I hardly ever listen to my classical vinyl collection; I listen mostly to CDs ripped to a music server (about 3500 classical CDs). As far as sound quality is concerned, the extreme dynamic range of classical music means that soft passages have to be recorded at quite low levels which mean that ticks and pops become more prominent. I also find that mass voices also seem to become muddled when the volume level rises on records.
There is also the major annoyance of having to flip records, breaks that might have to be in the middle of a movement (e.g., second movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 8), and difficulty in finding one's place in an opera libretto.
The main reason for going digital is that the library of performance is vastly larger. I can find most of the performances I have on records available on a digital format, but, a good 50% of what I have on digital sources were never issued on vinyl.
There is also the major annoyance of having to flip records, breaks that might have to be in the middle of a movement (e.g., second movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 8), and difficulty in finding one's place in an opera libretto.
The main reason for going digital is that the library of performance is vastly larger. I can find most of the performances I have on records available on a digital format, but, a good 50% of what I have on digital sources were never issued on vinyl.