What percentage of digital vs. analog?


To those who have large classical record collections, what percentage of the time do you spend listening to your records?
Most, but not all, classical analog recordings are available with streaming. (I can’t speak for other genres.) Do you find that records generally sound better? I know there are audiophile record pressings that are exceptional. Also many older recordings from the 60s and 70s are unmatched.
But it seems to me that, at least in classical which I mostly listen to, digital sounds at least as good or better.
So, do you listen to records for sentimental reasons?

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I almost exclusively listen to classical digitally.  Most recording after 1990 or so were only available digitally, and unlike popular music, classical recording quality in modern times remains quite high.  Some fairly crappy sounding recordings from the past, like 1979's DG recordings, actually sound better as digital reissues.  I also like the convenience, lack of breaks in the music to change record sides, and freedom from ticks and pops during quiet passages that digital affords.  

I have ripped about 3,500 classical CDs to WAV files and do most of my classical music listening at home from these files.  The catalogue of CDs and streaming content is quite vast and there are very few recordings that are not available digitally that I have on records.