I'm probably 90% digital, streaming dominates, 2500 or so cd rips. I've found optimizing streaming solution to be most complex and interesting undertaking in my audio experience. Since streaming I've been exposed to so much more music, relative cost of music is amazingly low! Listening sessions greatest variation in genre, every session a steam of consciousness experience.
As for digital sound, only early, lets say prior to 2000 digital recording are generally poor. As a/d and d/a converters have progressively improved so has the sense of naturalness from digital recordings. As for inherent advantages of both formats, I find balance in favor of digital.
I do have well over 2500 vinyl so I've progressively improved my analog setup, just not to the extent I've improved digital. Steam of consciousness listening beats all the necessary involvements of proper playing of precious albums. All the up and down, twenty minutes or so max listening time and having to listen to particular lesser quality cuts bothers me. Still, I do occasionally enjoy all the involvement vinyl requires, the physical nature of this involvement is something streaming and cd rips can't replicate.
As for digital sound, only early, lets say prior to 2000 digital recording are generally poor. As a/d and d/a converters have progressively improved so has the sense of naturalness from digital recordings. As for inherent advantages of both formats, I find balance in favor of digital.
I do have well over 2500 vinyl so I've progressively improved my analog setup, just not to the extent I've improved digital. Steam of consciousness listening beats all the necessary involvements of proper playing of precious albums. All the up and down, twenty minutes or so max listening time and having to listen to particular lesser quality cuts bothers me. Still, I do occasionally enjoy all the involvement vinyl requires, the physical nature of this involvement is something streaming and cd rips can't replicate.