Anyone listen to entire albums?

Yes, I almost always listen to entire records during a listening session. I think it goes back to my childhood because that’s how I listened back then. I didn’t have a lot of records so I guess the listening experience developed that way because I didn’t have the selection of albums or 45’s to go from track to track. This rule doesn’t apply when I have other audiophiles over for a listening session.

My brain feels comfortable with two sides of an album. Although I have some because of amazing SQ, generally I don’t prefer albums that have been remastered to 45rpm where I have to get up four times to listen to the album, it messes with the flow.

My criteria for bringing an album into my discography is very strict. I must like 90% of the music on the album or else I won’t have it in the discography. Unfortunately that has eliminated a lot of great tunes from great artists but it’s also a way to keep my discography limited. Currently my discography is under two hundred albums and there are still records I haven’t listened to in over a year.

Streaming probably makes up about 30% of my listening sessions now.

Yes, I do listen to entire albums, almost exclusively, whether it’s streaming, or vinyl. However, I do occasionally enjoy the playlists on quobuz. I never make my own playlists.

I do listen to entire album especially if it’s 45 rpm.

One reason I went to digital is I can skip around and make a playlist of my choise

also digital has advanced so much in the last few years if you cover all bases 

starting with a good LPS power supply from your router,

high quality Ethernet cables and a very Good Ethernet switch ,and possibly filter depending on the brand with good quality power cords ,

then a good streamer and Dac then you have a digital that is as good and in several ways better , a record can only produce true 12 bit, digital true 20 bit.

Bass is for sure one’s lower tighter, S/N ratio , Distortion much quieter,

land having natural warmth and realism . Over $10k for sure 

but the same can be said too for a quality vinyl setup,

and I can store everything on a SS drive ,stream millions of songs , make play lists of every type , no cleaning involved . I am half way there .visiting audio clubs I get to hear Audio systems of all types. Beung 65 I just don’t have the patience anymore .I had several thousand 1st pressings and album art . Vinyl is still very good and master recordings sound great,but very limited in availability .

to each their own , if you have the patience and $$ then having both is a great solution.

Vinyl First listener here (90%)…so I often listen to a full album but usually, maybe half the time, only my favourite side. (After having admitting to that…) I recently asked one of the Younger members (mid 30’s) of our local “Vinyl Club” why he liked to hang around us Old Guys (most in our 60’s). His answer was “because you guys listen to the whole side or album, like the material was intended to be heard”. Obviously he was referring to “older” music (Jazz/Rock/Classical) but I found that shocking. He went on to explain/complain that all the age appropriate audio/music friends he had drove him Nuts… changing songs constantly and worse, playing 10 second lines and segments of song Constantly… 

He also said we had better stereos too…