Digital Drive

Posted by tom.dennehy (M) on March 23, 2012 at 13:52:57

In Reply to: RE: I love CDs posted by audiozorro on March 21, 2012 at 07:06:18

I never thought about it that way, but the comparison to cassette tape really chrystalizes the concept that the audio CD was an innovation of convenience, not fidelity. And now the CD has been trumped on convenience by compressed digital and seems destined for obsolescence.

I bear the scarlet M of a company in the automotive infotainment business. If you need any further evidence, look at the instrument clsuter of your car. Cassette players in automotive OEM systems were replaced by CD players. Now disc players are disappearing, replaced by iPod/USB ports. CDs had a good 25 year run, but the end is in sight.

• How iPods and Vinyl Ganged Up to Kill the Audio CD   (Open in New Window)

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