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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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mr_gray
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with the pummelling that's an easy 100% i reckon.

savages

i'd get mad about it if i wasn't so soothed by my vinyl rig :-)
mr_gray
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i was digital and had spent a big dollar and then got into vinyl for one tenth of the cost (initially, no about one third maybe) and double the pleasure.  only the actual music costs more but i get to listen to stuff i actually like rather than jazz.  so it all works out,

i reckon a higher % than one might think are listening to vinyl.  every audiophile i interact with lately has been interested in vinyl.

i have listened to very good digital (it was my obsession for 2 years).  in my opinion records are as good or better (record quality varies quite a bit).  i have a 45 single of Rolling Stones Emotional Rescue that is the epitome of why i'm into audio.  It sounds so live and charming on vinyl.  it is amazing and makes me very happy.

anyway, a higher number than you'd reckon is all i am saying.
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