Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners?

Assuming that you do a proper job of ripping and storing and backing up your files, I would spend the money on a better DAC instead of a player.  I've ripped all of my CDs (around 5,000) to WAV files.

The issue is adding to your collection.  Will you be adding CDs (need for a ripper) or downloading files or streaming to get new content?  A lot of content that is available for streaming is not of high quality; much has been actually re-mastered to lower the dynamic range to makes it better for listening in high noise environment such as in the car or through earbuds while in public, or because a lot of people actually like "loud" music.  If you are diligent, you can actually find older CDs or specialty re-issues that are superior in sound to what is streamed to you.  I continue to add to my CD collection, which means doing some ripping and storing the content.  For that, I have a ripper that has an 5TB built in hard drive.

For my it is now and always be about the music snd any way I can get it. I never want to eliminate any of the access I can use. I will always look to add the new as additional options but will never take one step backward. This is why I still have my Nakamichi cassette deck up and running. There are times I just want to put a tape in and kick back, not always the critical sound I want but still has that mellow relaxed sound. Remember it is about the music so always look forward but don’t close any doors behind you.

I think that like most of the discussions on this site there is no correct answer, just preferences. I grew up in the late 60s where vinyl was the only option. Now I am one of the youngish baby boomers who loves the physical aspect of the CD disks, and although I sometimes stream for headphones, my primary focused listening is to different CD types through a tube-based system (Esoteric K-01XD player (with external Cybershaft clock) >Luxman Cl1000 preamp>ARC 250SE amps>Wilson Audio Sasha DAW speakers).

I just purchased a new CD player last week (Marantz cd 6007) it made my CD collection sing again. I have been streaming Tidal and just recently Qobuz.I must say  when comparing the two ( streaming to CD player) I am hearing a bit more from the CD player. I have about 60 CD's so I will keep listening and comparing. 

I still am buying CD's I don't follow trends, I've burned some discs to USB and played them back and the CD always sounded better, and I still like holding a disc.

I have neither the time nor care to burning 1,300 CDs and god knows how many songs so I can sit with a tablet in my hand had to pick a song to play. I know it's cool though and different, but hey I still know why a preamp sounds better than using the volume control on my Esoteric SACD player.