[Nicolai P. Zwar]

Well, I’ve been expecting this (increased CD sales, that is). After the resurgence of the LP, I suspected it would only be a matter of time before the same thing would happen with the CD.

And I welcome it. CDs is my favourite way of listening to music.

Then you might be happy to hear this:

Ah, the good old CD.
When I started to buy music, the CD was on the horizon, I had heard of CD, seen demos on television in prior years, but really buying CDs was originally not an option. Few film scores were even released on CD, CD players were very expensive at first, and a single CD cost about twice as much as an LP (it’s just the other way around today).
But CD were definitely an improved format: higher dynamic range (important for orchestral/classical music), no background crackles, pops, rumble, clicks or ticks, and rarely was a CD that arrived already “pre-damaged”. Even brand new LPs in those days might have slight or larger issues, depending on pressing… CDs might have issues too, but far, far rarer. So CDs were pretty much the format for audiophile listening sessions from the mid 1980s to the mid 2010’s… It used to be a great past time of mine in the 90s and 2000’s to browser record stores and pick up some new finds.
But those days, for me, are long history. While I still buy CDs if something interests me and it’s not otherwise available or if the price is right, my entire music collection (including all my CDs) is digital files now.