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I recently bought the new Aphex Twin CD Drukqs. I quite like it and would like to rip it to my HD as MP3 (as I did with the ~300CD I BOUGHT so far). Now, Aphex Twin's label is Warp/Zomba and they use ...

Actually, CDs haven't decreased. What has decreased is the equipment used to play them.You get rid of your mini-component ...

CDs aren’t exactly cutting-edge in 2025. Since the peak years around the turn of the millennium, sales have plummeted because streaming services like Spotify have taken over. But there are still times ...

Looks like someone is finally coming to their senses: "Perhaps in an effort to try to calm down people who have been unable to listen copy-protected CDs on their PCs, Sony's Label Gate CDs will allow ...

I've got a whole bunch of loose and variously boxed literature sitting off to my left. Over to the right I've got a stack of CD cases sitting in front of 3 different types of Blank CDR stacks. In a CD ...

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.