I got out of vinyl about 15 years ago. My collection is substantial but all in CD’s. I’ve not let my computer into my music room (yet). My music is 80 percent classical, the remainder jazz. I’m retired and mostly at home. My system goes on at about 8AM and off at about 8PM. About 75% of the time on a local college FM station the rest from my ’sweet’ spot to specific recordings. I dumped vinyl, not because my system was not up to it, the recordings I favored were few and mostly from the 60’s +/-. (The good ones dwarfed digital in sonic qualities but were acquired before my choices acquired any sophistication. As time passed availability of vinyl of any quality became slim, digital was poor sonically, so I didn’t buy much new stuff until digital got some real legs in the 90’s and I started paying attention to new music and recordings. And that is what I do today, looking at new music/performances, etc. No regrets whatsoever. :-)
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?