Question for the older folks- did you ditch vinyl when cd arrived?


I kept all my LPs and most anytime I was in lower Manhattan I’d go into J&R music and often picked up an LP but for years my predominant purchase format was cd 

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When CDs came out I thought they sounded like crap and didn't even buy a CDP. I have an Arcam DVD player I can use as a CDP, but no longer use it. If need be I could use it as transport into my DAC, but have only ever done that once when someone came by with a CD to audition speakers I was selling. By the time I started buying CDs (mostly classical not available on vinyl) I was ripping them to play on a network streamer via UPnP. 

I've still never bought a decent CDP and have no need, especially now that I have Qobuz. I last bought a CD 10+ years ago. I never abandoned vinyl and have 5000+ LPs.

I was one of the people who got my opportunity when the rest of the world were disposing of their records like they were toxic waste. I trawled the second hand record stores. Cherry picking Original Pressings and import copies. Not to collect. Bought because it was great music. The bonus was the great pressing. 50% of my collection was bought in the 80s. F CDs.

No. But I only purchased CDs at that point.  Sadly I ditched vinyl when I began streaming.  I’m very happy with my digital side but seriously regret selling my 1200 LPs which were my collection, my father’s and my uncle’s.  I really want to get back into vinyl.  What’s holding me back is the painful thought of recreating a vinyl collection that was so well curated.  

I kept my vinyl that I had accumulated in college and treated them with care (Dishwasher, Aerostat, etc) and a good Thorens turntable.  When CD's came out, I jumped on the CD train although the selection was limited and so I mixed vinyl with CD's until I could essentially replace my vinyl with CD's.  Never sold my vinyl (still have them after 50 years!) but never listen to them either.  Now they are wall decorations or sometimes I will look at the album while playing it on Roon, and streaming or my music server is the only way for me.  So much easier, but glad I still have all of my old vinyl for nostalgia purposes.  Who knows?  Maybe when I croak, some other aging classic rocker and jazz aficionado who appreciates the old school vinyl will buy them from my estate!

Yes. And I ditched CDs when CD- bitrate streaming became available. I only kept the CDs that were special releases or remasters. And I sold all the LPs, except a handful that I can demo on my grandmother's old Magnavox stereo console. So all that clutter is gone.