I am almost 100% vinyl. I do have a CD player which I keep around for the occasional new CD and to play music that I like but don't have on LP. Of course, I also listen to CDs in the car, but for my main system CDs probably get less than 1% of my listening time.
The "lifestyle" reasons for my nearly all-vinyl listening are pretty straightforward.
* I have over 3000 LPs which I have been collecting for over 45 years. My CD collection is probably less than 200.
* My musical tastes are mostly rooted in the 1950s through 1970s, and since early issue LPs are nearly always better sounding than later issues and LPs always better than CDs, then LPs are the preferred way to enjoy my music.
* My phono playback gear is very good. My CD player is nothing special.
* My linestage no longer has a selector switch. It has a dedicated single-input so I have to move interconnect wires to hook up the CD player. Not a big deal, but it's easier just to spin the record player.
* And the obvious reason that playing records is just more fun.
The "lifestyle" reasons for my nearly all-vinyl listening are pretty straightforward.
* I have over 3000 LPs which I have been collecting for over 45 years. My CD collection is probably less than 200.
* My musical tastes are mostly rooted in the 1950s through 1970s, and since early issue LPs are nearly always better sounding than later issues and LPs always better than CDs, then LPs are the preferred way to enjoy my music.
* My phono playback gear is very good. My CD player is nothing special.
* My linestage no longer has a selector switch. It has a dedicated single-input so I have to move interconnect wires to hook up the CD player. Not a big deal, but it's easier just to spin the record player.
* And the obvious reason that playing records is just more fun.