Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?

• I buy physical media because streaming screws over the artists and only lines the wallets of the streaming companies.
• I buy physical formats because I like to own something, and also appreciate the physical design. If available, I get the special physical edition, signed covers, etc.
• I buy CDs if the work is not available on vinyl.
• I buy cassettes if that is the only physical format.
• I buy files if that is the only format.
• All CDs are digitized and on a Roon server.
• I have a few records, including some new pop/rock, that are not available on streaming (e.g., Videotraum's "Ebbe//Flut"). I don't want to be limited to what I listen by what is available on a streaming platform.

Not because of better sound quality, but my CD collection includes content that Qobuz does not. Unless you have a high-quality CD/DVD drive, economical digital transporters like the MXN10 can easily outperform it.

@soix im not sure i fully buy the noise argument. Along those same lines, what about noise from signal transmission within servers at Tidal, transmission to my house etc? The McIntosh CD transport is the shortest and least tampered-with signal IMO. I’ve heard plenty of streamers including on my own speakers (Wilson Audio) at the dealer and to my ears, it’s inferior to CD and vinyl.

I'm a "vinyl guy", but used CDs are cheap and plentiful and nearly indestructible.  Once I have them, I make a backup copy to my network, making it easy to stream them.  They are more convenient than vinyl, you can pause them, skip tracks, etc.  They take up a lot less space than vinyl. 

And I have an excellent CD playback system.  Actually two now, I recently bought a converter to send the audio from my Oppo HDMI out to the i2s input of my Rockna Signature Wavedream DAC.  The Rockna Wavedream NET server also provides excellent CD playback, but it only does Redbook.  The converter lets me play the DSD layer of SACDs from the Oppo through the Rockna DAC.  Some of the SACDs are really great.

Soix I agree $11 is cheap but you still have to buy streamer dac and cables. Though my marantz sa10 can be use on streaming.Again Iam very happy streaming is available.its shows many here play cds because they have good collections and good cd players and dac /transport set up.