Look, CDs will never be as sexy as vinyl albums. I get that. They never even got a groovy nickname, like how record fiends talk about "platters" and "white labels" and "stacks of wax." If you're merely looking for fan merch to display on your shelf, a 12-inch LP sleeve has more style. Really, there's only one thing CDs have ever done right, which is make music. They get the job done, which is why they're still around -- the Hyman Roth of audio formats. And that's why, for some of us, the CD has a special 70-minute place in our heart that nothing else can fill.
-- Rob Sheffield, "Jewel-Box Heroes: Why the CD Revival Is Finally Here"
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