Vinyl Reason

LOL. Your reason is far more rational than many that I have read here. You are to be congratulated for you candor - many would not admit to this.

But, as you suggest, the reasons are many. Some never had a choice, it was vinyl or nothing (except tape)but they didn't get out of it when CD's came. Others are now exploring it because its an "in thing" to do. Some because they are exploring music that is not otherwise available to them, some because they just like the "sound" of vinyl and some because vinyl can be cheaply obtained.

After all, this hobby is about what you find enjoyable, not what others do............

do it for the sound

The straw that broke the camel's back for me was the poor remastering to CD of some of my favorite LP's.

Why sit through that when you can just play the record?

I think one of the tragedies of (other than Classical) CD playing, is the ease, and so the inclination, to skip around the album; not giving the artist a chance to have you hear the way he/she intended for you to hear the entire compilation. I knew we were in trouble when the first CDP's began showing up with the "preview" function.

Honestly, who gets a new LP and puts on side Two first!?

(Don't tell me, I don't want to know!)

Much as I try to avoid vinyl, it's the sound.