{"id":1971991,"date":"2025-08-21T08:53:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T08:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1971991"},"modified":"2025-08-21T08:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T08:53:27","slug":"buying-second-hand-cds-is-my-favourite-way-of-discovering-new-music-sustainably","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/buying-second-hand-cds-is-my-favourite-way-of-discovering-new-music-sustainably\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying second-hand CDs is my favourite way of discovering new music sustainably"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"aee5a71d-fb0f-4e77-951e-31762df07305\">Haven\u2019t you heard? CDs are back! They\u2019re not quite enjoying the same renaissance as vinyl, and they still haven\u2019t managed to gain the quirky hipster cachet of cassettes, but the dear old compact disc is once again <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/article\/2024\/jul\/28\/cd-sales-rise-taylor-swift-collection-nostalgia-90s-oasis-bashy-metronomy-kitty-liv\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/article\/2024\/jul\/28\/cd-sales-rise-taylor-swift-collection-nostalgia-90s-oasis-bashy-metronomy-kitty-liv\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">seeing a resurgence<\/a> as certain corners of the consumer market turn their attention back towards physical media. Hooray!<\/p>\n<p>This is, broadly, a positive thing, especially for an old chunk of coal such as myself who used compact discs as their primary source of musical enjoyment. First, you\u2019d just have to listen to your CD on a CD player (odd, that), but then came iTunes and the chance to rip your discs into a digital format and have them forever preserved on your computer library or portable iPod. What a time that was. What. A. Time.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\"\/>\n<p id=\"aee5a71d-fb0f-4e77-951e-31762df07305-2\">CDs may have gone out of fashion in the intervening years since online streaming completely took over, but I never quite lost the love of having a proper physical collection.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Shamefully, I only own one vinyl record (cue the comments), but I do have a reasonably healthy stock of fragile plastic cases to be spun or just admired from afar. There\u2019s even a few knocking around our test rooms. Weezer\u2019s <em>Green Album, <\/em>anyone?<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-86505053-92c4-4145-b16d-30d3c81d6831\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-sustainable-choice-3\">A sustainable choice?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"695df11e-ded7-46b1-ae04-8b3e6bad43fc\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KfPkyJycJ3S8nbRSQF935m-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KfPkyJycJ3S8nbRSQF935m-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KfPkyJycJ3S8nbRSQF935m-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KfPkyJycJ3S8nbRSQF935m-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KfPkyJycJ3S8nbRSQF935m-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KfPkyJycJ3S8nbRSQF935m-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">How sustainable are second-hand CDs? It&#8217;s a tricky question&#8230; <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: What Hi-Fi?)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"085c19b4-5c67-4701-a95a-92878371fc20\">It was thanks to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/av\/welcome-to-what-hi-fis-inaugural-sustainability-week\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/av\/welcome-to-what-hi-fis-inaugural-sustainability-week\"><em>What Hi-Fi?<\/em>\u2019s inaugural Sustainability Week<\/a> that I began thinking about my collection once again, and in particular the means by which I\u2019ve gone about amassing it.<\/p>\n<p>My preferred methodology has always been delving into charity shops \u2013 it\u2019s cheaper and you\u2019re helping good causes \u2013 but is that an environmentally sustainable way of getting music, especially when contrasted with other physical and non-physical alternatives?<\/p>\n<p>In general, yes, but there are caveats. CDs are generally considered to be a less environmentally damaging format than vinyl, a format which often comes under fire for its inefficient and damaging processes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-UJFyqJHa3Af3jA44Hc65d\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-UJFyqJHa3Af3jA44Hc65d slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest hi-fi, home cinema and tech news, reviews, buying advice and deals, direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vinylalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vinylalliance.org\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">Vinyl Alliance<\/a>, making a PVC record can put out around 1-1.14kg of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, while a CD will, per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/juliesbicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Summary_Reducing_Emissions_of_CD_Packaging_Report_2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/juliesbicycle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Summary_Reducing_Emissions_of_CD_Packaging_Report_2009.pdf\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">Julie\u2019s Bicycle<\/a>, generally put out around 0.2 to 0.6kg depending on factors such as packaging and size.<\/p>\n<p>This does make sense. PVC resin production and the processes involved in making vinyl, including a greater size and even more associated packaging, make it environmentally challenging.<\/p>\n<p>CDs are smaller, with most of the damage coming from production of polycarbonate and aluminium, not to mention the plastic cases themselves. Cardboard cases are far superior, as we all know\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Buying second hand only decreases the potential environmental impact of CDs \u2013 by the most basic logic, second-hand purchases negate the need to purchase a brand new item.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not <em>quite <\/em>as simple as all that, as sometimes you may be buying a product that you wouldn\u2019t have bought first-hand anyway, and transportation costs need to be factored in, but generally, second-hand is best. If not best, then certainly <em>better<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Just make sure that you intend to keep what you buy, as simply chucking it away negates your positive impact somewhat. I\u2019m planning on keeping my collection for the rest of my days, and once they\u2019re done with, passing them on, donating them or even repurposing them for other uses.<\/p>\n<p>Buying CDs second-hand does help front-end damage, but it\u2019s important to factor in the eventual cost of their end-of-life impact. Polycarbonate doesn\u2019t biodegrade for a long while, so most CDs and DVDs end up in landfill \u2013 you want to do everything you can to stop that from happening.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-03746e63-e6b4-44b8-b7cf-4d2c33b616cd\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fun-for-the-whole-family-3\">Fun for the whole family<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"f9325271-5c9a-4636-990b-6d557a7fdf82\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:5349px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:54.20%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a.jpg\" alt=\"Four CDs on a red fabric surface including REM and Elvis Costello\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CkpHCtSDwQfMmSVLG4GZ7a.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Four great albums for roughly a tenner? Count me in! <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: What Hi-Fi?)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"09d15c5a-bb7c-4c9e-8df0-50f7eeb76ee3\">If you do manage to get those environmental factors in place, there\u2019s another great reason to go second-hand CD shopping: it\u2019s fun! Quite aside from the good you\u2019re doing helping out the charity section \u2013 my local CD store helps a local hospice \u2013 charity shops are a great way to find hidden treasures and, more importantly, expose yourself to new music.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you have the soulless <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/spotify\/review\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/spotify\/review\">Spotify <\/a>algorithm to help curate music for you, but after a while, it will just throw up the same tired suggestions with little thought or care. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/spotify\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/spotify\">Spotify<\/a> is obsessed with getting me into Queens Of The Stone Age thanks to my love of \u201890s grunge and post-grunge. I\u2019m just not having it.<\/p>\n<p>Buying a CD is a different beast. First, you\u2019re investing proper money, so there\u2019s an incentive to get something good and to listen to it at its fullest. Second, if you have a decent player, you\u2019re getting solid quality music that outstrips that which Spotify streaming can manage (16-bit\/44.1kHz). Third, you\u2019re interacting with people who actually like music.<\/p>\n<p>My most recent purchase \u2013 last week, I snapped up Steven Wilson\u2019s <em>Transience <\/em>\u2013 came about from being recommended the compilation by a staff member enquiring if I was into prog. Why not, I thought. I certainly need to get <em>more <\/em>into prog. It\u2019s a pretty good album, too, albeit slightly tricky to get into upon first listen.<\/p>\n<p>You then have the pleasure of expanding your collection, of watching your stock grow in real, genuine three dimensional space. That\u2019s a feeling that streaming libraries can\u2019t emulate, partly because they live solely online and partly because you never really \u2018own\u2019 your <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/tidal\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/tidal\">Tidal<\/a> or Spotify collection. It\u2019s just not the same.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-687e7674-49a3-45db-8693-f9d8c2f85829\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"who-s-a-lucky-boy-then-3\">Who&#8217;s a lucky boy, then?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"55955a62-0b4a-4996-ade0-e7f3a3199ea7\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:5712px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4.jpg\" alt=\"Sony CD player with speakers on either side\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMKTL7mZcdTEqfAiNbkYJ4.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: What Hi-Fi?)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"b5425746-c978-4770-802c-f26252380141\">It\u2019s also a great benefit that I have access to some serious gear on which to test my CDs. It wasn\u2019t long ago that I was spinning one of my favourite albums, Soundgarden\u2019s <em>Down On The Upside, <\/em>on the exceptionally talented <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/hi-fi\/cd-players\/cyrus-40-cd\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/hi-fi\/cd-players\/cyrus-40-cd\">Cyrus 40 CD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a wonderful piece of kit, and besides the great sound it makes, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/hi-fi\/vinyl\/i-have-listened-to-my-favourite-music-on-vinyl-cd-and-streaming-and-the-differences-go-far-beyond-sound\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/hi-fi\/vinyl\/i-have-listened-to-my-favourite-music-on-vinyl-cd-and-streaming-and-the-differences-go-far-beyond-sound\">the whole ritual of using both the physical disc<\/a>, the Cyrus itself and our reference system, is something that iPhone-based Tidal streaming can\u2019t touch. If you\u2019ve got a CD collection, you\u2019ve opened up another product category to enjoy, with a host of potential candidates serving up various spins (pun intended) on that crisp \u2018CD sound\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve got a few new discs that are prime candidates for the test room. We\u2019ve always got some pretty talented CD players knocking around (and who knows, a new one may be around the corner), so it\u2019ll be exciting to see what Supertramp\u2019s <em>Retrospectacle <\/em>anthology sounds like when I have a few spare moments.<\/p>\n<p>And if I&#8217;m not in our test rooms, any excuse to break out my family&#8217;s twenty-year-old (at least) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/sony\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/sony\">Sony<\/a> CMT-EX1 player is more than welcome. Seriously, unless you&#8217;ve used one, you&#8217;ll never know how satisfying it is to load a CD into that vertical disc tray and watch it spin through the unit&#8217;s vertical transparent frontage. Amazing.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"24323a99-8610-41e3-b5fe-6b6c05e6003d\"\/>\n<p id=\"e4da58c8-23f4-4ec4-b95d-98512878b4b3\">Done right, second-hand CD collecting is the perfect way to expand your musical horizons, both in terms of music and the products you\u2019ll use, all while keeping one eye on sustainability and your own musical footprint.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, you get the added benefit of experiencing physical media in all its glories, enjoying those rituals and routines \u2013 not to mention potentially superior sound \u2013 that you just don&#8217;t get with digital files.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s always worth doing your own due diligence on any products you make or stores you patronise, but as an alternative to brand-new and throwaway purchases, second-hand CD shopping shows that sustainability and sonic satisfaction can live happily side by side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/av\/welcome-to-what-hi-fis-inaugural-sustainability-week\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/av\/welcome-to-what-hi-fis-inaugural-sustainability-week\"><strong>Welcome to <\/strong><em><strong>What Hi-Fi?<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2019s inaugural Sustainability Week!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/best-buys\/hi-fi\/best-cd-players\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/best-buys\/hi-fi\/best-cd-players\"><strong>Best CD players: <\/strong><\/a><strong>budget to premium options tested by expert reviewers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/hi-fi\/vinyl\/the-10-most-valuable-records-sold-on-discogs-last-month\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/hi-fi\/vinyl\/the-10-most-valuable-records-sold-on-discogs-last-month\"><strong>The 10 most valuable vinyl records sold on Discogs last July<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.whathifi.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haven\u2019t you heard? CDs are back! They\u2019re not quite enjoying the same renaissance as vinyl, and they still haven\u2019t managed to gain the quirky hipster cachet of cassettes, but the dear old compact disc is once again seeing a resurgence as certain corners of the consumer market turn their attention back towards physical media. Hooray! 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