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Or you could just listen to CDs and enjoy the cover art and liner notes. '-) /nm/

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tketcham

In Reply to: RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? posted by PAR on September 11, 2016 at 04:18:04

Tom

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RE: Or you could just listen to CDs and enjoy the cover art and liner notes. '-) /nm/ - PAR 15:10:42 09/12/16 (2)
Yep. But there is a lot of evidence to suggest that CD players will become rare with SACD players more so over the next couple of years. The OEM suppliers to the consumer brands that you and I recognise have either already pulled out of the optical disc world or are now are very limited in what they supply and to whom. Sure there are a few players still coming out but give it 24 months and I believe it will be like trying to buy a floppy disc player now.

So I could just listen to silver disc for the next few years until the optical unit in my player gives up with little chance of a fix. I am preparing for that day by ripping my CDs and preserving the life of my silver disc transport by using it for for SACD only ( forget ripping SACDs - the hurdles are now far too difficult to overcome. The required Sony PS players are now extremely difficult to find).
- You can use an Oppo BDP-103/105 instead... - tketcham 17:31:45 09/12/16 (1)
  Hi, PAR,
  
  You don't need a Sony PS player to rip SACDs. Here's a thread on how to rip from other players, the Oppo BDP-103 and BDP-105 being two of the most popular players:
  
  Ripping SACDs
  
  Post #129 is the most relevant for PC users, #127 for Mac users.
  
  Regards,
  Tom
  - RE: You can use an Oppo BDP-103/105 instead... - PAR 00:47:27 09/13/16 (0)
    Thanks Tom. That is very interesting. I might give it a go but the thought of buying an Oppo just to do it slows me a bit. I can't think of any other purpose that I would put the Oppo to. But it is certainly a possibility and an advance on the old PS strategy.
    
    Regards
    
    Pete
The cover art on my system is on a 65" plasma ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 20:45:21 09/11/16 (1)
It's handy when there are babes on the cover.
- RE: The cover art on my system is on a 65" plasma ;-) - tketcham 20:50:16 09/11/16 (0)
  Too distracting. I wouldn't hear a thing being played. '-)

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