Would you like to meet my personal CD player collection? I'm heading to Mexico in a few days and I'm debating which of my players to bring. I have a modular bluetooth transmitter that works with all of them, but typically I'm just listening on my Sony studio headphones.
I also make my own CD's complete with artwork and printing directly on the disc. I purchased Lorde's "Solar Power" (not available on CD) and instantly made printed disc with jewel box art. I think this tremendously fun. I recognize this will all go away soon, but some of us are doing the opposite of what you suggest.
Yes I should not be dismissive. It does sound really fun. I guess what I really meant to say is: it's interesting how everyone has their own perceived fun-vs-convenience tradeoff for old technology. To me, even though curating/maintaining the collection of players and CDs sounds fun, dealing with scratched CDs and a skipping discman does not seem worth it. But I also like to buy hard copies of math/CS textbooks even though they are ridiculously expensive, heavy, and don't have ctrl+F.
I also make my own CD's complete with artwork and printing directly on the disc. I purchased Lorde's "Solar Power" (not available on CD) and instantly made printed disc with jewel box art. I think this tremendously fun. I recognize this will all go away soon, but some of us are doing the opposite of what you suggest.