One of the great things about Vinyl

Digital sucks!!!! 😉     I still use it in my truck. 

@ghdprentice You said it all.  With 28,500 LPs and now 11,000 CDs, I listen through to the entire CD (if the performance warrants).  I don't know which format I will listen to nightly (2 hours).  It all depends on the performance/music.  However, where I have both the LP and the CD, sonics dominate so it could be either format.

“One of the great things about Vinyl Is I find myself listening to recordings all the way through. Rarely do that with CD’s and/or streaming”

That’s your prerogative but it does not mean that CD / Streaming is any less gratifying. Maybe your CD / Streaming system sucks…LOL! Most vinyl setups (seen here on virtual systems) has lot more $$$ vested compare to CD or streaming setups. Heck, most vinyl aficionados de-facto streaming benchmark is Bluesound Node 2 😊

@unreceivedogma

i listened on top-rank equipment using a 10 grand turntable with a top-rank shibata stylus, a direct-to-disk record that had been cleaned, surface noise [rumble, groove roar, hiss, ticks] was unmistakable through speakers. perhaps my hearing is keener than most, as i've always protected it. i can hear the residual noise on a dolby-A-encoded master tape. 

@emrofsemanon

The link to a description of my system is posted above.

I just had my hearing checked. It’s normal for my age.

You do need to keep the records clean.

I don’t know what to say. For the overwhelming majority of my records, noise is not an issue. For me, the analog is a better experience than the digital.