In Reply to: CD players going the way of the 8 track posted by jaydacus on June 18, 2012 at 16:47:08:
I agree, and have been saying that for years.
Disks are dying more and more by the days. Dacs now all have usb.
The proof for me comes from Audio Note. Here is a blurb from an exchange I had with Peter about computer audio:I have people here trying to convince me that a computer server as a musical source is the way to go, so far I have to say that I am left deeply unimpressed by what I hear, so I think it will be a very long wait for anyone wishing to see Audio Note release a server, the word "eternity" springs to mind.
Unlike most of our "rivals" as you call them, we do not yield to commercial pressure, just like we do not follow technological fashion or make products just because they are guaranteed to sell, my business plan is somewhat less commercial and more focused on the long term of what I see as serving music reproduction.
So unless there is a quantum leap in the quality of what I have heard from a computer so far, it just is not happening.
Pretty strong views I think against computer audio. Funny thing is that if you go to Audio Note's site, what do you see. Yep USB input on at least one of their dacs. Even Audio Note knows that people are using computers more and more over cds.
It has reached critical mass IMHO and cds will continue to be passe. Sure there will be some dinosaurs that swear by them but no way the audio industry is going to reach young consumers by discs....
Cut to razor sounding violins
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- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 20:26:52 06/18/12 (39)
- Two Ways of Talking - Bob Neill 06:27:01 06/21/12 (1)
- RE: Two Ways of Talking - Dawnrazor 22:06:12 06/21/12 (0)
- Young users - Sordidman 09:22:52 06/20/12 (3)
- RE: Young users - Dawnrazor 22:09:48 06/21/12 (2)
- RE: Young users - tom.dennehy 08:55:54 06/22/12 (1)
- RE: Young users - Dawnrazor 10:21:04 06/24/12 (0)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Old Listener 11:56:40 06/19/12 (4)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 14:57:29 06/19/12 (3)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Old Listener 22:51:07 06/19/12 (2)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 21:58:31 06/21/12 (1)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Old Listener 23:04:00 06/21/12 (0)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - bacobits 05:30:39 06/19/12 (3)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 08:34:25 06/19/12 (2)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - bacobits 09:01:57 06/19/12 (1)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 11:00:20 06/19/12 (0)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - soulfood 04:26:02 06/19/12 (21)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 08:23:34 06/19/12 (20)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - soulfood 10:20:52 06/19/12 (19)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 10:47:44 06/19/12 (18)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Soundgarden 06:55:57 06/21/12 (1)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 20:47:04 06/21/12 (0)
- I am espousing computer audio because it can sound better. - Bob Neill 06:34:49 06/21/12 (1)
- RE: I am espousing computer audio because it can sound better. - Dawnrazor 19:42:28 06/21/12 (0)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - soulfood 13:04:56 06/19/12 (13)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 14:48:49 06/19/12 (12)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Bob Neill 06:44:01 06/21/12 (1)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 21:50:54 06/21/12 (0)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - soulfood 15:16:51 06/19/12 (9)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 15:31:50 06/19/12 (8)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - soulfood 04:35:00 06/20/12 (7)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - Dawnrazor 22:27:24 06/21/12 (5)
- "The end result [CD relative to 8 track] will be the same." Weary time traveler? -nt - soulfood 04:45:41 06/22/12 (4)
- RE: "The end result [CD relative to 8 track] will be the same." Weary time traveler? -nt - Dawnrazor 08:21:28 06/22/12 (3)
- RE: "The end result [CD relative to 8 track] will be the same." Weary time traveler? -nt - soulfood 09:31:25 06/22/12 (2)
- RE: "The end result [CD relative to 8 track] will be the same." Weary time traveler? -nt - Dawnrazor 10:31:11 06/22/12 (1)
- RE: "The end result [CD relative to 8 track] will be the same." Weary time traveler? -nt - soulfood 13:12:00 06/22/12 (0)
- RE: CD players going the way of the 8 track - tmsorosk 04:54:03 06/20/12 (0)
- yes, on the CD Zero model - Frihed89 00:10:42 06/19/12 (1)
- RE: yes, on the CD Zero model - Dawnrazor 08:13:22 06/19/12 (0)