Unlike many of you, I do not assume that my personal experiences reflect the majority. I am 74 years old and was very disappointed the first time I heard the "state of the art" CD format and thus never embraced it. Years later when the bugs (jitter, etc.) were reportedly sorted out I re-visited the format and still found it lacking. So obviously I never abandoned vinyl. I went to many garage and yard sales and bought up all the records I could get my hands on and there were many others doing likewise. About five years ago I added a CD-9 to my my ARC system. It sits idle 99% of the time as I am just not motivated to listen to it, but it does look good on my rack and during the winter months does an admirable job of keeping my music room toasty. When I want background music I prefer to listen to FM radio but believe a listener should embrace whatever format works for him.
What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital?
I well remember in the ‘80s when we were amazed and thrilled by CD.
Wow, no more pops and clicks and all the physical benefits.
Seems so many abandoned vinyl.
But now, with so much convenience, available content and high SQ seems even dedicated vinylholics have again abandoned vinyl and embraced digital. However, there is clearly a new resurgence in analog.
But I look at, for example, whitecamaro’s “List of amplifiers...” thread and no one seems interested in analog!
To me, it seems strange when auditioning “$100Kish gear, that vinyl doesn’t enter the picture or conversation.
Wow, no more pops and clicks and all the physical benefits.
Seems so many abandoned vinyl.
But now, with so much convenience, available content and high SQ seems even dedicated vinylholics have again abandoned vinyl and embraced digital. However, there is clearly a new resurgence in analog.
But I look at, for example, whitecamaro’s “List of amplifiers...” thread and no one seems interested in analog!
To me, it seems strange when auditioning “$100Kish gear, that vinyl doesn’t enter the picture or conversation.