Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?

I had a top of the line Classe cd player that was rated very high back then plus 1 of the earlier Sony sacd players back in the early 2000’s.  Back then, it was proven that ripped cds sounded better than thru a cd player. I thought so too and sold the Classe. Still have the sacd player but haven’t used it in 15 years. I’ve been selling a couple thousand cds ever since. Now I stream ripped cds and from Qobuz and Tidal. 

“I play CD's because I can't get my turntable to work in my car.”

@aewarren 

This one is for you! 
https://youtu.be/rOt1Zpv-7wg

My CDP is my best source. An ARC Ref CD9. It sounds so good it’s always a treat to listen.

1 I own the music and also have a lot of obscure CD titles which will probably never be available for streaming. 

2 I have more invested in CD playback vs streaming and it sounds way superior on my system. (Jay’s Audio CDT2-MK2 / Denafrips Pontus / I2S connection) vs ( Bluesound Node 2I / Denafrips Pontus / coaxial connection)

3 I like physical media but dumped my vinyl decades ago because I was tired of warpage, “snap, crackle and pop”, rolling the dice every time I bought a used LP, and the royal pain of maintaining records and turntables.

@lalitk 

Thanks for the video. I actually had an RCA under dash record player in my car back in the '60's before 8 tracks came out. The tone arm played underneath the records instead of on top. It played a stack of six 45's and actually didn't skip unless I hit a substantial bump or dip.