What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital?


I well remember in the ‘80s when we were amazed and thrilled by CD.
Wow, no more pops and clicks and all the physical benefits.
Seems so many abandoned vinyl.
But now, with so much convenience, available content and high SQ seems even dedicated vinylholics have again abandoned vinyl and embraced digital. However, there is clearly a new resurgence in analog.
But I look at, for example, whitecamaro’s “List of amplifiers...” thread and no one seems interested in analog!
To me, it seems strange when auditioning “$100Kish gear, that vinyl doesn’t enter the picture or conversation.
mglik

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Not to generalize, the younger generation seems to listen to their phones with ear buds all day and slap on the vinyl when they get home. Level of analog system does not seem to matter-vinyl just sounds more "human".
Still listen to about 1 CD a day in my nice office system.
My reaction is, "Wow, it sounds really interesting." compared to my analog rig, "Wow, I am speechless."
I should have stated this thread as “percentage that prefer vinyl vs digital” but most got my drift. Truth be told, I really totally listen to vinyl. When I spin my 1 CD a day in my office headphone system I am half listening while working.
So, I actually really listen exclusively to vinyl.
And Jay of “My list of amplifiers... “ clearly exclusively listens to digital. He seemingly does not own or want a TT. And most participants in that thread are seemingly like.
There is a cool factor in the younger set choosing vinyl but most, or all, also hear the sonic benefits. I did business with a successful record store in Santa Cruz, CA and know this for a fact. The majority of the customers in this college town were young.
It’s always a crap shoot buying new LPs. I have a couple of Better Records $$. Nice but a lot of money for 40 minutes. And for that money I can buy a lot of stuff.It would be nice to get into new music that I might find by checking out the Pandora app on my smart TV. Think this may be the best advantage of streaming. I also sometimes buy an inexpensive CD of a LP I am interested in to check it out. But it is a drag that so many of my very favorite CDs are crazy expensive on vinyl. Eg. Rickie Lee Jones Pop Pop and Marc Cohn debut album. Pop Pop can sell for hundreds on Discogs!