Could happen. No interest on my part though--I don't use a phone or laptop for music.

That's possibly true. I don't even remember being young most of the time though I do remember not having enough money, even after I was young!

David,

Exactly, or at least higher resolution streaming settings via Qobuz, Tidal, Spotify, etc. Essentially this set up would eliminate your equipment boxes AND provide flexibility to allow for use of WiFi or 5G bandwidth for high resolution streaming.

HK

Lon
"Could happen. No interest on my part though--I don't use a phone or laptop for music."  I saw the original post and thought the same. We are solely physical media folks. My cell phone is usually dead and sitting where I can't quickly find it again. Hate that obnoxious thing! My wife gets so mad if I take off without it (health thing) so I understand her putting it in my hand as I leave. The pc w/music while using YouTube for music, but very seldom. It does look like the younger generation is all good without physical media..so now it slowly dies. We are fortunate to have so much over the years that we purchased as our own. Never even entered my mind to rent music, and then one day not find your favorites because a certain song or entire record was removed. Also some folks cannot believe the poor quality of internet service and PRICES in certain rural areas  of the country. At least we can pay bills and type with it... kidding a bit. We sure do love music a lot..and we sure are getting older..... Guess I'm done typing (practice) not too bad for a one handed/half a brain country guy..truly blessed     All the best~ Mike

Yup! Old fogies alright!..... but another wonderful day as I got to greet another one, stand up out of bed with my own two feet and got to see my kathy's beautiful face ~My own phone is often dead and I sure do get a ration of sht from family/ friends and work partners (ret) wondering how I am doing. Good people and it makes me feel bad, but I DO call back! Our mostly useless tv is most always on that stupid shopping channel because there are no commercials, and it is on low for noise mostly. She does watch reruns of Everyone loves Raymond sometimes, but those freaky commercials and constant drug pushing drug company adds are off the charts too. I counted 3 different ones in one commercial break. ..geezzess.... Another grey, cold and snowy day here with serious wind later in SW Montana as well,  avalanche warnings just a bit north of us but soon will be here too. I'll be outside on slightly better days.. Kathy and I recently moved things around for our soon to be Zen. We're all set now. Lon, you are among the very helpful and knowledgeable here and I do see your posts. Good people all over this here forum..more coffee. Till next time ~Mike

Last night due to the storm and high winds, my internet was very sporadic, so streaming was out of the question.  Needless to say Vinyl and CD’s came to the rescue.  

As Lon pointed out….there is something to be said for having physical media on hand to enjoy your music.  

Dom

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Over my lifetime, I have never been able to sit for hours on end without fatigue listening to music until now with my current system which is heavily treated. Use to change tunes constantly looking for great single passages. Now, just look forward to the next tune on whatever is playing. Very seldom change any source of material until it is over. It has to be a very bad recording to do that.

John

I do not hold much hope for any solid state device to give the same tireless reproduction of music