Does Age Matter?

Chakster, it is just not so black and white. There are some really great digital recordings that sound wonderful in digital. I buy files like I buy records except the files do not take up any room (in space). I like records better but sometimes the digital is better or that is the only version available. It is all about the music or should be. If just having a pile of records to look at is your only connection to the music then you are missing out on a lot of great music.

chakster, It's great that you enjoy record collecting, but that's not the only way to enjoy music with excellent sound.  I really find it hard to understand people who feel there is only one way to do things, their way.  

We live in a time with micro brews of every conceivable variety, and now micro distilleries.  We have restaurants selling the food of just about every nation on earth in medium sized cities, and yet people still push the idea that there's only one right way to listen to music.  

You are absolutely right that there's only one way for you.  When you say that there's only one way for everyone else, you're just wrong.

I'm 69, I have a lot of vinyl but hardly ever play it (don't like clicks and pops, don't like having to get up and turn it over), I have a lot of CD's but hardly ever play them. I like to stream the 4000+ of my favorite songs on my iTunes playlist (in lossless ALAC) in 'shuffle' and see what comes up! I do occasionally listen to an album in its entirety.... 

I'll do that Larsman on occasion. If I'm in the shop and don't want to be bothered I'll put my whole hard drive (run by iTunes) in shuffle play. It will go anywhere from Brahms to Metallica.

@mijostyn,

Do you have an official count yet or do you plan to keep this thread running for a while?