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Does Age Matter?

Having read and contributed to several threads on the digital vs analog controversy I developed a nagging itch that suggested it is older people that prefer analog and younger people digital. If this is the case than there is most definitely a nostalgic element to that opinion. Perhaps we can answer that question. I will go first. Please do not ruminate on the differences. Age and preference, digital, analog or both! We'll tally the results at the end. 

I am 67 and like Both analog and digital.
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johnnyotto
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Younger people may have better hearing, but not necessarily better listening.  Knowing how to listen to music--and the genre you're listening to--really impacts what your hear.
johnnyotto
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65yo. Mixed digital (electronic files) and digital CD. I listen to streaming music via my local public library and from online radio" websites. No vinyl.
Mostly I listen to electronic files, but I never buy it/them. I buy CDs and rip them, because I want hard copies of my music and I want to own, not rent, my music. I back up the electronic copies. I also download mp3 files, that I can keep forever, from my local public library, via a service called Freegal, which additionally has streaming. Freegal is owned by Sony and includes all the sublabels owned by Sony. My local library also has another streaming service called Hoopla, with over 300,000 albums.
I relinquished all my vinyl and my turntable almost 15 years ago. Having lived in multiple locations, including cross country and up and down the coast moves, hauling around vinyl gets a little old. Also the extra space required for a turntable becomes a burden. Not to mention the pops and scratches etched in my memory from younger wild party years, just doesn’t appeal to me any more either.
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