It's time to show some love for the CD format | The Audiophiliac - CNET News: I don't think it's too much of a stretch to predict that the CD will be the last physical music format. The last one you'll ever hold in your hands. The last one that will have liner notes or artwork you can touch. I never feel like I've bought something I might cherish over the coming decades when I download a file. It's not real unless I can touch it.