Linn Abandons the Compact Disc

November 21, 2009 by Dave Kay
Filed under: Home Audio > CD Players



Great Britain's Linn was one of the first high-end companies to begin producing music servers and streamers, and the company has now decided that the CD no longer has a place in their product range. Linn will end production of CD players in 2010, and will concentrate fully on their DS music server range. Over the last two years, Linn has seen a 40% decline in sales of their CD players, offset by a similar rise in sales of DS products, which now account for around 30% of Linn's total sales.

Linn Records has also seen a similar drop in CD sales and rise in digital downloads, most in high-res Studio Master FLAC format. While CDs still undoubtedly have many more years in the market, it's hard to ignore the allure of 24/96+ files that can be downloaded directly to a computer or music server within minutes.

Source: AV Guide
Comments (2)
ccdoggy 2 months and 2 weeks ago

Thats a little surprising. I know cds are more or less eventually on their way out but they will still be around for quite a bit longer especially with esoteric customers.

a little odd i would say.
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