I've been a fan of recorded music since 78s were still sold at the drugstore and AM was the only commercial broadcast audio media. Thanks to my audiophile, solder-wielding dad, I was also there at the dawns of bona-fide Hi Fidelity and Stereophonic. Quadraphonic, too!!!
I'll cut to the chase. As much as I've come to embrace digital in the past 20-30 years, I've never even begun to give up on vinyl. It never occurred to me to get rid of my shelves & shelves of 33's & 45's. They sounded fine and continue to sound fine. Why should I embark on the herculean effort to replace them with digital material? A couple of ticks and pops? Yes, it didn't hurt that the first digital often sounded pretty bad, but it didn't take especially long for the tech to largely come up to speed. Now in my golden years (oh, I hate to say that!), I enjoy music from a variety of sources, including getting together with my friends and breaking out the musical instruments.
I'll cut to the chase. As much as I've come to embrace digital in the past 20-30 years, I've never even begun to give up on vinyl. It never occurred to me to get rid of my shelves & shelves of 33's & 45's. They sounded fine and continue to sound fine. Why should I embark on the herculean effort to replace them with digital material? A couple of ticks and pops? Yes, it didn't hurt that the first digital often sounded pretty bad, but it didn't take especially long for the tech to largely come up to speed. Now in my golden years (oh, I hate to say that!), I enjoy music from a variety of sources, including getting together with my friends and breaking out the musical instruments.