I CAN’T GET RID of my CD player. It’s a relic from 2003, a Sony CFD-E75—glossy, bulbous, and Ferrari-red, barely functional after two decades of overuse. Still, I can’t get rid of my CD player. What are my options? I’ve spent the past decade purchasing fewer and fewer physical discs, devoting more of my time to online streaming services that represent easier and cheaper alternatives to outright ownership. And yet somehow I’ve replicated the worst listening habits of the CD era, listening and relistening to the same music without ever feeling moved to branch out. Maybe there’s a reason I haven’t quite moved on from those dusty jewel cases.
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