Not to mention that a comapny that makes equipment this expensive is 
competing with makers of inexpensive (<$50) DVD/CD players which are 
more than adequate for most people.

joe salerno


Karl Miller wrote:
> FYI
> 
> Karl
> 
>> Posted on Musical America's site
>> Friday: 
> 
>> CD Players
>> En route to Obsoletism?
>> Linn
>> Products, a high-end manufacturer of home audio systems,
>> will give up manufacturing CD players as of January and
>> instead focus on digital streaming equipment. The British
>> company, which makes systems costing between £2,500 and
>> £100,000, believes that digital streaming offers superior
>> sound quality. 
>>
>> "Our customers have fast recognised the
>> limitations of CD players and in the age of home
>> networking,” Managing Director Gilad Tiefenbrun tells BBC
>> News, “people now want better control of their music and
>> the ability to enjoy it in any room of their home. CD
>> players no longer belong in the specialist domain."
>> Ironically, the company will continue to make
>> turntables. 
>