Are CDs still relevant?

Are they? Or does everyone just get iTunes or whatever

Well, SORT of. It is doubtful that people threw their CDs away, and download can become corrupted from viruses…

They have their place, sometimes I use them in my car if the radio sucks or is out of range, but other than that, and for other fringe benefits, largely obsolete. They'll probably not completely disappear for decades more either.

I have recently bought cd's from a few local bands, really it's kind of like tipping them. They get $10 for a CD that cost them $2, but if I enjoyed the band that's ok by me.

I did rip some mp3's from a Traveling Wilbury's disk recently, but mostly I download videos of live performances from Youtube, then strip out the audio track and save that to microSD chip. I used to stream Youtube alot, but moved out of the city where only internet is satelitte, streaming is too expensive and works poorly. I live in a remote hilly area, phone reception is too flakey for itunes/spotify.

I think they are. I can buy CDs for a dollar at most thrift stores, and most will rip to your audio files. Some are beyond saving. The selection is usually dismal, but every once in a while I get real lucky. The other day I found Jerry Cantrell's "Boggy Depot" and Tool's "Undertow" and it cost me two dollars. They both looked brand new.

I don't know what you mean by "relevant." I still have CD's.

Yes. While physical CDs can break, they also can be copied. Meanwhile songs supported by things such as I-tunes can just vanish, a problem that has happened to a lot of people.

As another user said, it depends on what you mean by relevant. I still have a bunch of CDs.