[AnotherUnixGeek]

Nothing since does, cassettes destroyed hi-fi, and cd’s are little better than those.

Also, I think you may be referring to something which has nothing to do with the CD medium itself - the rise of CDs was accompanied by the rise of the Walkman and other portable music players - producers started applying compression to their music to make it jump out of cheap portable headphones, and the dynamic range or the "presence" you refer to suffers as a result.

Get a good remastered CD from Mobile Fidelity or some other reputable source, rather than a mass-market release CD, and do an A/B comparison with your favorite LPs. You might find the space and range you want exist on both, and while the CD is far easier to maintain without worrying about sound degradation, a lossless FLAC rip is far easier to store and preserve than even the CD.

[OftheOhio]

Thanks for the info. I still think I’m stuck in the 70’s music wise. It wound be grand to get the old Garrard zero 100 turntable rocking again. I’m still using my giant 5 way Op 9 speakers from 1972. I once saw an “Allied” tuner/receiver from the 50’s that had automatic scanning. I really couldn’t believe the advanced state of the art it represented and it was a tube amp at that.

[urtax$@work]

CD is far easier to maintain

to just jump in here...., What about degradation of CD media over time that i use to hear about ?