![]() ![]() Younger folk were foregoing physical media. Disc spinners had begun their descent into mainstream obsolescence. Elsewhere, more esoteric audiophile brands like Wadia, Accuphase, and, well, Esoteric, developed players that made those mainstream players seem affordable by comparison.Īnd yet by 2010, a complete shift in the market had taken place. This caused mainstream brands like Panasonic, Sony and Pioneer to offer high-end disc players with sticker prices as heavy as their weight. But wait! A fresh new duo of high-resolution formats – Super Audio CD and DVD Audio – promised higher levels of fidelity. In the USA in the year 2000, sales peaked at just shy of a billion units. Back then, Redbook CD was the format of choice for the majority of music lovers. ![]() The way I see it, the early aughts marked the apex of the optical disc player. ![]()
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