jc,

Marco, I meant the transports in CDp's are fragile, which they are.
Sorry, but it wasn't exactly clear what you were referring to as "fragile".

I had a string of replacements in my Studer-Revox CDp, and I expect your sony will misbehave sometime soon.
Don't count on it! Care to have a bet? And if it does, I've got a spare mech which Mark from Audiocom will fit. I think I'll probably have grey hair and a big bushy beard before that happens, though!

Anyway if you've got the files backed up onto networked storage like a time machine or ATV, then you don't need the CDp ever again.
I'm very interested in hi-end computer audio, but it will NOT replace my Sony CDP - it will be used together with it.

I was very glad to get rid of a large unattractive nerdy techy box from my sitting room.
Fortunately I have a dedicated music/hi-fi room that's separate from my sitting room so concerns of that nature are irrelevant.

CD players are the spawn of the devil, and if we had all been able to afford computers to play our digifiles in the '80's, when they replaced vinyl disks, the damn things would never have been born.
I agree with you when it comes to 95% of the CD players made today, but not the best ones from, say, the late 80s to the mid 90s. That's when CD players sounded 'right'! They were still not as good as top-notch vinyl set-up, though.

We now have the technology to play the digital files properly, as they were originally intended, instead of the ridiculous contraption which is a CD player.
Perhaps that's the case in the best computer audio set-ups, but a high quality Red Book CD player still has much to offer. I know because I own one!

I don't know whether I have explained my position on CD players adequately, please ask if you want me to elucidate on anything.
Nope. You're coming across loud and clear. It's just that I disagree with 95% of what you're saying!!

Marco.