Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?

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.

It’s not practical to spend more money to buy streamer and pay monthly subscriptions. 

@jayctoy  For the price of about one CD per month I have access to hundreds of thousands of songs via Qobuz — many of them in hi res BTW — and discover awesome new music I would’ve never heard otherwise almost every day.  It’s the most fun I’ve had as an audiophile and music lover ever, and every month it’s the best 11 bucks I spend.  Or I could just spin CDs and listen to the same stuff over and over and over again.  No thank you, but to each his own.  

I don't want any more bills (like for  a streaming service) to add to my budget in retirement., not that I couldn't afford  it.  I also find it greatly satisfying to have complete collections of an artists output on vinyl or CD. It's one of life's small pleasures. I love getting a new CD. I can,t wait to get the new Band-Maid CD from Japan once it comes down in price a bit.

I've never wanted to be in the computer or cell phone age. I found it disturbing enough to transition to CD's from records in the first place, after having skipped over 8-tracks , and cassettes tapes, but not reel to reel. First thing I did after retiring was to throw my cell phone over the fence into the woods, having never learned to send a text message.