The quality of the average cd is perfectly acceptable to the average listener and that goes for the dvd vision wise. I'm sure perfect vinyl does sound better but then it comes with static, scratches, warped records and all the other things I personally could not cope with and my brain could not filter out. If sound quality is the issue then what goes with it is also an issue.It was with me and I dumped my complete vinly collection 20 years ago without regret. Vinyl and cd both have the collectability ,tangable and physical appeal ,vinyl due to their size and art work probably more so but with that comes "tattyness"and deeper shelves. Cd is more portable and has more applications (ie cars) For me cd is king and will be for a long time to come. I cannot see a record industry being able to wean the general public off of their collecting habbits and I cannot see a new format being accepted as a direct replacement.I own 1 sacd but have not bought into the format simply because if feel ultimately it will die and not be catered for. Having heard the new cyrus cd8se which I believe will not accept sacd I'm sure I'm correct in my thoughts and whats more the sound quality of this player with cd blew me away so why change?. As for downloads....they are without soul or physical form and for that reason only they will not become the only method ever of obtaining music.Too easily erased , too easily lost and as already mentioned largely not insureable .
Reading your post I came up with an idea that would give better quality cds. It's so obvious, I'm surprised no-one has tried it yet. Put Losslessly compressed music on a cd. This way you save about 40-50% space, which could be used for higher resolution, better quality files like 24 bit-96 HZ.
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