[Thor Joachim Haga]

There aren’t any revelatory remarks in what that guy says, but I wasn’t aware that new CD players were produced with extra gadgets like Blutooth etc.

I don’t remember any specifics regarding the origin of CDs in my life; only that they first existed in the outer rim of my consciousness, like some deluxe item that nobody could afford (much like Laserdiscs), until they were suddenly up and present and affordable. Early 90s, obviously.

While that guy is right that many people my age got rid of their players and their CDs (either given away or stuffed away in storage rooms), I’m glad that never happened to me. Yes, I’ve probably sold or traded off hundreds of CDs over the years, and I regret 75% of them. But it was for a different reason, perhaps to get a CD I needed even more. It was never to downsize.

I did eventually give my Denon CD player to my younger brother (who’s never really used it, and I don’t even know if he still owns it and if it still works), but I kept the great Pioneer DVD player from 2004 that played CDs as well as any dedicated CD player. And that’s the one that is currently up and running again, with my collection walkthrough. Meanwhile, all my CDs — all 1000 of them or so — are still proudly displayed on a shelf. Not at any point in my life did the thought even cross my mind, to sell them, give them away or put them in storage. They’re a piece of furniture, a statement.

But I realize we are different from most “regular folks” when it comes to this.

I’m glad to see CDs return in popularity. Maybe that bodes well for prices as well, at least on the secondary market.