Quote Originally Posted by Mikeandvan View Post
Has streaming made everything else redundant? Or do you keep the 'hardware' just in case the internet breaks one day?
What's the internet breaking got to do with it?
I accept that to get off site server access you have to have internet, but my local server still works even if the internet is broken, so I can stream FLACs from my NAS - saves all that tiresome looking for a CD that you've put away safely somewhere (so safe that you can't find the bloody thing).
I haven't had a CD player in my setup for at least a decade.

I still have a turntable and spin the black stuff, but the streaming setup sees the most action - it's bound to, coz it sounds great, and it's a doddle to drive, and the convenience aspect is obvious.
My son was quite happy using it when he was 7 years old, although at the time he was more interested in playing games on his Wii.
Times change - son is now 17 years old, and he uses the Squeezebox/server all the time now, and he really appreciates having the access to a large and eclectic library of lossless music files.

I still buy CDs, rip 'em to the server, and chuck 'em in the pile afterwards.