hifi

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ook what's the hi-fi overlord's view on vinyl vs CD vs digital? 
i see a lot of CDs
if digital files, what sort of player would you need to get everything out and through? i imagine the macbook 3.5 jack won't do huh

and is vinyl really superior to CD or just hipster gimmick 

feel free to QC and do a thread pls 
ehm ehm

this is Serious Gourmet Bait to get me to write a long hi-fi thread. maybe these could be sit and talk videos instead if there's any interest.

* here's a tldr; on the hi-fi format wars in 2025:
- vinyl is still enormously popular and many serious audiophiles optimize their entire system for vinyl playback rather than CD or streaming
- despite CDs being largely forgotten by the average consumer, audiophiles still love CDs and often prefer them to streaming
- streaming is becoming more and more prevalent, to the extent that it's the default for most showrooms. arguably the most complex and expensive to optimize vs. vinyl and CDs.

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* nothing gold can stay

as quickly as CDs "replaced" vinyl, they were themselves seemingly replaced by streaming. the real takeaway is that each format has its own enduring appeal and unique set of advantages, disadvantages, and quirks. ultimately you need to decide which qualities are most important to you and always listen to components before buying.

in my own journey, I started with streaming but made the mistake of listening to a really great CD player and decided to change paths as a result. so, I'm first optimizing my CD playback (should be done this summer, stay tuned), then adding streaming to the equation, and only tackling vinyl once the system is very mature and stable.