In Reply to: Why even have a CD player? posted by MannyE on December 19, 2016 at 09:13:03:
The vast majority of my listening is to FLAC files ripped from cds. I switched to data files about 6 years ago because storing cds in an accessible place was getting out of hand. I keep all the cds in boxes in a closet, in case I ever need them again (which happens occasionally).
But my trusty cd player still sits in the equipment rack. I don't have anything else I would put in its slot. It feeds the same Schiit dac that my FLAC files play through. Every once in a blue moon, somebody brings a cd over and wants to play it. If there's a difference in sound between the cd files and the FLAC files, I can't hear it.
If I outlive the cd player, I doubt I'll replace it.
Happy listening,
Jim
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