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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Unloaded all my records and went to full ceedee with my first player in 1986 while in college.  Ended up buying a cheap Music Hall turnkey turntable setup in 1999 to try some records again and was re-hooked.  Now I'm back to listening ~85%/15% records/digital (still buy ceedees (to rip) on occassion, and only stream Qobuz to check stuff out).

I kept my vinyl but quit playing it to avoid wear and the creation of additional pops.  It was too much work to clean.  I started buying CDs and recording my vinyl, first to cassette tape (Nakamichi, DBX noise reduction, and metal tape), and later to WAV files.  I've been buying CDs since the 80s, though I still have quite a bit of music on vinyl that can't be purchased on CDs.  

I ditched my vinyl keeping only about 30 or so that meant a lot to me for one reason or another.  I ditched my turntable and owned several CD players.  Now I’ve retired my last CD player and gone all streaming.  streaming through Qobuz or through Tidal Direct sounds outstanding. It’s possible that it’s not 100% like vinyl, but the difference has gotten almost indiscernible. The convenience is what has won me over. It’s easier for my wife as well, so there’s that to also consider.  I have a McIntosh DS200, C2800, MC462, and some 21 year old Kef Reference 205’s.  

Music harmony, is it an equally shared experience in most homes?

The above post must support the case, that music reproduction is predominantly male orientated.

I often wonder why a person with this valued pass-time hobby, that they are perfectly entitled to have, would need to say after disposal of part of it, “it’s easier for my wife as well, so there’s that to consider”

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