Spiug31 Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 this was on the news today BBC News - CD player production ends at Linn Linn Products has become the first manufacturer to announce it will give up on CDs from the start of next year. Instead, the niche company will focus its production on equipment for digital streaming. The firm, which makes systems costing from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegaman Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Still making turntables though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Why don't Linn sell needle drops of their top of the line equipment, or would that eliminate vinyl/equipment sales in place of downloads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 probably because linn doesn't have the rights to release needledrops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 I meant of their own stuff. Linn Records But if you have the original studio masters in digital form, why go through the DAC->ADC process, unless people like artifacts of that process. Of course, needledrops of other peoples material is a different matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 They probably wouldn't try to get the rights either, instead of seeking the rights to the needledrop, it seems to make more sense to seek the rights to the master copies to put into digital formats. EDIT: Grahame says it better then I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 I meant of their own stuff. Linn RecordsHaving the rights to release records is not the same as having the rights to releasing needledrops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Having the rights to release records is not the same as having the rights to releasing needledrops. Isn't the rights issue one of the reasons that lead to the failure of DVD-A, given that they had to obtain separate rights for each of the 2.0, 2.1, 5.1 mixes and different bit rates/depths? Moving on. With the mainstream demise of the CD player, how long before a CD revival, where enthusiasts seek out of print discs, hunt down out of production players, engage in obscure rituals before listening, and enthuse about the superiority of their chosen medium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 With the mainstream demise of the CD player, how long before a CD revival, where enthusiasts seek out of print discs, hunt down out of production players, engage in obscure rituals before listening, and enthuse about the superiority of their chosen medium Try 8 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 The thing is, the computer will almost always have a CD drive in it, so they're not completely eshewing CD's, just the transport.Isn't the rights issue one of the reasons that lead to the failure of DVD-A, given that they had to obtain separate rights for each of the 2.0, 2.1, 5.1 mixes and different bit rates/depths?Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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