systems that they test their cables on before settling on a final version. Not as engaging but great for background music. It was for convenience.

By the way, I think Tony Manasian would agree with brianlucey about 16 bit done right sounds great. Though Tony's music taste is very eclectic, I've yet to hear any CD sound as realistic and 'in the room' as his works. 16 bit, straight in, no mixing, no tampering, and on one CD using a cheap mike that cut off at around 16Khz. It's almost funny.

All the best,
Nonoise

To all the audiophiles who have for decades touted that the shortest signal path is the best so many times that it's become conventional wisdom, how do you reconcile that with a signal that can (theoretically) be transmitted halfway around the planet sounding as pure and to be as intact as one that travels, say, a foot and a half? Just asking.

All the best,
Nonoise

This has been discussed to death but yea, I like and prefer CDs. As others here whose opinions I value have said, one would have to invest at least as much into streaming as they have for their CD setup and that, I'm not willing to do. Way too many boxes, cables and bandaids for me to entertain. 

That, and I'm still old fashioned and like to pay artists and not those who've monopolized their art and screw them out of royalties. It's was never a problem in need of a solution until the admen got involved. 

All the best,
Nonoise